Fitness, Lifestyle and the eBike

The guy putting my seat and handlebars
 on nice place in OB

Not everything on this blog is going to be hard and heavy. We can talk about fitness because we do have issues with health and ensuring we have a healthy population. Likewise, our public servants and our military need new recruits that are in good physical condition. Fitness and nutrition lead to greater overall health (I can also say it is another factor to human capital development but let us save that for another date.)

Fitness can come from changing one's life to include new activities. For example, I used to rent a car while traveling to my boat but then realized that because of the typically nice whether and the many pathways on the coast, that an eBike makes sense. Considering the cheapest car I can rent is $450 not including gas, I bought my eBike for $430 and put an additional $100 into the seat and handlebars (It came with the worlds worst seat.)

Instead of driving I ride my bike so I'm improving my fitness and saving money each time I come out from car rentals. There are a few drawbacks if you need to go far but this can be augmented by hitching a ride with someone. If you need to go somewhere far for a little I think you would want to rent and put the mileage on there as well. Considering the cost of an additional car, insurance, parking, maintenance overall the eBike is the better deal.

I think a lot more cities are going to switch to electrical small vehicles and bikes as a way to remove congestion and help the environment. Smaller roads may also be needed. Longer distances will still require access to highways and use of cars but ultimately that is something that can be fixed in the future as well. 

Some benefits in this case of the eBike....

-Significantly less cost

-Greater health

-Help environment

-Greater awareness of local activities

-Simplifying of life.

Some detractors I found from the eBike....

-Sucks when its cold or rainy.

-Long distance is impossible.

-Longer commute times.

-Risks from drivers.

These guys/gals are motivated because with an eBike you just click the button if your tired......