With electric bikes popping up all over these days, it’s easy to forget the original clean and green micromobility option — a straight-up bicycle, or as Jo calls them, “acoustic” bicycles. I prefer the term ‘analog’ bicycle myself, but no matter what you call them, a traditional 2-wheeler with no electric motor or battery is still quite an efficient way to get around.
While there are number of advantages to riding an e-bike, such as being able to keep up with faster riders with less effort, the ability to cover longer distances and ride up steeper hills with ease, the decreased stress on joints and muscles that comes with a battery-powered bicycle, all while still getting the health benefits of cycling, there are also some disadvantages. Modern e-bikes keep getting bigger and…
Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.