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Nice story. I wanted to report on my experience with a similar technology, electric bikes.
Several years ago I bought an Ebike and it was okay, but heavy (lead) and noisy.
The new bikes I have tried are quiet, lighter (Li) and have much more power and range. They can climb very steep hills and some can go ca. 40 mi (ca. 60 km) on a charge and the great thing is that when they run out of electricity they can still be pedal powered.
In the U.S. electric bikes are only powered up to a speed of 20 miles per hour, otherwise they are classified as motorbikes and need a different licensing.
One company I know of Bionix, sells conversion kits where you take your favorite bike and make it electric assisted. These are really nice kits: quiet, long distance capable, and hill climbing ability.
In spite of the quality of these vehicles I don't see many around yet but have heard that the sales are picking up.
I went looking specifically for the Bionix conversion kit and the local bike retailer said that in his view the company and the technology weren't there yet. The technology kept breaking down and the company wasn't responsive so he stopped carrying the produce line.
This is just one datapoint so it would be good to hear from people with good experiences of the conversion kit.
I go riding once a week with someone who's had a Bionix conversion for just a few months. So far it's not been a problem (except for me keeping up on the hills), other than for an initial issue caused by a loose connector. It's heavy though, and I wouldn't want to pedal one unassisted for long.
E-bike ok but not in hollland, just thinks of they steal EUR 15 omafiets they will happy if you parked your EUR 1000 E-bike in front of them.
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