@vicgrinberg@verbeeld take regional trains Paris - Amiens - Lille - Kortrijk - Antwerpen. All take bikes with no ban on eBikes. The Olympic train Paris - Mons - Bruxelles might take bikes too.
@verbeeld You can take bikes both on French TER trains and NMBS trains. As far as I can tell, neither has a ban on electric bikes. Paris to Antwerp this way is about five hours
with one change in Lille. SNCF says that bikes on TERs are free, for Belgium you need a supplement which seems to be four euros.
I wish my #eBike had a blinky charge light on the bike, not on the power brick down on the floor, which is often obscured from sight.
Apparently, the charging brick came unplugged several days ago, and, while I’ve been dutifully plugging my bike into the charger every time I ride it, it hasn’t actually been charging.
That resulted in the inevitable outcome today while I was out on my ride.
Is there a calculator to let people calculate actual cost per mile to drive a given car, accounting for actual purchase price, insurance, gas prices, parking costs, and length of time one has owned car? Trying to see just how much I’m saving with an ebike. #bike#cycling#biketooter#ebike#seabikes#cars@TheWarOnCars@seabikeblog
My general stamina is far better than that of my wrists when I cycle. Any tips or postures you use to help with wrist strain while biking? I could go a lot further if I could reduce wrist strain.
@StephanieMoore My advice would be to use a more upright position (might need new handlebars or a new bike if yours is more "sporty" or aerodynamic). Also try adding suspension, at least on your front fork, and perhaps on your seat post. Those steps made a huge difference for me.
“One year after purchase, users continued to be satisfied with their e-bikes, integrating them into their routines for three to four days a week. They reduced weekly car travel by an average of 48 kilometres per week, a reduction of 30-40 per cent.”
Das deckt sich mit unseren Erfahrungen. Mein Mann hat mehrmals versucht, mit dem Bio-Rad in die Arbeit zu fahren, aber der Rückweg war zu anstrengend. Mit dem Pedelec (ein Billigheimer) ging es sehr gut, und er hat immer mehr Wege geradelt, weil es so einfach war.
Ich habe 22km einfach, ohne. Pedelec würde ich das nie schaffen. Jetzt, da ich auch eins habe, fahre ich natürlich alles, was geht. Auto fast 8.000km/a weniger Laufleistung. Es mutiert zum Stehzeug.
For anyone who wonders if e-biking is beneficial to your health, this is a graph of my VO2max. Guess when I bought my e-bike and started riding it to work. #BikeTooter#ebike#cycling#30daysofbiking
"#Portland'er Rachel O'Connor's life has been "transformed" in just five months since she made a fateful decision to sell her beloved minivan. #CarFree#BikeTooter#pdxBikes
"thinking it would be a temporary way to save some money... felt a lot more doable on an #eBike... my life has been completely transformed by the experiences I’ve had on a bike the past five months. Here are some rapid-fire highlights of how I have evolved, as well as some hacks I’ve stumbled upon"
Did the Paradise Loop in Marin yesterday for the first time in a few years. Discovered there is now an honor shack for snacks and water at 2900 Paradise. Well stocked.
Best thing was a note inside on the board from Soren, who did his first Paradise loop. 6 years old. “Dont give up.”
It’s a good thing he wrote that note because the wind got a lot stronger and colder from that point on and I didn’t like it one bit. But he told me not to give up. So I didn’t.
Just back from a 47.2km bike ride with @donburnside. Quite an adventure that included looking for (and finding) my lost phone that bounced out of it's holder when we were way off course and river-rock hopping.
It may also have included a couple of beer stops. Gotta stay hydrated!