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		Zigurd on Sept 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Americans' love affair with big cars is killing th... E-bikes fix most of those problems. A 10 mile trip, out and back, at 20mph, with no concern for loss of momentum at stop signs and lights is easily do-able by anyone who doesn't need mobility aids.

dnadler on Sept 2, 2024 [–]

That fixes it for certain types of people, but certainly not for most people in in the north east during winter.

Zigurd on Sept 3, 2024 | [–]

Most of the sprawl in America is not in the northeast. E-bikes are perfect for US suburbs.

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