๐ก๐ผ ๐โ๐บ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐จ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Iโve been researching electric cargo bikes with the intention of taking my kids on school runs and doing other fun stuff. Bikes give you some exercise, take up a lot less space than a car, and are cheaper to run.
But theyโre not THAT cheap.
This one here is a Tern GSD S10. If purchased upfront with a whole bunch of accessories itโs about $9,000. Who has that kind of money for a hobby?
Iโve actually been considering something similar at half the price. The Aventon Abound with accessories is about $4,000. Iโve seen the reviews and I reckon itโs just as good if not even better. But thereโs one slight problemโฆ itโs not street legal! It has a 750W motor but NSW legislation only allows for 500W / 25kmh motors. And even if you put a speed limiting device on the bike, the power means that it is still breaking the law. [Though I doubt a police officer would ever know your e-bikeโs motor output.]
Anyway Iโve been agonizing over it. So many options to buy, all of them so overpriced or illegal, that the decision is too hard to make and I end up doing nothing. Iโd rather save the money for a family holiday, or leave it in the mortgage offset account.
If I did get one, perhaps Iโd earn the money back through some deliveries.
On a more serious note, I do believe that eBikes will become more common in our TOD precincts when families only have one parking spot and no ability to street park. When I walk around places like Crows Nest I already see bikes everywhere, and itโs going to be similar if we end up with 20,000 new dwellings around four train stations.
As Mayor, Iโd therefore want to try one out for an extended period and understand the infrastructure implications (similar to how I was the first councillor to get an EV).
If you search for โelectric bike hireโ thereโs a few options to get a bike for the short term. One such provider is Lug+Carrie which is currently doing a half price eBike โtrialโ in Ku-ring-gai so Iโll probably end up with them. But Iโd encourage anyone interested to do the research and figure out which provider gives the best value for your personal circumstances.
๐ก๐ผ ๐โ๐บ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐จ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Iโve been researching electric cargo bikes with the intention of taking my kids on school runs and doing other fun stuff. Bikes give you some exercise, take up a lot less space than a car, and are cheaper to run.
But theyโre not THAT cheap.
This one here is a Tern GSD S10. If purchased upfront with a whole bunch of accessories itโs about $9,000. Who has that kind of money for a hobby?
Iโve actually been considering something similar at half the price. The Aventon Abound with accessories is about $4,000. Iโve seen the reviews and I reckon itโs just as good if not even better. But thereโs one slight problemโฆ itโs not street legal! It has a 750W motor but NSW legislation only allows for 500W / 25kmh motors. And even if you put a speed limiting device on the bike, the power means that it is still breaking the law. [Though I doubt a police officer would ever know your e-bikeโs motor output.]
Anyway Iโve been agonizing over it. So many options to buy, all of them so overpriced or illegal, that the decision is too hard to make and I end up doing nothing. Iโd rather save the money for a family holiday, or leave it in the mortgage offset account.
If I did get one, perhaps Iโd earn the money back through some deliveries.
On a more serious note, I do believe that eBikes will become more common in our TOD precincts when families only have one parking spot and no ability to street park. When I walk around places like Crows Nest I already see bikes everywhere, and itโs going to be similar if we end up with 20,000 new dwellings around four train stations.
As Mayor, Iโd therefore want to try one out for an extended period and understand the infrastructure implications (similar to how I was the first councillor to get an EV).
If you search for โelectric bike hireโ thereโs a few options to get a bike for the short term. One such provider is @[100063454519480:2048:Lug+Carrie] which is currently doing a half price eBike โtrialโ in Ku-ring-gai so Iโll probably end up with them. But Iโd encourage anyone interested to do the research and figure out which provider gives the best value for your personal circumstances.View in Window
