For older people, e-bikes are the way to go. "I believe it will give me another 10 years of biking. I still get a good work-out, but it's smoother, which is important now since I got the pacemaker. And it doesn’t beat up my joints. I know I would not be riding nearly as much if I just had a regular bike."
Far different from mopeds and motorbikes, e-bikes (short for "electric-assist") must be pedaled, do not exceed 20 miles per hour on most models, and are Electric Scooters Supplier in China also silent and don’t spew exhaust.
About one percent of the 17.8 million new bicycles sold in the U.S. in 2016 were electric, roughly half of them bought by people of all ages who have bicycled little since their teenage years, says bicycle industry consultant Jay Townley. Around 30 brands are now available in the U.S., with prices beginning at $2,000.
By contrast, 6 million e-bikes were sold in Europe, accounting for a quarter of all sales in leading bicycle-using nations such as the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Indeed, Germany is building bicycle highways as a solution to traffic congestion for trips of five to 15 miles. "They foresee e-bikes getting 10 to 15 percent of cars off the road on busy stretches of highway, saving billions of euros by not adding more car lanes," says Randy Neufeld, president of the SRAM Cycling Fund, which promotes bicycling in Europe and North America.
People over age 50 figure Electric Scooters Factory prominently in these plans. It's becoming a demographic trend in Germany that older people will now ride longer distances because of e-bikes and these new bike highways.
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