Never Leave Home Without Your Folding Electric Bike
The other day I visited the library in the large town next to ours and noticed an elderly lady, locking up an electric bike before entering the library. Since my husband bought a rechargeable electric bike a couple of years ago, I struck up a conversation with her to find out how she liked her bike. It was a folding model, and she told me that she carried it in the back of her small van all the time. Then, when she found herself having to park several blocks from her intended destination, she pulled out her bike and, as in the case of her trip to the library, the books she was returning, and in a few minutes arrived outside the library door. What a great idea. For several years, I have been toying with the idea of getting an electric bike for myself. My husband bought one to keep up with the grandkids when they go biking during our annual vacation to Diamond Lake in central Oregon, and he loves sailing along behind them with little or no effort (or in front of them if he feels in a