E -bikes are becoming increasingly popular among middle and older people. In addition to many benefits, they also have their “downsides”. Do you know about them?
According to statistics, the sale of pedelecs is about one third of all rounds sold. And the popularity of these “machines” among Czechs is growing year after year. “I decided to buy an electric bike after I did not climb a hill anymore. I just can’t do it anymore – I don’t breathe, my knees hurt – and I’m just old,” laughs Fifty -year -old Irena, who was used to spending a summer vacation on bicycles around Šumava. This year they will both go not on a classic bike, but on electric bikes…
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For a while “Makačka”, Relax for a while
Of course, the advantage of this means of transport is the fact that you get to places you wouldn’t reach yourself. “And that, of course, attracts me,” says Irena, who thanks to the “new drive” dares to travel on trips is a bunch of more skilled cyclists. But the former active cyclist does not want to look like a slacker besides athletes, so she always sets an electric bike so that she always “puts in her body”, but the moment she runs out of force, she uses the support of the electric motor.
Bike like a cow
Irena – just like her husband – admit that a few things have taken them off with an electric bike. On the one hand, it was its greater weight, around 20 – 25 kg. “We had to get used to it, all the more so we live in the city and you have to store the bikes complicated. To bring such a” gift “to the apartment on the second floor is sometimes proper adrenaline,” says Irena, saying that even manipulation is sometimes more complicated. But it always succeeds.
Devilish speed
According to experts, the problem of pedelecs and safety is the problem. “You can pedal without much effort while driving on an electric bike. It motivates you to ride faster,” says one of the experts who sees the main problem in this phenomenon: “When the bike is heavier, it goes fast, logically has a longer braking distance.
For seniors the right nut?
In addition to the high speed, the expert sees a repeated problem in the higher weight of the wheel, thanks to which the means of transport are harder to control. “Paradoxically, this can be a big problem especially for the elderly, which uses because of the lower physical bike physical bike,” he adds. And statistics give him the truth. According to them, cyclists over 65 are seven times higher risk of e -bike death than on a regular round… and that’s not all! According to the facts obtained, about one fifth of the injuries arise from an electric bike. Therefore, it is also advisable to consider your physical possibilities before buying a “two -round” pet… Although driving on the electric bike is less burdensome, but “joining” this means of transport is sometimes quite exhausting. Do you have it?
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