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The Year of the E-Bicycle
theodp writes "Electric bicycles have been around for more than a century, but they have never quite captured the imagination of auto-obsessed Americans. That may be about to change. At CES this month, Sanyo showed off its sleek, lightweight Eneloop Hybrid Bicycle. Priced at $2,300, the e-bike sports a black lithium-ion battery strapped to the frame beneath the seat. Press a button on the left handlebar, and a 250-watt motor kicks in, providing about twice as much power as your own pedaling. Some basic e-bike models, like the Ezip Trailz can be had for as low as $500. Both Trek and Schwinn began selling e-bikes last year, and Best Buy is offering e-bikes in three test markets: Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland, OR."
And even if you do survive the trip, there's no where safe to lock it up ... I'm waiting for the workable wheeled vehicle that I can fit in a backpack.
Try a razor-style scooter! It's so fast and efficient! Once you start scoo-muting you'll never turn back. I take mine into my office, restaurants, cinemas, on dates... all the while looking resplendent in my bright-green bike gloves. It's the way of the high-density urban future!
(posted anonymously to preserve the last remaining tatters of my dignity)
Most of us road our bikes to school by 4th grade here in San Diego.
And some need to ride right back to school. :)
>> people dressed in bright nylon tights and oddly-colored sunglasses.
> *shudder*, that should be banned!
Agreed ... oddly-coloured sunglasses are a blight on society, and should be banned!
Or ... ray-banned?
So using something that will get you into shape is gay. Interesting.
No wonder my ass is always so sore after my workouts. I thought it was because the seat isn't all that comfortable, but it turns out that apparently I'm actually taking a cock up my ass for hours on end.
Yes, and people sticking their hands out the window trying to smack you on a high speed drive by, and attempting to side swipe you.
This is the real reason the Founding Fathers put the Second Amendment in. Insightful, really.
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given that its texas we are talking about, that actually makes a scary bit of sense...
comment first, facts later. http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/RelativityofWrong.htm
Do you really have problems with people throwing beer bottles at you?
Yeah, why would anyone have problems with that?
My favorite alternative is a handlebar mounted slingshot and a sack full of ball bearings!