Zen and the Art of E-bike Touring
Prologue
So you are curious about taking a trip with an ebike?
Good!
Attempt to Enlighten you, I will.
You should consider the balance of Advantages and Disadvantages:
Advantages:
1. You will roll lightly over the World, taking nothing but pictures, leaving nothing but tire tracks, and neither polluting nor poisoning the Earth.
2. You will really see, experience and flow through your journey at a slower, more mindful pace rather than simply zipping through the countryside.
3. You will see and experience things that you could never see from a train, bus, car, or even motorcycle, possibly including forest paths, farmer's fields, beachside dunes, and other nooks and crannies of the countryside.
4. You can conveniently park your bike anywhere where there is a place to lock it, and from there meander around the city, town, or countryside.
Disadvantages:
1. To be safe, You will have to pay careful, mindful attention to the sky above you, the surface beneath you, and the traffic around you.
2. You will have to learn to operate and become one with your ebike so that you seamlessly and automatically adjust to the ever-changing conditions of your journey.
3. You will be somewhat stiff and sore at the end of each day, depending on your condition, the route you have chosen, and how you operate your ebike.
4. En route, you will be at the mercy of the weather. You will directly experience extremes of hot, cold, dry, and wet, as well as potentially potentially dangerous weather with high winds, hail, and lightning.
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