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We have already talked about it.
It is inevitable to think about how our way of moving will change after this great global pandemic.
We will need to think differently, move differently and it is now shared by everyone that the bicycle will represent the ideal means of combining what is most precious to us, such as health and time, with a smart solution, within everyone's reach and with zero impact.
Having said that, let's see the reasons why the bicycle will be the ideal way to get around, and let's find out why a pedal-assisted bicycle (e-bike) is better than the car and also the traditional muscle bicycle.
First of all, let's start from the main question: what is an e-bike?
The e-bike, or pedal-assisted bicycle (or also electric bike) is a bike equipped with an electric motor, powered by a battery, which supports and assists the cyclist's muscular strength in pedaling.
All e-bikes are equipped with multiple levels of assistance, thus giving the cyclist the opportunity to get "help" according to the need dictated by the differences in height to be covered and the tiredness of the leg.
Current electric bikes have nothing to do with the first models from ten years ago: to date, whether we are talking about City, Trekking, Mountain or Road e-bikes, technology and design have produced means of light, practical and beautiful transport.
But now let's analyze the reasons why an e-bike is a much wiser choice than the car and even the traditional bicycle.
Because it respects the environment
It is superfluous to underline how the bicycle, in general, represents, by far, the most eco-sustainable means with which to move and how, however, the car represents exactly the opposite, that is, the most polluting means.
An e-bike maintains the same eco-sustainability characteristics as a traditional bike, but adds that extra bit of fun and a considerable series of advantages, which we are going to see together...
Because it is suitable for everyone, even those who are not sporty...
A pedal-assisted bicycle, unlike a muscle bike, makes its use possible for everyone:
- also to whom he is not a sportsman or he is not in perfect physical shape and will equally be able to rediscover the taste, the pleasure, the satisfaction of covering distances never imagined and overcoming differences in height that would otherwise be impossible;
- also to Older people, who had put aside the idea of pushing on the pedals to get over an overpass;
- also to whom has physical handicaps which would make it impossible to push forcefully on the pedals and he will instead be able to receive from the electric motor the pedaling assistance that will allow him to move independently;
- also to who he is suffering from cardiovascular problems, for whom it is a good idea to carefully measure the effort you make and therefore decide to ask for assistance when pedaling when the effort becomes excessive.
…. but also to those who are sporty, because it will make them perform better
In fact, it will allow him to increase the distance covered and complete a route in one day that would not have been possible with a traditional bike.
It will also allow him to reach exciting goals, bridging height differences that are unattainable with a muscle bike.
It will also give him the wonderful opportunity to stay with friends who are younger than him and to experience the pleasure of their company and good times together.
For the more daring, it will allow you to go up a slope more quickly from which you can then descend at breakneck speed or, simply, to still feel "the air on your face".
Because it saves time and effort
An e-bike facilitates all daily travel for work, for shopping, for meeting friends, for visiting parents; taking you right in front of the place where you need to go, without looking for parking spaces, without queues and, above all, unlike a muscle bike, without effort and without arriving at the destination tired and sweaty.
Because it keeps you fit.
Who said you can't do physical activity with an electric bike?
The engine of our e-bike only works if our legs move the pedals, only that we decide the intensity of the effort, increasing or reducing the degree of assistance provided by the engine; depending on how we feel. Unlike a muscle bike, we can make our commute from home to work an invigorating workout or, rather, a quiet, fatigue-free transfer.
Because it saves money
Stop insurance, stamp duty and fuel.
An e-bike only needs to be recharged and, to do this, any household socket is enough at a cost of around thirty cents per full charge.
Its maintenance is the same as that of a traditional bicycle: a few euros per year.
Many people consider the initial cost of an e-bike very expensive, compared to that of a traditional bike, but in reality they are completely different products and not comparable to each other: the electric bike is a highly technological means designed to replace the car, the classic bike was created to avoid walking.
Because it is ideal for cycle touring.
Everyone will have a friend or acquaintance who has decided to travel the Via Francigena or the Eroica or the Via degli Dei by e-bike and perhaps they will have thought that he or she had gone crazy. Nothing could be more wrong: a pedal-assisted bike allows you to discover new and fantastic opportunities for leisure and travel, allowing everyone to tackle distances and differences in height otherwise impossible with a muscle bike.
An e-bike will give rise to the desire to push yourself a little’ further, to reach that place that you would never have thought you could reach by bicycle, always in contact with nature, always at peace with yourself and, above all, never in trouble and never with your heart pounding.