I want to begin riding bikes more for exercise and ultimately to commute to work.
Unfortunately I’m overweight and very out of shape. Work is about 20 miles away, along busy highways with big shoulders but moderate traffic. About 55 mph is the speed limit.
I’m trepidatious about obviously getting hit, but also I don’t think I’d be able to go the whole way right off the bat. I’ll train some first.
I’m thinking some kind of ebike like a Specialized Tero 3.0 but don’t know. The shoulders can be pretty tricky/ gravelly so I was shying away from road bikes with thinner tires. I was leaning ebike because I think they’re cool/fun, help me better keep up speed, and will ultimately help keep me motivated.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
+1 for the etrike, (I have a emmo tropic C myself) I find cars respect me way more in it and I can pull way more awkward loads not having to worry about balance. I found an electric anything ends up giving me way more exercise than a regular bike, since I’ll attempt trips I otherwise wouldn’t because of steep hills or heavy loads.
Be careful the first time you go on tilted ground with it though. My instinct as a biker was to keep the bike perfectly upright, which obviously isn’t how trikes work. I turned into the slope and ran into a wall. XD
I would think the rear wheel drive trikes also inherently retain traction and handling well with a moderate load placed in the cargo box between the rear wheels, they might perform better in some respects I imagine.