Wednesday, November 14, 2007

The electric bike

If you read the comments on here (seriously, who doesn't, they're the best part!), you may have noticed that I made a comment recently (OK, so it was yesterday and you probably haven't read it) about ordering an electric bike.

That's right, I bought myself an electric kit to make my bike go without me pedalling it. Very exciting for those who like cycling (me!), but are unable to physically managed the effort (me!). In addition, my partner is an avid cyclist, and it will be exciting for us to be able to ride places together, rather than having to take public transport or drive because of my energy limitations.

But wait there's more! I live about 4.5km from the uni I study at. Unfortunately that 4.5km journey involves about 1km of walking for me most days because of the not-wonderful public transport access between our house and the uni. To be honest, I know I'm taking a very inner-city-attitude to this, but I am sick of having to time my journeys to coincide with the bus timetable, or else to walk about 1km from the tram to get to uni. I'm a spontaneous person, not to mention poorly organised, and planning such things as the timing of my daily commute is way too much hassle (ok, a little bit of sarcasm here, but I do find it annoying). The couple of times I have been well enough to ride to uni it has taken me a measly 30 minutes at my slow dawdling, energy-conserving pace. With a decent electric system I think I can expect to average about 20kmph, which means a flying 15 minute trip to uni! In addition to the convenience of leaving when I please, this will add about an extra hour of free time to my day. Wow! Imagine what I could do with that time. Not to mention what I could do with the extra $30 a week I won't have to spend on PT.

So stay posted for some pretty pics and excitedly effusive babling about my newly converted bike when the kit arrives.

Oh, and for those who think that even keeping a bike upright for 4.5km might be too much for them, there is also the option of an electric trike - much more stable and with the added advantage of being ultra-cool.

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Posted by Ellie at 4:13 PM