My son loves his commute on the front of my regular eBike be it school or town, he is pretty much too big now really so twice a week making the effort to leave a little earlier so he can pedal his own alongside me to school. Have been hearing more about school Bike buses too (check out Bike Bus World) which sound brilliant.
My other half now happily rides into town on an eBike which she would never do on a normal bike (controversial 40th birthday present but it's worked out!).
I love, love, love my e-cargo bike (Tern GSD, for those either looking for recommendations or establishing their own mental e-bike rider pecking order) and you nailed everything about what makes it so enjoyable. The cherry on top is how much more my little ones (1 & 3 yo) enjoy riding on it compared to sitting in a car seat. It's really astounding how much traffic is caused by microcommutes, especially daycare/school runs.
Here in suburban USA we're dealing with increasingly aggressive driver behavior - I like to remind others that every biker you see along your commute is one fewer car you're sitting behind ;)
Thanks for writing this. If anyone is one the fence about making the plunge, do it and don't look back!
Bikes are the future!
My son loves his commute on the front of my regular eBike be it school or town, he is pretty much too big now really so twice a week making the effort to leave a little earlier so he can pedal his own alongside me to school. Have been hearing more about school Bike buses too (check out Bike Bus World) which sound brilliant.
My other half now happily rides into town on an eBike which she would never do on a normal bike (controversial 40th birthday present but it's worked out!).
I love, love, love my e-cargo bike (Tern GSD, for those either looking for recommendations or establishing their own mental e-bike rider pecking order) and you nailed everything about what makes it so enjoyable. The cherry on top is how much more my little ones (1 & 3 yo) enjoy riding on it compared to sitting in a car seat. It's really astounding how much traffic is caused by microcommutes, especially daycare/school runs.
Here in suburban USA we're dealing with increasingly aggressive driver behavior - I like to remind others that every biker you see along your commute is one fewer car you're sitting behind ;)
Thanks for writing this. If anyone is one the fence about making the plunge, do it and don't look back!
Zero pecking order for fellow e-bike riders—we're all brothers (and sisters) in arms!