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Please tighten your helmet strap. It is doing nothing for you that loose.

I like the idea of keeping my car & buying a bike. I live in a climate where I can easily bike 9 - 10 months a year commuting to work. I would keep my car for driving to work in bad weather, grocery shopping, family trips, skiing, etc. So, my car should last twice as long (a Big Plus). My number 1 concern is those bike batteries only last 7 years on average - then what? Bike manufactures are constantly making new & improved models, so no guarantee that a new battery will be available. I don't want to spend thousands and only get 7 years use out of a bike.

I bought a Hey Bike for 1700, I use it daily in Denver and besides a flat tire its been great no issues. I think going a bit cheaper works too

I have 2 e-bikes and no car. Love it! If I need a car I borrow or rent one. I love riding my bike and love the lack of car costs.

Did this a few months ago. We have 3 kids so we kept the one vehicle. So far I’ve travelled 1100kms(about 10 miles?) and lost 10lbs. I got a back seat and take my youngest never wants to get dropped off to school any other way now.

I'm personally considering one of those e-scooters. I used to have an e-bike but the brand I bought had 'issues', two of them major safety one in my opinion which should never have been issues. Brand BH. They looked like they were a solid brand but their implementation/execution was crap. Issue 1: They use a torque sensor on the back wheel. If you were in the wrong gear and started to pedal from a stand still (say at a stop sign or lit intersection) the torque sensor could give the bike's computer values it couldn't comprehend. Stupidity of all stupidities, the computer would error out and stop working (It does not shut off, it just stops working.) So part way into the intersection you have suddenly a very heavy bike in the wrong gear and barely able to move it forward. $#@$^(~!!!! Issue 2: My bike wasn't that old (less than 3 years) but apparently the battery was showing some age. Going up a hill the motor would draw more power than the battery could muster, computer 'brown outs' a little and that would cause the computer to error out and stop working (it does shut off, put a beefier capacitor in there! Battery shows it still had 3/5's charge left.) Again, you are now on a very heavy bike, most likely in the wrong gear for no assist travel, and you basically stop dead on the hill very quickly. More frustrating than anything but potentially hazardous to other users trying to climb the hill behind you. In both cases, I felt it was mostly bad software on the computer. At any rate I sold the bike. I couldn't trust it. It also had a design issue in my opinion. Design issue: Don't buy a bike with spring loaded contact connectors to the battery (I.E. springy pins touching pads on the battery or vice versa.) If you go over a reasonable bump, those spring loaded pins can disconnect from the battery momentarily. Better to have a more plug type, always in contact, connector in my opinion. (My bike had a removable battery.) Would love to know which brands are better for the next time I consider an e-bike. New home is about the same distance from work as my old home but the commute is way more nastier in comparison. It takes about 15 min. longer because of the number of intersections along the way in the new commute. Ended up giving up on the cycle and took transit instead. Door to door though, transit or bike, roughly the same time. Transit may be faster by about 5 mins on average, and usually about just under an hour travel time.

i wouldnt be able to do art shows or music events or give people a ride or take the freeway or get to Renaissance faire or get to the east side or get to my best friends house without going through detroit sidestreets

Hello, great video but FYI, single word captions aren't great for people to read. Id massively suggest just leaving it to youtubes auto captions

It is impractical to have a bicycle in my country Pakistan as rn the weather is 114 F average. Using it for daily needs could be life threatening also I already have bicycle which is not an e bike yet, it is mtb and already 99% people ask me if it is e bike. Extremely exhausting conversations and everyone touches the bicycle without permission and beggers on streets just jump on bicycle and destroys all mounted tech. But with all these problems am still going to buy one and try my best to have a great time. Coz it is great.

I sold my car for my electric dirtbike and I ride that thing everywhere. I got 13 K miles on it already.

nice video. your helmet strap seems a bit loose

How do you lock up your bike? Do you worry about it being stolen? My city has a really high crime rate for stolen bikes and I've had my own stolen before at a local mall. We have a free bike valet in the city centre but it closes most evenings between 6pm and 8pm most evenings. I would love to bike more, but i find myself not wanting to leave my bike anywhere even fro 30 minutes for errands.

My daughter would have to ride on the handle bars to school.

My e bike is my go to transportation for running local errands. I have a public library, 2 grocery stores, my pharmacy and a super Walmart within a two mile radius of my house. I can pick up my prescriptions and a week’s worth of grocery staples using my e bike. I have 125 miles on it so far. That is just over one tank of gas in my motorcycle.

Cars are a cumbersome object. Little elefants eating your money and time

Once I can quit my pizza delivery job, I’m cutting my driving down to near nothing and biking everywhere.

Be careful out there ❤ my e-bike is my daily driver and I don’t regret it for the world but I was hit by a truck back in November. I still love my e-bike and riding even with my pain (I have 2 bulging discs) but be weary on the road even with share the road laws to people in cars you’re a second class citizen

3:44 No shot it costs a dollar. A 500 Wh battery fill up @ the national average electricity rate of $0.18 kWh we are talking $0.09. Lets just say 10 cents to cover charging loses. $1 will get you 10 fill ups.

Well done! Amazing video.

I don't want peace. I want problems, always.

Great video! I will say tho...biking has made me more social and form more lasting friendships with like minded people. I think the baseline fitness and the aches and pains that come along with getting into biking is one of the tougher parts of cycling, but well worth it! #bikesbuildcommunity

i have a 1997 mazda miata and a ride1up gravel roadster. i ride my roadster everywhere i need to go and my miata gets to stay in the canyons on the weekends. perfect balance

I’ll get hit by a crazy driver while on the e-bike instead of getting hit by a crazy driver while in my car. That’s the difference.

Great stuff

I couldn’t do it myself. I’m thinking about buying and e-bike for farther easier exploration. I see a lot of value in owning 3 vehicles. A nice car, a big diesel pick up truck and a small beater daily drive. A nice for driving around town in clean clothes doing clean activities. A big diesel pick up truck for hauling large loads lumber, garbage, yard waste, and anything else like that. A small daily beater for daily driving taking the brunt of abuse. So my nice car and truck doesn’t get door dings and scratches. Getting muddy in hauling gross stuff around or coming home in dirty from any activity. If you drive the small car daily drive you’ll save so much in gas and repairs you can afford to have a big diesel truck and a nice brand new car. The truck won’t break down and the nice car won’t get wear and tear. You put the wear and tear on your daily drive beater. The ebike for me is going long distances up and down steeper hills and against the wind as a hobby. I wouldn’t ride a bike around town for commuting because Canadians roads are really dangerous. I’d use an e-bike for back country trails.

I'd disagree about the price range a little. I regularly sell e bikes closer the $1500 mark, and people love them. If you can't afford $3000, don't let that stop you making the jump.

My ebike is the best thing ive ever purchased. It has done so much for me... for my life. It feels close to me like a family member. Treats me better than my mother ever did.

Living in Toronto the bike lanes are so crowded these days with ebikers and its mostly indians doing deliveries and such blocking the bike lane with their ebikes. Also theses been a few fires on the subway. Idk just get a real bike man

You need to fit your helmet strap better. Your helmet won't do much for you if your strap is that loose. Sorry i had to point that out. Beautiful bicycle and glad you are enjoying it. I like how ebikes are built for commuting and not "sport"

I would get something class iii (goes 28mph) personally.

I've been a long-distance bicycle commuter, since 2005. I was already car-free (I was a skateboard/bus commuter, before I got a job in an area with no bus service). I made the switch to an e-bike about three years ago. I love this thing. It flattens the hills. It allows me to haul stuff in my trailer that used to be huge chore. I occasionally still take my "pedal bike" out, around the neighborhood, but the e-bike is now my main ride.

I’m 44 and never had a license. I’ve moved from NC to OR on a bicycle, and own a bosch powered DIamondback union 2. I love it. It’s my commuter, my fitness rider, and my adventure bike all in one.

You get your head smashed in Because you couldn't be bothered to secure your crash helmet.

Built an ebike 3w in I got hit by a SUV. I’m fine can’t wait to get back out

Youd add 1 hour to your commutes, get hit by a car driven by guy who bought your car, and while your in the hospital, the ebike will get stolen

Honestly though I would recommend buying a normal bicycle. Trust me it will be hard at the start but later on you will find yourself with increased stamina and your legs will grow, and you will never fear an uphill ever again. You can get a pretty decent bike for 500 bucks, just think that E-bikes are a bit overpriced nowadays, costs almost as much as a car, and although it doesn't take as much to repair it and and all of that, it's still quite a big investment.

A. I'd ride my R1 more

A bicycle as a "platform" from which to explore beautiful, natural surroundings is superior to all vehicles with an internal combustion engine. If someone wants to try a bike, I recommend going on a trip close to nature.

... and yet the U.S. is putting a 25% tariff on all e-bikes being made in China, which is virtually all e-bikes. This is why lip service about being "green" is BS. Capitalism isn't green. Capitalism is greed.

My tips for an e-bike. If you have it as a car, treat it like one. Get one with enough speed to match cars on city streets. Invest in lights + turn signals + horns that drivers will notice. Add ways to transport things (panniers, baskets, a trailer) and never wear a backpack.

Nice vid. You should tighten the strap on your helemt. It is not safe if it's that loose. Good that you wear one, but it could fall of or deplace in case of an impact.

Literally just took the plunge and sold the car and bought an e-bike yesterday (probably why the algorithm gave me this video lol). Can’t wait to start commuting and adventuring on my new bike 😊

I enjoy cycling everywhere when I do shopping I use my cargo trailer I just love it

TH-cam just recommended this video. I found the one-word captioning to be so distracting that I couldn't watch the video and had to listen to it instead. Unless there's a change, I won't watch again. Have a nice life

Well, if you live somewhere with winter, you’ll destroy your bike because of the salt and bad temperatures on the battery

I’m looking to get an e scooter myself for commuting purposes.

You wont pay insurance, which is at least a hundred bucks per month where I live. Youll also get soaked on the way to work. Youll have to turn down jobs where you bring a lot of equipment or are far away, and dating will become complicated.

"Unwritten" is a better moral boosting rain song

I did the same, although I never owned a car, but having an Ebike make mobility so more accessible than before for me. we just need to push for more bikealbe city wherever we are.

car addiction ruined north american cities