An electric bicycle is a perfect gift for the active elder in your life. But do your homework before plugging into the trend.
“Sometimes people who are aging have only learned what they have learned when they were kids,” says Michelle Bachaus ofwho teaches older adults general bike safety as well as ebike-specific safety across the state of Wisconsin. “The rules of the road are totally different these days.” It’s helpful to review those rules, she says, and find a quiet street to practice them so that when they finally get on their new ebikes, “all they have to think about is pedaling the bike.
In terms of buying the right bike, Bachaus lives by one simple rule: “The key to safe biking is being comfortable and confident,” she says. “As long as you can get on a bike and ride it and feel good, it’s probably the right bike for you.” With all due respect to trikes, it might be difficult to convince my mom that she needs a third wheel. But there are some sweet two- and three-wheeled choices out there. We narrowed our list down to four.Gazelle is based in Denmark, where electric bikes have been in the mainstream much longer than in the US, and the company has years of experience building beautiful ebikes that work well in varied environments.
is the ultimate comfort cruiser with high-quality components that combine seven-speed Shimano Nexus gearing with a Bosch 500-watt-hour battery that travels up to 70 miles on a charge. The design is classic Dutch, with a sleek aluminum frame outfitted with practical accessories like a rear rack and front and rear lights. The bike has a step-through frame and positions the rider more upright than other Gazelle ebikes.
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