Check this hand-built beauty from Sound Speed Scooters. It still has pedals for when the juice runs low. It’s almost painted and ready for a hugga test ride. I like the retro look of it, like one of those Honda Trails.
Electric Mopeds
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Admitedly a grouchy question, but where do all these powered bikes cross the Duwamish or Lake Washington? In the bike lane?
Good question and I don’t know! I think it’s as a motorcycle? I keep spotting E-Zees and that’s cool with me, and the Giants, and I rode this Scwhinn. If cyclist want an electric assist to get up Seattle hills, great. We used it all the time with the StokeMonkey on Bettie 1.0
Same problem as with e-cars — weight, range, cost.
Sweet! I’d ride an electric moped if I wasn’t riding my bike. I ride past this shop almost everyday on the way home, and am always tempted to stop in.
I own one of the Schwinn Campus Electrics, which is a different beast from the more moped-y bike shown.
I ride as a bike—my speeds fluctuate between 13-20 mph, and the electric assist is designed to cut out above a certain speed (15-17 mph; I haven’t nailed it).
Where I live, my issues are hills (a bit), the nature of my job (on my feet all day), and most importantly THE WIND. Returning home, I am frequently riding against 30 mph gusts. Better local cyclists than I have said that they do most of their mileage elsewhere because of the wind. IT BLOWS.
But the issues of range, price, and weight are all very real. When I bought my Campus, I treated the purchase as if I were buying another reliable vehicle.
JAT, don’t be grouchy. :) I may plug in my battery a couple of times a week, but I’m not driving my car…