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Bicycling and other forms of human-powered transportation alternatives have become a popular topic lately (or should I say again?), and at this point we actually have more full time and part time cyclists than EV owners.

As such I suggest we offer a sub-forum for the involved and/or interested folks.

I'd be very interested in that!

Nanci

A Twike (http://www.twike.com/)was at Hybridfest. I think it would qualify.

I'm building a motorized mountain bike to replace our SUV. I may park a write-up in this new forum when I'm done?

Anybody else doing something like this, out of curiosity?

Electric bike may be next, if the gas bike is successful. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSwG2xlNe9M

The gas bike will get 100-150mpg when lit on a flat road @ 25mph. Surely we can get that up to 200mpg. ;)

I definitely would like to see such a sub-forum. I am currently working on motorizing a bicycle, hoping to get 130 mpg commuting to work.

I also have a Giant E-Suede electric assist bike, but it's range is limited and it is a bit slow. Very dependable and lots of fun, however. And, of course, very efficient.

Of course, I also have a plain bike. Every mile I ride it is the best savings of all.:Banane06:

The good thing about not having a bike forum is that bikes come up on various threads and remind people that it is possible to get places without using a car. Overall, I think a bike forum would be good, so long as we still feel free to ask, "Do we really need a car to go 1 mile?" in other forums.

Nanci, I think you easily qualify as the longest distance biker here. What is the longest daily commute you would be willing to do on a bike?

My problem with commuting on my bike is I have to be at work at 6:30 AM, so to go my 17 miles, I'd be a bit late leaving at 5:30, and the ride in would be done in the dark. 12 miles- I'd be riding. I am not sure why five measley miles are intimidating me. I've ridden home for days in a row when my exFSP was in the shop. Every time I ride my bike lately, though, when I get to 17 miles I think to myself, that's how long it'd take to ride to work.

You could hypermile half way and then ride your bike to work the rest.

I agree. I think we should have a "People Powered" subforum where we can talk about bicycles, walking, etc.

After all isn't turning the key supposed to be the answer of last resort?

I'm for this...we purchased one of the EZRide ebikes (http://ebike-world.com/) (the e-scooter actually) at HF and it should be arriving sometime mid-August.
Me taking a spin!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2688836935_613ced2f4a_b.jpg

Evan, what is the range and speed of those things?

Hi All:

Concern over gas prices sees more Long Islander’s turn to bikes. (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13521)

General Bicycling discussions here. (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=100)

___Good Luck

___Wayne

Commuted 18 miles by bike today!! It was very enjoyable except for the 100% humidity and the four miles of pitch dark with no bike lane (and every car that passed me was a pickup, but they all moved over to the other lane). I _did_ find a nice place 10 miles from home that would be perfect for park and ride.

Evan, what is the range and speed of those things?
To remain qualified as a bicycle it is governed to 20mph or less...the one we got is supposed to be a little over 19mph. They claim "up to" 30 mile range....but I'm a bit skeptical without some serious hypermiling and continuous pedalling to keep the battery charged.

Our intended use is for a maximum of about 10 miles round trip to the local town for quick errands and such.