i wish i could reasonably ride a bike to work but my job location varies so much day to day and the amount of tools i might need also can get pretty hefty.
Maybe for putting around town if i can get a kid seat
On my Aventon Abound LR I have a rail system on the rear rack. It can fit an adult below 63kg/140lb, two children/child seats, or a 27L storage box that has enough space for 4-6 bags of groceries. Ebikes show their utility when you can replace individual uses. Now there’s never a time I feel tempted to get groceries with my car, I buy less at each trip to fit on my bike, and I use those trips as an excuse to ride through a park or birdwatch. Every errand becomes enriching and cheap even if I can’t transport my work loads that require a pickup truck. As a kid I never gained anything from riding in a car apart from whiplash and anxiety during accidents, but that time on an ebike would have been an engaging low-stress bonding experience in nature. It’s such a pure connection to the landscape that it makes me wish I had a kid just to force them to do it for my own ideological satisfaction.
i wish i could reasonably ride a bike to work but my job location varies so much day to day and the amount of tools i might need also can get pretty hefty.
Maybe for putting around town if i can get a kid seat
On my Aventon Abound LR I have a rail system on the rear rack. It can fit an adult below 63kg/140lb, two children/child seats, or a 27L storage box that has enough space for 4-6 bags of groceries. Ebikes show their utility when you can replace individual uses. Now there’s never a time I feel tempted to get groceries with my car, I buy less at each trip to fit on my bike, and I use those trips as an excuse to ride through a park or birdwatch. Every errand becomes enriching and cheap even if I can’t transport my work loads that require a pickup truck. As a kid I never gained anything from riding in a car apart from whiplash and anxiety during accidents, but that time on an ebike would have been an engaging low-stress bonding experience in nature. It’s such a pure connection to the landscape that it makes me wish I had a kid just to force them to do it for my own ideological satisfaction.
Hopefully you job covers your gas?