I have been riding bikes from a very early age.
It has always been my passion.
When I was a child, my mum gifted me a bike and I could not get off from it.
I just rode it round and round around the neighborhood.
As I grew up, the bikes did too and electric bikes were introduced into the market. Keeping in view my love for bikes, my dad invested in an e-bike for me.
The switch from the normal bike to e-bike was very prominent for me. Because I had always been riding normal bikes and when I switched to an e-bike, it was a major difference. I took some time in getting used to it, but once I did, I even forgot that I ever had a normal bike in the first place.
I became so comfortable with riding an electric bike and it became my favorite thing ever.
The debate of e-bike vs normal bike:
I have had my safe experience with normal bikes and now ebikes too, and I was wondering the other day that which one of those is a better option to choose and why.
My personal priority is going to be ebikes of the two.
So, I made a list of all the reasons why I think e-bikes are better than normal bikes and why you should choose one.
The ten reasons why I choose e-bike:
Below I have mentioned the ten reasons that in my opinion are why you should choose an e-bike instead of a normal bike.
Safety is a priority:
For me, e-bikes feel a lot safer than the normal bikes when you are on the road.
Because of the motor of the e-bike, it is easier to build up and maintain speed in traffic, which means you will easily catch up with the flow of the traffic and will be less likely to get involved in accidents regarding overtaking vehicles.
Your perfect partner for transportation:
In recent times, the bicycle had been extinct when it came to transportation.
Cycling was majorly used for recreation or sports only because of the energy and time it took to reach from one place to another.
But the advent of e-bike has made it in trend once again.
Cycling is being used again as a major mode of transportation because it is using less energy and less time to commute through an e-bike instead of a normal bike.
A friend in therapy:
ebikes are being also used in therapeutically. After recovering from an injury, related to sports or any other musculoskeletal condition, doctors or physical therapists recommend taking up cycling as a part of rehabilitation because of its aerobic quality as well as because of the physical involvement.
But the normal cycles used to take up so much energy and put a strain on the muscle that most of the recovering patients couldn’t adapt it as a part of their rehab training.
Things are changing for the better now as e-bikes are being incorporated in the rehab program now.
Being energy efficient and putting the right muscles into work, they are great for exercise purpose.
e-bikes are also budget-friendly:
electric bikes are budget-friendly and easy to afford as compared to motor cars and trucks. Mostly, students and workers who cannot afford to have a car, they can buy an e-bike for their daily transportation.
It will be easy on the budget as compared to the cars and on the legs too as compared to the normal bikes.
The wide variety makes it easier to pick!
The wide variety of e-bikes available in the market makes it easier to pick a bike perfect for your own use.
There are pedelecs capable of speeds of 25kmph and 45kmph.
New models and new versions are constantly being introduced in the market so that professional athletes, recreational cyclists or the people using it as transportation can all benefit from the range.
Eco-friendly transportation:
According to reports, motor cars pollute the environment about forty times more than an e-bike motor.
So, by choosing an e-bike instead of a car you are doing great for the environment. Your climate will thank you for that, your future generations will thank you for that and Greta will thank you for that!
No legal formalities:
When you ride a car, you have to get that car registered, you have to get yourself a driver’s licenses, and when it expires you have o get yourself a new one. All the legal documentation takes up a lot of your time and energy.
On the other hand, if you use an e-bike for commute you surpass all of these legal formalities and can just jump straight on the road and onto your destination.
At least in most of the places, there are no special licenses required for e-biking, exceptions are always there.
ebike is fun!
Suffice to say, an e-bike is just a lot more fun than the normal bikes. If you are a regular rider you would now the difference and the freedom you feel when you are riding a motor-driven ebike.
It’s just so much fun and you don’t ever want to get off of it. In my personal experience, you’d just want to keep cycling in the whole town until you get tired and fall from it.
Don’t actually do it though, take regular resting intervals when riding outdoors.
Easy maintenance:
ebikes are a lot easier to maintain and keep them well going. There are e-bike maintenance stations, you can take help from your local retailer o you can read multiple articles and blogs about it online, so there is going to be a whole lot of guidance when it comes to maintaining an e-bike.
It won’t feel a burden and you’ll know everything just right.
A pedelec is a boost:
The basic system on which an e-bike work is the pedelec system, which means you have an electrical as well as pedaling assistance.
This basic system gives you enough mental and physical boost.
Riding through the town, pedaling on the road, gives you the physical surge that your body needs and going at a good speed, being assisted from the electrical component gives you the mental freshness.
Tighter it makes a combination that makes e-biking an amazing experience as compared to normal biking.
So, after I had made the list, I realized that there are no real rules for something is better than the other.
It’s just a matter of choice and personal preference.
What suits you the most is what you should pick and there is only one way to find out: and that is to try and experience.
Unless you haven’t tried and experienced something, you won’t really know the difference. As for me, I love e-bikes and I have made my choice. I’d always prefer e-bikes over the normal bikes and I have listed the reasons as to why.
Read the list and make your choices too.
let me know about your experience with e-bikes and tell me which one did you like riding better.
I would love to hear from you. And also tell me if you have any other questions.