With rising fuel, insurance and maintenance costs of operating a vehicle today and the fact that the already congested areas Victoria BC will be more backed up with the temporary bridge closures, we have seen a major influx of scooter commuters and e bicyclist emerging throughout the city.
One of our customers wanted to cycle to work for those reasons along with his goal of losing weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle. With his old trusted mountain bike he made it to work but after a long day he just couldn't make the ride home. He needed the pedal assist of an ebicycle to assist him until he could build up the strength and endurance necessary to make the daily 35 km round trip daily commute. As most people today he was on a tight budget so the fuel, maintenance and insurance that was spent on his pickup truck easily justified the purchase of his ebicycle.
Within several weeks he met his weight loss goal and has quantified his savings but he said the biggest reward is the the positive way he starts out his day enjoying the ride and nature along the way. "It's alot better than the road rage I would feel each morning on my daily drive to work and even my co-workers have mentioned how I am more positive to be around."
When asked if he still needs an ebicycle he replied; " You bet I just get to work faster now and thanks to the pedal assist not all sweaty like I did when I used a conventional bicycle."
