| Electric bikes may not necessarily be what you | | | | more enjoyable for you. |
| perceive them to be; they are not an electricity driven | | | | Just as all normal bicycles come in different models, |
| motorbike or moped, on the contrary, they are far | | | | shapes and sizes, so too do electric bikes. There are |
| more similar to a normal bicycle. In fact this is precisely | | | | different models available for the sporty rider, the |
| what they are! A normal bicycle with no special | | | | active rider or the more relaxed rider, you just have to |
| accessories except perhaps a couple of different | | | | decide which category you fit into. They are also |
| speeds! Take a small electric motor, a controller for | | | | available with different speeds. |
| this and a battery and add it to the bicycle, and you | | | | These electric motors can be the chain driven type, or |
| have an electric bike. You are also able to add this | | | | even be fitted in the rear or front wheel hub. The chain |
| electrical kit to your bike yourself if you are handy with | | | | driven type is more conspicuously electrical, while bikes |
| DIY. | | | | with the motor in the wheel hubs are more streamlined. |
| You are still able to pedal this bicycle as you would | | | | You get varying degrees of motor strength from |
| with a normal bike, but it has added electrical | | | | around 200w to 700w, it just depends what you want |
| components to assist the rider, and make his riding | | | | to use them for, or your own particular needs. |
| easier in the instances where this is required. | | | | Batteries are also different and some bikes allow you |
| Let it be said that this type of bike would not be | | | | to choose which battery to use, while the older models |
| allowed in the Tour de France, and it is also not | | | | don't allow for choice. Three battery types are used |
| designed for racing or traveling at high speed, merely | | | | nickel metal hydride, lead acid and lithium ion. |
| for assistance with a hard ride, as an augmentation to | | | | The operation of the electric motor depends on a |
| human power. If you are not terribly fit or perhaps of | | | | controller which can be fitted as a throttle on the |
| the older generation and you fancy riding a bike for | | | | handlebars, or can be activated by pedaling. Again |
| you fitness requirements, and electric bike can help | | | | which you choose depends on your needs or likes and |
| you overcome hard sections on your ride and make it | | | | dislikes. |