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Re:The Electric Vehicles We Need Now Are E-Bikes by dghlsakjg on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @08:29PM (#35447674)
E-bikes are actually easier to dress for extreme weather since you can easily choose how much work you are doing.

If it’s really cold out I just dress as I would for a normal walk in that weather, just dial up the assist to avoid overheating.

Also let’s you commute in work clothes without worrying about sweating.

Re:The Electric Vehicles We Need Now Are E-Bikes by crazygringo on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @09:04PM (#35447917)
Yeah, I have been very surprised by the fact that e-bikes require you to think less about clothing than regular bikes.

In the hot summer you sweat buckets on a regular bike, but an e-bike is cooler than just walking because not only are you not exerting yourself, but the speed generates a breeze.

And in the winter you can choose to pedal a little harder to compensate for the cold wind and again stay the same temperature just as walking.

E-bikes are much closer to walking than traditional cycling when dealing with temperatures.

Obviously rain is gonna suck though.