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		cbdevidal 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Long Range E-Bike (2021) I think of e-bikes as a kind of "electric horse." * Goes about as fast as a horse * Goes about the same distance as a horse * Sitting on a saddle like a horse * Out in the weather like a horse * But no feed or vet bills * No need for lots of land or infrastructure * Little ongoing maintenance * Little skill needed to ride :-)

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loeg 5 days ago [–]

Faster than a horse at long distances. Humans can outrun horses at distances as short as 26 miles.

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