Re: BART + scooter (or folding bike) = perfect combo

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From: Merritt Mullen
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 00:00

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Jerry Wilson at jerryw982@aol.com wrote on 10/23/00 8:16 AM:

> Two hours on an electric bike would be easy for anyone. 18 mph should give
> you a 72 mile round trip in two hours, at least 60 when you consider
> traffic.

Two hours is not the problem.  Two hours at 25 mph is the problem (which is
what was proposed as a practical commute).  That would be 50 miles on a bike
that has a powered range of 20 miles and a top speed under power of 20 mph.
So you would get 20 miles in the first hour under power, then have to go the
remaining 30 miles in one hour, pedaling with no electric assist.  I don't
think many people could do that.

Where I live it is fairly flat, but summer temperatures often reach 115
degrees F, and it is not unusual to have 40 mph (or greater) winds.
Environmental conditions are a big factor in bicycle commuting.

Merritt

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Subject: Re: BART + scooter (or folding bike) = perfect combo
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