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Re:New and improved bike routing, with low stress options by xythian on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @02:34PM (#15083920)
For me it's a combination of consistent speed and being able to not care about inclines at all. The safest bike route to work for me is ~2 miles longer than the optimal route and includes a steep incline. This is a pain on a regular bike, but no big deal on my ebike.
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Re:New and improved bike routing, with low stress options by jchanimal on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @04:10PM (#15084619)
Also with an ebike you are almost never going slow. Accelerating to cruising speed usually takes a couple of pedal cranks, not a full city block.
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