The car is so last century. The way forward is electric, sustainable and has two wheels not four. The family e-bike.
At the recent London eBike Festival, I got to test-ride a whole host of fantastic e-bikes, but the ones I really, really loved were the brands like Tern Bicycles and Benno that screamed practicality. I know I could get my kids, dog, and shopping on with me, and actually, truly use it as a substitute to my car.
When chatting to the product designer at Gazelle, I asked him to show me their most popular ladies’ e-bike. He looked at me puzzled and said, ‘Do you mean family e-bikes?’
Yes, I said, newly enlightened to this game-changing term. Yes, that’s exactly what I mean! I want my husband to ride it too and for it to be our run-around for the school run, drama-drop and the glamorous weekly trip to Morrisons. I want to stop making excuses that I need the car for journeys that involve the kids. I want to be able to transport both my 4 year old and 13 year old. And YES, I WANT IT TO BE OUR FAMILY E-BIKE! Thank you, Gazelle.
And with this revelation, the regimented ‘ladies’ or ‘men’s’ bike notion gets tossed on its head. It’s clear e-bikes are really changing our perception of what a bike should be and what its use is.
