• sexy_peach@feddit.deOPM
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      If you use it every day and can afford it, maybe look at brand electric bikes! They’re a bit like bikes, but sturdier and on bad/rainy days and whatnot it really motivates to have the motors help. They’re almost like motor scooters, if you ever had one.

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        Is ebike theft an issue? I’m paranoid about my push bike that I have no idea how I’d leave an ebike out.

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          Yes it is but you can get cheap insurance, just like you would get for a motor scooter or a car.

        • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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          Yes, although I try to take precautions to prevent or catch it. For shopping I carry two u-locks and a wheel wire for my loaner ebike, and on my personal dutch-style non-e bike I rely on the built-in lock and chain.

          Out of the several years I’ve owned my personal bike, there has been one attempted theft (they made off with my light, action cam, and bike computer) and that was during an hour long shopping close to midnight.

          Look into whether your area has secure bike parking, such as within train stations with key card access, maybe ones attached to your local authority’s office, or even run by any local bike charity of some sort.

          I personally have left my loaner ebike locked up in train station keycard storage overnight while visiting another city, there are cameras everywhere which is reassuring, and the bike was untouched when I returned for it. On a separate occasion I left some of my clothing on the locked up ebike to dry, and they were exactly how I left them when I came back to ride home.

          Nowadays I just try my best not to use general public access bike parking lol

          Edit: should also mention that I keep all my bikes indoors now when at home. Last time I kept my old one out, cats kept pissing on & scratching the wheels, and it rusted so badly

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        They’re definitely something I’m looking at. 🙂

        I’ve gotten to use a class 3 direct drive before, and it was nice. Ideally, a gravel e-bike is what I’d target.

        I’d kind of like to get something I can use all around since I would only have one, and my area has some nice bike trails.