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The "electronic bike" thing to me has always been kind of a joke. What's the point in riding a bike if it helps you pedal? Isn't the point to get exercise?]]>May 22nd 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 23rd 2009 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 24th 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
The necessity to pedal for this thing to work negates any real advantage.]]>May 23rd 2009 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
they mostly for commuting - some people who've worked don't want to work as hard to get up a hill or two after 10 hours of listening to the (insert mgmt level type here) bitch about why they don't get to (do whatever) this year.

a CF bike is not going to provide any assist, despite being lighter.

to the "get in shape" whiners: it's a start. further more, maybe this is good for somebody with an injury. or somebody older.

this is a good option for urbanites. if you happen to live in one of these strange places/or any place with dedicated bike paths, you'll notice you're not allowed motorized vehicles on those paths. this is allowed there.

If this is too much, you can find e-bikes starting for $300. This one is far lighter than those, but they exist.

Of course, you could always always go the fun route and homebrew your own.

Regardless, you don't have to buy it.

(waits for the next time electric bicycles/motorcycles/cars comes up to read the same complaints again)

Though, as an owner of one, I was disappointed with Schwinn's purchase by a discount store bike maker (Pacific), Schwinns bought at real bike shops (not discount stores) aren't really any worse than Treks and Specialized at a given price point. They're all made in Taiwan until you get to the higher end bikes. That said, if you see Schwinn in a bike store, it'll probably be one of the e-models or the highest end model.]]>May 23rd 2009 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
Anyways. It is absurd to spend that much on a bicycle unless it is carbon fiber and your name rhymes w/ shmance shmarmstrong.]]>May 22nd 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/You could probably find a decent bike on Craigslist for $150 that'll weigh 10lbs less that you can then put the electric upgrades onto.]]>May 22nd 2009 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 23rd 2009 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
Now if Schwinn came out with their own Bakfiets cargo bike and had this assist on it....that would be a good seller as you could haul all sorts of stuff in the wheelbarrow out front.]]>May 22nd 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
Not after the 'deathtrap' of an S250 scooter we got at our house. Batteries lasted less than 30 minutes on a full charge, the back tire went out and we lost the only brake on the thing.

Only thing Currie Technologies (the idiots behind this damn thing) could say was 'sorry'.]]>May 22nd 2009 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13565800
http://www.markstechnologynews.com/2008/12/eneloop-bike-sanyo-unveils-electric.html]]>May 22nd 2009 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/Epic.]]>May 22nd 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 22nd 2009 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 23rd 2009 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/ Your Bike. :p

I really don't understand the electric bike trend (for $3k, I'd buy a Madone)... My Road Bike is really fast and gets me around the city very well. I tend to get to where I'm going on my bike quicker than if I drove my car. ]]>May 23rd 2009 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 23rd 2009 12:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/]]>May 23rd 2009 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/If you want to pedal easier, buy a lighter bike.
Electric bikes are for the lazy and disabled. ]]>May 23rd 2009 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
This is the kind of ignorance that makes America a great country.

No, you moron, you can do most errands on a bike. Unfortunately our great leaders in the first half of the 20th century decided that it would be a good thing to make every many miles away from everything else and to make us...well, you, drive 10 minutes to get a bottle of water since your tap water is no longer that clean.

Fucking a.]]>May 23rd 2009 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 23rd 2009 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
The bike that is cheaper and just as effective if not more is the Ezip. Solid frame and comes with one side saddle battery that gets you around 28 miles but there is room for a second battery to double your distance. The battery controls has an on off switch rather than a key, plus it has a sleep mode when you are not using it for 30 minutes or more. Multi geared bike decent brakes but will wear out very fast. Can be bought online or in stores, Walmarts and Academy have them and whats funny they are cheaper, 300-400 dollars, in stores than at the online site. Plus, they have several models.

Course, you really can't carry anything except a couple of bags with you while on a bike so what's the point. Better off with a Vespa.]]>May 23rd 2009 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
Hell, I was riding in February.

The MTA & cabs make you lazy.]]>May 23rd 2009 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
Andy]]>May 23rd 2009 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=10392

- 100~250 MPG
- 20~40 MPH with one gear, above 40 with extra gears or CVT
- 2-strokes, 4-strokes, & e-bikes
- friction roller, chain-, or belt-driven
- add these essentials onto any bike frame of your choice: recumbent, mountain, cruiser, chopper, "low rider", bmx, trike, recumbent trike, folding bike (my personal fav.), etc...
- ENJOY!

P.S. - Check out the NuVinci CVP hub in that link above... it's AMAZING!]]>May 23rd 2009 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
Once you buy a decent kit (think Japanese; Subaru, Mitsubishi, Tanaka, & Honda)... stop by the MotoredBikes Forum and tell us all about it... http://www.motoredbikes.com]]>May 23rd 2009 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/May 23rd 2009 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://waterfordbikes.com
Beats that import crap anyday]]>May 23rd 2009 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
Walking and biking the short trips may have an impact on obesity

http://www.6footsix.com/my_weblog/2009/03/walk-and-bike-your-walk-to-a-healthier-body.html]]>May 23rd 2009 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/22/schwinn-tailwind-electric-bike-review/
Mark]]>May 25th 2009 3:25AM