E Bike Vs Car | Who Will Win?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- During the pandemic, one of the silver linings was much quieter roads. Now the world is starting to open up again, traffic levels look to be returning to their previous levels. Surely, there must be a better way! In this video, Ollie and Manon pit an E-Bike against a Car, to see which is the best inner city commuter!
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Would you consider riding an E Bike to work instead of taking the car? Let us now in the comments below!
😅Would not even look at an e-bike... where is the challenge there? Use ur legs!! Hehe
I‘ll ride my leg powered bike to work thank you very much 😅
Ollie, Keynsham is pronounced Cane-shum.
E-bikes are fantastic and the more people we can get out of cars and on them the better.
Lots of people saying use your legs you don’t need one look at the bigger picture.
Came to the same conclusion end of 2019, bought myself an Orbea Gain F30 (converted to drop bar last year) and used it to get to work. Well, for a short time only obviously. But it uses the same motor concept and you put in quite a lot of work yourself. I quite like it, maybe I can even use it for its intended purpose one of these days.
The time for roughly 20km is the same as with the car, considering going into the car park, getting it out and so on. In my mind, the extra effort is worth the cost on the environment and personal fitness that comes with commuting by car. Since most of the time I am only transporting myself and nothing else anyway.
When I drive to work it's anywhere from 25 minutes up to 90 minutes traffic depending.
Cycling is 17-20mins regardless.
From 25 to 90 minutes??? Really? :O
Yup same here, was always 50 minutes on the bike could be 30 mins to a hour a bit in the car.
@@mateagoston8145 bus commute is nearly 2 hours for me. Just riding to last bus stop in queens should cut that by half!
Same here ...
15 minutes by bike and 30-50 minutes by car
In Sweden they found that emergency calls for heart related issues in the larger cities dropped considerably when people started to work from home and they attributed to rush hour stress in traffic weren't present.
I'm waiting for the data on how air quality and environmental damage etc has changed during this epidemic. I have to think that the many less cars, planes etc that have been travelling have had to have had a huge effect on things but I would really like to know exactly what and how things have changed.
Also less annoying coworker.
There's alot of data on stress levels and rush hour traffic. It's crazy traffic literally kills people.
@@itarry4 It isn't the cars you need to worry about as much as the vans, HGVs and everything else with an unrefined diesel engine. My office windows get covered in black soot at a remarkable rate compared to a few years ago.
It's hilarious watching this as someone who lives in Bristol. Ollie's going back and forth on the same roads to get the shots. At 7:35 he's heading back out of town!
Wait, you mean this video was staged? NO WAY!
GCN!! You have betrayed us! Ollie and Manon we need an answer! Was this staged? :'(
This is very disappointing to hear...We deserve a clarification from GCN. Everyone please try to like the comment by @Drew Mac so that we can get some answers
@@oadka best way to determine is to check their strava! but perhaps they could have done the race without much shots taken (because it is a race after all), and they did the shots after the race!
@@oadka why? its a fun show nothing major also how would they do shots in the middle of town without causing issues on the road
"shouty Manon and her shouty car." 😂 In the next video Ollie gets dropped again... by Manon's right hook!!
🤣🤣🎯🎯
You know your winning in a race when you're taking your time having a Ted Talk whilst you're competitor is cursing at a poor red light.
😂
i thought it was funny they made a big deal of the car getting stuck at lights when supposedly they were on the same route so the bike would get stuck too. altho i spose the bike always filters up when caught by a light.
@@cho4d got you. In the city I live there are tons of lights where you can pass through the legit way on a bicycle dunno how "legit" it is in the UK atm
Can't emphasize the mental health aspect enough. It's amazing how even a short ride home washes away the stress from the work day.
So true 👍
Agree 100%. No matter what crap happened at the office during the day, I'd get home and be stress free and pretty upbeat!
Very true man it washes away everything and clears your mind after a stressful day and when you hop in a cold or hot shower at the end of the day it's the best feeling ever.
Watching Manon in traffic reminds me of my own frustrations with driving and how much better I feel riding my bike or just walking. One thing is certain: I will be driving a lot less going forward. Thanks for the vid!👍🏾
9:00 You missed 41% less risk of being dropped
On a hilly route i would agree with you, but on a flat route after 25kph you now have a dead heavy bike to ride that is now laughing at you as it is no longer giving you anything lol. Unless they put the speed of the bikes up to 35 kph ass, for the vast amount of cyclists they are useless. I know for the vast amount that do buy these bikes 25 kph is ok for them, but for those of us that can ride faster that that on the flats don't want to then have to lump that weight around trying now to keep up with our faster riding buds.
@@robertjohnston5842 I use an e bike, well I will when it finally arrives, it's called Campagnolo Chorus. I thought brexit would get rid of the 15 mph limit, but no, it came from blighty.
@@sandydennylives1392 I agree that 15 mph is fast enough for some cyclists, but i guess for those of us that can go faster than that on our own need not apply for an ele ass bike unless we live in among mountains lol.
@@robertjohnston5842 You can get 'em modded but finding a steel frame for long term reliability is not cheap. I guess the brompton is a good option as 15 mph on small wheels seems quite fast. I like ze challenge of the 'tains , my new racer when it arrives will have 36x34, which will be ample. I live in a 'tain free land by and large, with only a few steepies so at the mo their pointless.
Manon's taste in hot hatch is impeccable.
Hyundai i30 N for those wondering. Very hot indeed.
Indeed. My workplace has two of those. A Black one and one in the same spec as Manon's. Not sure who drives them though but it's always in the carpark.
I didn’t think my level of respect for manon could have increase, but there we go!
huhu I catch the car first too.. it is weird in my place for a girl buying a manual.. because.. it is manual.. a hot hatch nonetheless..
Well, she does come from a car family - her father does stage rally and she has been his navigator (from her "presenter profile" video from a few years ago).
Always great to see Ollie and Manon on videos together! They make a great team! The stress of driving to work is definitely not one I look forward to when we will get asked to come back to the office in the summer...cannot use a bike unfortunately...I am much happier and more efficient working from home and cycling outdoors and indoors
I do love watching Ollie, 'shouty Manon in shouty car', has me in stiches!
At 7:25 the four grey houses in shot I worked on them nice to see them still standing 😂
GCN, when could we expect a "Bike VS Hank's dad on a Challenger 1 main battle tank | Who Will Win?"?
So, to quote Top Gear: the car, as a concept, is in shambles
I was remembering the episode where Richard (on a bike), May (in a car), Clarkson (in a boat) and the Stig (commuter train) raced across London.
That is a terribly inaccurate quote, and commuting around a busy city in a car has been a terrible idea for years. Meanwhile I drove 90 miles to Salisbury in an hour and a half (with all my luggage obviously), spent the whole weekend walking everywhere, and then drove back in an hour and a half. Good luck doing that on an e-bike.
@@Rover200Power I don't think anyone is trying to say that an e-bike is a direct replacement for a car, just that it makes sense for many people's commutes.
@@Rover200Power In that scenario an electric motorbike would do it faster than the car (filtering +pwr to wgt ratio) unless your a goody two shoes sticking to speed limits. I guess you will always get more luggage in a car.
I'm in Canberra Australia and the number of e-bikes and scooters that have appeared in the last year is huge. I'd rather people use their own muscle power to get around, but at least there are less cars and more people out and about. It probably helps that Canberra, at least, was barely affected by by Covid compared to most places (124 cases and 3 deaths out of a population of 400,000).
Fewer cars and more bikes is always a plus!
I'd say e-bikes are much better than scooters in my humble opinion. Specially since most of Canberra is hills. Perhaps could switch assistance on and off while commuting. I myself travel to work belco to city with a plain 'ol road/gravel bike.
Oh Ollie. We love your sense of humour. Never change.
He’s trying to find new ways to win challenges. Good for him. I guess the cycling hat is a thinking cap.
The best commute is no commute. Remote work FTW! :)
5:25 Must have been a really cold day out there in Bristol...
I got Cannondale Synapse Neo 3 with a middle Bosh motor a month ago, commuting to work every day 15 kilometres each way on turbo mode all the way, charging every 3rd day, find it very good , easy to ride and never sweat, don’t need a car any more
I have a indoor bike to ride to work . i am working at home!
Manon left Hyundrai. Love the i30 N, though.
Had to read that one twice!
Manon's frustration with drivers and traffic lights is all of us driving to work. Good video!
Exactly, going by car at rush hour is stress, cycling a bike is like vacation before work. Even if biking takes a few minutes more, still much more enjoyable and extra time well spent. I really don't understand why most people still prefer a car for commuting, especially when it is only a few km like 3 or 5km. I mean 50 years ago it was common to show off that you were able to afford a car but this argument is probably gone by now. I guess it is that people never tried to use a bike for commuting and just have in their mind that it is not going to work for them.
@@stefanwagener exactly anyone can get a flash car on finance, it's a debt symbol not a status symbol
Ollie, Keynsham is pronounced Cane -sham not Keen-sham 😂👍🏼
Thank you - I was about to point that out too!
Great video!
Which is faster is a very individual question.
My drive to work is 35-40 minutes each way, the unassisted bike takes me 70 minutes in and 95 back (way home has an unavoidable cat4 and a cat3 climb). US spec ebike drops that to 60 minutes in and 75-80ish back and easily halves the effort riding conservatively.
It's a 40 mile round trip, so having an assistance option is a wonderful thing especially on the back end after a 10-12 hour shift.
Sure that's still a pretty big difference, but I think I'm on the more extreme side of commuting.
End of the day, I ride primarily because I enjoy it. It also just happens to also be more economical, therapeutic, healthy and better for the environment.
Would recommend!
classic bit of undertaking at 5:20.
Ollie's statistics analysis is unbeatable. Lol
I'm glad that you mentioned door to door time, it is usually ansolutely terrible in public transport.
For me bike 25min, car 25-30min, and public trasport takes more like 50 minutes (30min in a tram, but I have to walk a bit and wait for it).
Also, nice i30n.
In the winter - pouring rain, cold weather, and me not giving a single F because i'm in the right gear cruising past everyone stuck in traffic with my e-bike. Never stuck in traffic, effectively no fuel costs, combine 2 necessary tasks of commuting and exercising... efficient as duck.
Even the pigeon at the end had it's head turned at that e-bike 12:27.
Surprising to see my own car pop up in a cycling video. :'D
Commuting by car is not nearly as bad for your stress levels as they claim when you get to do it in such a fun-to-drive car. ;)
One thing I would be worried about with E-bike commuting is traffic trying to pass you or cutting you off in potentially dangerous scenarios where they don't realize you are going 20+mph.
I will be working from my home office for the foreseeable future, even after lockdown ends. Before that, I rode to work and back every day. It was by far the quickest option for me, significantly cheaper, and did so much for my physical and mental health! I was benefited by my office having both locker rooms and showers, though. Not every office has that, though, and not everyone wants to show up to work drenched in sweat or soaked to the bone in rain, snow or whatever.
Great video! In major cities, cycling is often as quick or quicker than by car or, at times, public transport
I don't know what's most special. Ollie winning a competition or Ollie cycling in jeans....
not getting dropped?
Skinny jeans as well!
@@scottmandel20 aero gains!
@@scottmandel20 A Millennial clings tight to their fashions. Also, why are the kidlets bringing back mom jeans? They look terrible on everyone.
Manon is driving a manual car! Nice
Most cars in the UK are manual
Reminds me of the Top Gear episode with a Range Rover versus bike versus public transport versus boat.
Actually, driving a car also gives you a solid cardio workout. The traffic sends your blood pressure through the roof.
Ba-DUM-cha!
I like E bikes ✅ they lighter, Faster, and can get you wherever you wanna go Effortlessly 🚴.
I had begun commuting by E-bike in February. It's more fun, has helped me slim down and yes, faster to work than a car for me. I'm not going back to burning petrol regardless of how much "normal" we get back to.
I've got my canyon ultimate and a crescent elton e-bike. The canyon takes me to work in 34 mins, the crescent in 39 mins. But with the canyon I've got an avg HR of about 160 while the crescent keeps me below 140. That translates to not having to take a shower when I arrive. By car it's 15-55 min depending on traffic. The distance is about 18 km both by bike and car and the battery on the e-bike lasts about 2-3 days worth of commuting. I can really recommend it, all your co-workers will shake their heads and hate you.
I worked throughout the pandemic here (essential worker they say) and commute 8mi or something like 12.6km each way 5days a week, absolutely love it!
I've been riding to work with 2021 specialized sirrus x 5.0. One of the best decisions of my life.
Thanks Ollie, now when I buy an eBike soon, I can tell my wife that you told me to "absolutely do it", since my commute is a hilly 50Km it's a bit difficult to ride the route analog... my only problem is where to store it at home I'm kinda running out of space. 🤔
My commute from north of Bath into Bath by bike is about 1hr. I takes the same time in the car during peak times. Needless to say that when we finally go back into office, I will be cycling. An ebike would be handy for going up Lansdown in either direction but for now, I will stick to cake and good old fashion leg power with a dusting of heavy breathing.
Heart rate based assistance is brillant. I would love to be able to ride with my sister without her yelling at me that im going too fast
To make this a real world test you should actually do what nearly half of commuters do each day... first put the two kids in the car/on the bike, go 3 miles in the opposite direction to work, then turn round and go to work via the shop to pick up a pack of nappies, food for dinner etc all while it's raining.... yeah wont happen but that's why millions of us keep out beautiful diesel cars. All that from a hardcore cyclist who would never ever ride to work
Unless you drive on long stretches of motorway/a-road and never go into a city, a diesel is a terrible commuter vehicle. City driving destroys the DPF and kills your MPG, diesels are not designed for a 3 mile trip to school, couple of miles to a shop and a few miles to the work. Your engine will fail driving like that soon enough, get a petrol or electric for that sort of driving. Or better yet don't make the mistake of having kids and use a car only at the weekend for shopping and walk to the nearest shop for top-up stuff.
@@Gobtik yes if it was solely for commuting it would be a poor choice.. however in the weekends I like to take my kids away to the mountains, lake, beach etc something those poor children of parents who dont own a car because they are too busy trying to be "cool" by not owning one and saving the environment (ironically they end up missing out on enjoying the environment). Most importantly though I'm glad I've not been brainwashed into believing in not having kids or climate change so my three boys and I will continue to enjoy the great outdoors while those who profess to care about it almost never visit it (makes it even more pleasant out there too 👌)
I use a hybrid bike with locking suspension. Best of both worlds. Its less than 10mins to work but I turn the trip home into a 50 min ride. I also have a road bike. The same trip by car is 20 mins because I have to find a parking sport and then walk 5 mins.
im cycling since 20 years to work in Berlin and i can confirm its great :) for the 8 km to work i need 45minutes with public transportation
,25 minutes with car and 17-25 mins with bike depending on weather . BTW if you know the traffic lights you can adjust your speed and drive very efficiently and be much faster than people who take it by red.
I absolutely adore the two of you!
I love love love riding my bicycle to work (Planet X RT-80)! Whenever I ride to work, I'm in an awesome mood. Whenever I'm forced to drive, I can become downright homicidal.
6:21 very good representation of how it usually is: stuff in bike lane, van in bike lane, "watch for bikers" sign in bike lane.. :-D
LMAO at 7:17...incarnation of the infamous Welsh Dragon when Manon hits the red light. Dr. Bridgewood's logic is infallible and of course, accurate as supported by the existing fact-checking links. I got the sense that he really enjoyed winning the race (
I've got a tough tub just like Manons......... Bit bigger for mixing plaster 💪😂. Loose change tub, good idea.
Manon handles that stick quite deftly. Oh get your mind out of the gutter, of course I’m talking about the manual transmission in the car.
There are quite a few bikes using the MAHLE ebikemotion x35 motor drive now, the Orbea Gain, Scott Addict, Cannondale Neo among others. Seems to be the new standard for people who want a relatively normal feeling bike that doesn’t weigh a ton and produces just a bit of extra power to help you on the hills but completely cuts out anytime you’re moving faster than 20 mph.
Miss my i30n...pop pop bang bang!!!
I'm sure someone has already asked if GCN is just Top Gear on bicycles. Hamster rode a Pinarello which by the way had rim brakes.
This reminds me of old school top gear
I love this! I will always commute by bike, I don't own a car. If I end up with a longer commute than I have now, I will definitely look at E-bikes
I see what you mean Ollie about raising the heart rate by cycling rather than driving, but, what with the driving I witness daily, I think it’s a close run thing.
Woah holy shit, I didn’t know e bikes had that much torque or power. If google is correct 40 newton meters is around 29 foot lbs for my fellow imperial system users. And it looks so light! That’s absolutely insane to me! Idk why
I like shouty Manon's shouty car. If I remeber rightly, the i30n can record data from race circuits and upload it to their app.
Why the fuck would I give a shit about that, I'd be doing a lap for my own enjoyment not to compare to others, does everything have to be a fucking COD like rank challenge these days? FFS.
Its 26km’s to my workingplace and when its rush hour: by bike is the fastest way to get their or to get home. Its sad and funny the same time.
Olie and Mannon a winning combination! Great video
Surprised cost of car/bike ownership or operation wasn't mentioned. My commute by car is 25-30 minutes, and by bike it is 40-45 minutes, but I still prefer the bike because the drive to work is filled with road rage moments (and costs about $4 in fuel; do that for a month, and that's almost $80 saving).
was looking forward to Manon being upset at the end....damn...not buying the new "serenity now" Manon...pretty sure she tossed the coffee when the camera cut.
You got the car and the bike.
Where's the hovercraft/boat? And most importantly, the stig??
Pre-lockdown my straight road commute of 25 miles was quicker on the bike than the car, getting through roundabout to roundabout traffic at rush hour on my road bike straight down the middle of number to bumper cars was epic.
Top gear GCN?! Sounds good! :)
What alot of fun this video was!
I bought my ebike just for my 20km commute to work. Within 10 months I have cycled over 4000km. I love my normal bike which I use on my bike adventures that I can now afford, because I don´t need my car.
When I first saw the bike the thing that impressed me most was the novel way they had incorporated the battery pack to the bike. In a nice black waterproof bag which could easily be removed for charging or preventing theft. Unfortunately at the end of the video I was let down by the information that this bike was like all the other e-bikes and the battery pack was built into the bike. Other than that it was a great video but missed out why most people don't commute on a bike and it's due to the poor weather we have in the U.K.
External batteries are fugly and, importantly, obvious. Part of the attraction of the Mahle system is it’s visually unobtrusive. You can’t steal the battery without taking the whole bike, which is surely another advantage over external batteries, no?
@@davidreeson3741 I agree with what you say, the design was very sleek for an electric bike. My reasoning behind the reduction in theft is to make E- bike designers think differently than they currently are and I am assuming Merida would check out the comments in regards to their product. If they made the battery pack easy to remove when you locked it up and also built in a rear hub seize up function when the battery was not connected their would be less incentive to take the bike and harder for the bike to be ridden away, also they would then also have to pay for/steal another battery pack. Another thing the bike company could do would be to link the battery to the motor so only that battery worked with that specific rear hub motor.
After I had added my post I thought of another reason a removable battery pack would be useful. The bike could be an electric commuter bike with all the extra battery weight and rear hub motor wheel weight during the week and at the weekend you could remove the battery pack and the rear hub motor wheel and replace it with a normal wheel and have it as a normal road bike and the only additional weight would the electronics on the top tube for operating the rear hub motor wheel (although this also could be a quick release item that you put in the removable battery pack) the plug in points for the battery and rear motor and the internal wiring connecting the two. Two bikes for the price of one ( probably the reason they don't/won't do it, why sell one bike that when you can sell two different types of bikes).
OK, this is all well and good, but what if you don't have anywhere to store it safely while you're at work? I've never worked anywhere where I could take a bike into the building with me; and outdoor cycle parking always leaves it vulnerable. Even with the best lock, you can't protect (for example) light brackets or quick release bolts.
Also, I've never worked anywhere that I could reach on cycling infrastructure - I'd have to have used normal roads for at least half of the journey (or all of it in some cases).
These factors are important when taking the decision to drive or cycle; and they're not something that can be addressed by individuals - either they have to be provided by employers or legislated.
Having said that, I did cycle to work in three of the places I've worked, and I'd love to try an e-bike, because that might have made it possible to cycle to work in some of the other places I've worked before e-bikes were a thing.
Since I have to cover a distance of 37 km to work (one way) taking the bike is simply not feasible all the time. My split per week is usually 1-2 times taking the bike the full way, 1-2 times I take the car and sometimes I take the bike to the train in the morning, ride the remaining 5 km from the station to work and then the full way back in the evening.
Time wise the bike is clearly a disadvantage since I can drive the whole way via a highway that has no traffic jams whatsoever. Car takes around 20 minutes, bike around 1 h and 20 min since I don't want to get sweaty (I don't ride E-Bikes). The whole way can be covered without any contact to cars, so it is really nice to ride.
afraid of searching the model and find once more a "out o stock" as its usual in todays bike market.. great video
I love Manons competitiveness
It was a little bit of acting, I guarantee there's much more where that came from. That was basically a calm version of me.
7.5 KM is the distance between my home and work place (door to door). On usual days, starting 9 am, it takes me 23 minutes to bike and about 30 to drive. This is due to traffic lights and stop signs. On days when i finish way past rush hour, it takes me 25 minutes to drive and around 17 minutes to bike (i can ride faster at night when there are no car or pedestrians around, and i don't need to be all that bothered with stop signs).
A lot of people aren't returning to the office. They are working from home. I know I spend most of my day on Zoom meetings. Of course the ebike is a major improvement over the regular bike when it comes to commuting.
hi GCN ! Well, because of you I just bought this very bike this morning ! Can you tell me what app you use to connect your hear rate monitor with the phone and the bike ? I tried Ebikemotion but it doesn't seem to work ;-) Cheers from Switzerland !
I have an Ebike, and Monday Australian time I did my longest ride, since getting it 46.2km or 27.8 miles, in just under 3 hours
I know Ollie comes in for a lot of banter but credit where it’s due, he does have a very nice smooth pedalling style. I guess all that track work for his hour attempt paid off.
If Manon knew where to park (surely wasn't her first time to the Bristol office?) and there was Pay by Smartphone parking, it would have been a lot closer.
I rode to work with an ebike for much of this last year. I enjoyed it, but there is more time for planning/prepping, my city has limited infrastructure and despite having bought a heavy duty bike (27+ tire, up to 1500 watts/90nm of torque) it is always breaking down. Been out for the last month because of a broken frame. I can't wait to get back into it, but making the decision to go full time bike commuter has not been as easy as planned.
All Hyundai N cars are hot~
Here in Korea, Elantra N is very popular indeed
Where's the link Ollie was talking about that was a reasearch for how much polluted air you breathe? I actually got interested :D
i30n goooood Choice!
Gotta love Manons car
I only have a regular bike. I suppose an ebike is great for longer commutes?
They said the range was 40-90km, my commute is 30 hilly km each way on the bike. (Which is why I usually drive!)
A nice gimmick is they eliminate exterior influences like wind etc - you will always need around the same time, regardless if it's windy, or if you carry some additional load in panniers.
During winter you don't sweat, so you don't have to change your cloth if you work outside.
I used to ride to work. 11 km each way. But it was so dangerous. One day, a motorist hit my bike. Wait for it: I was on a cycle path located on the sidewalk! The motorist turned too sharply to make a curve and climbed over the sidewalk and hit me. I was patiently waiting for the lights to turn green for cyclists and pedestrians. I was dressed in fluo, even my bike was painted in fluo.
I've also stopped 2 car thefts from happening.
With the years, I got more and more scared. The fear got the best of me and I just gave up.
Also, I had a bike stolen.
I wish it was less dangerous.
When a battery is actually toast, how do you replace it?
Via the bottom bracket shell - same way it went in.
With a Muffin. :)
Remove it and replace it with a new one like any battery. They last ages though
force some african kids to mine some rocks
Buy a new one and fit it
Ollie, love you
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@@Waikeion99 yes, add that
Nice bike. Can you change the hidden battery in the downtube when it’s old?
How much faf is it to take of the rear wheel for tyre change or puncture?
The battery comes out via the bottom bracket shell. Unplugging the rear wheel cable, lining up the through axle and reconnecting afterwards adds about a minute to a puncture repair, if that. Just need to remember a spanner (or wrench if you prefer) for the axle nuts as most multitools don’t have one.
If you are commuting on your bicycle.... MUDGUARDS!
Commenting before this watching and this video is a question I've asked myself many, many times. I love cars to bits, but please, please let the bike win! 🤞
All very nice and good if you work for a cycling company who provide storage and changing facilities. Most people work for companies who have never heard of commuting by bike and have no such facilities.
Nice video. I can’t take that guy seriously while he’s wearing that comical cap 😄
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Mudguards are handy too.
as always nice commercial guyz!
I would love to ride to work, at least sometimes, but I live in Texas and it gets hot AF and even when it’s not super hot I would not want to get all sweaty before work. If I worked closer to work I would consider it when the weather is nice but as it is my commute by bike would take about an hour and a half.