In response to a quote from the editor in chief of Bicycling Magazine, Byron suggests she should meet some ebikers before speculating as to how to market to them. I suspect the title is tongue-in-cheek.
13 comments
7 positive
6 neutral
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Jonathan Maus, "Is Portland and America Ready for Ebikes?", Bikeportland.org, 1/29/2010
Maus looks at ebike presence at tradeshows, local shops, and recent legislation, and asks "Is 2010 the Year of the Ebike in America?"
57 comments:
29 positive
7 neutral
11 negative
57 comments:
29 positive
7 neutral
11 negative
Farhad Manjoo, "How I Learned to Love My Electric Bike", Slate, 5/11/2010
A Bionx conversion kit creates "delusions of liberation" in the author's mind. He calls range estimates "dodgy". Author responds several times in comments.
119 total comments:
35 positive
40 neutral
18 negative
119 total comments:
35 positive
40 neutral
18 negative
Lloyd Alter, "Are Electric Bikes Still Controversial?", Treehugger, 7/29/2009
Treehugger sets up a poll regarding ebike acceptance. Among over 1000 respondents, 62% are in favor, 6% don't like them, and 31% express a conditional maybe.
22 comments + a poll:
17 positive
1 neutral
4 negative
22 comments + a poll:
17 positive
1 neutral
4 negative
Trevor Reichman "Is My Electric Bike Lame?" Treehugger, 8/16/2009
Due to the heat of an Austin summer, Reichman adopts an ebike, and gets mixed results from other riders. Author no longer rides an ebike, but would if confronted with a similar commute situation. Comments generally positive, with a couple scoffers thrown in for good measure.
74 comments:
51 positive
11 neutral
10 negative
74 comments:
51 positive
11 neutral
10 negative
Monday, June 28, 2010
Jose Formoso, "Electric Bikes are Blowing Up...", Wired Magazine, 8/19/2008
After a slightly misleading title - ebikes are "blowing up" in the sense of becoming popular - Formoso compiles a list of 8 ebikes Wired is going to test. Comments tended to the "check out this brand/store/etc!"
18 comments:
15 positive
3 neutral
18 comments:
15 positive
3 neutral
Sami Grover, "Why Haven't Ebikes Caught on Yet", Treehugger, 3/18/2010
A brief summary of Alan Durning's "Parable of the Electric Bike" series of Sight Line posts.
38 comments:
17 positive
13 neutral
8 negative
38 comments:
17 positive
13 neutral
8 negative
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