Do you own a e-Bike ?

[angus]

I thought, "what the hell is an ebike?  Is that like an ecigarette?"

Now that I see the picture I see what you mean.  Here, they're called electric bicycles.  I see a few on the streets, but not many.  I saw many in the Far East, but they're not as common here.

anyway, no.  I looked into them a while back, because my wife wanted me to get one.  I sometimes ride to work, which is nearly nine miles each way, and she worries about me when I ride.  I convinced here that the electric bicycle really isn't advantageous.  If I get hit by a car it's not any more protected, and using the electric part sort of defeats the purpose of cycling in the first place.  I guess the one advantage is that if you get tired of going uphill, tired to the point of making careless errors that might cause an accident, then having the electric motor might alleviate the problem.  But really going uphill on a bicycle is just part of the fun, so I don't think I'll get one.