I have dreamt of owning a Brompton since Sam bought hers. It turns out Catherine has owned one even longer. I have also wanted an e-bike for a year or so. My plan (eventually) is to replace my car with an e-cargo bike.
So last December when someone in my circle of cycling acquaintances posted about a Brompton e-bike for sale I jumped on the opportunity. It’s not a cargo bike, but I plan to buy a trailer that will make it very handy for shopping.
I made the purchase during the first big storm of the winter, so my first chance to play with it came during false spring in early March. My friend Florence invited me to join her for dinner at a restaurant about 6 km away. I was tired after a busy week so decided to test the Brompton. Did I mention whee?
I was easily able to keep up with Florence, my knees didn’t hurt, I could tuck it under the table so no worry about theft, and it was a fun conversation starter with others waiting for a seat.
People sometimes try to claim that riding an e-bike is “cheating”. Alisa Joy wrote about some great reasons to use an e-bike back in 2018. All those reasons are still valid. Plus it’s fair to ask the question”cheating compared to what? Driving a car?”.
