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[Closed] 55% of UK Adults Considering Buying an eBike

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Today marks Cycle to Work day. To mark the occasion, a new study has been released that suggests 55% of UK adults are considering buying an eBike. Fol ...

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Posted : 05/08/2021 12:30 pm
 IHN
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"Survey commissioned by eBike manufacturer says e-bikes are the future".

I'll take a pinch of salt with mine, please. And, as ever, I'd like to see the questions asked.

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 12:38 pm
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That's impressive considering 75% of UK adults don't even know what an ebike is !

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 12:55 pm
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As I'm not thinking about it do I need to have a stern conversation with the wife ?

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 12:57 pm
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What Sir Humphrey said….

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 1:05 pm
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Ask everyone again in January when its been p***ing down for a few months.

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 1:11 pm
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And, as ever, I’d like to see the questions asked.

Which of the following three methods of transport would you consider buying if the alternative were a slow and painful death?

a: An elephant
b: One of those broken-down donkeys you see on ads on the telly
c: An e-bike (plus a £1000 voucher to spend at McDonalds)

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 1:25 pm
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In 5 years time 55% of UK adults will have an eBike gathering dust in their garage with a knackered motor and no spares available!

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 1:29 pm

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I cycled to work today. I cycled to the park and back. I'm working from home, not the park. I am not a squirrel.

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 1:36 pm
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They deduced 55% of UK adults from a sample size of 2000. Okey doke.

That’s impressive considering 75% of UK adults don’t even know what an ebike is !

Indeed - I had to explain to my brother what one was and he owns 3 mountain bikes!

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 2:38 pm
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Is the quote not '55% of the panel invited to speak about cycling thought they might consider at some point the idea of an ebike'?

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 2:53 pm
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and 63% of UK Adults are overweight.

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 2:54 pm
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Clickbait-tastic!

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 3:23 pm
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c: An e-bike (plus a £1000 voucher to spend at McDonalds)

😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 etc

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 3:34 pm
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8 out of 10 owners said their cats prefer it.

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 3:36 pm
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Easy to scoff at loaded surveys, but surely ebikes "should" be the solution for a lot of short and/or urban journeys?

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 4:32 pm

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I don't think anyone is saying ebikes aren't a really good idea to replace car journeys.

Just that this article is credulous to the point of making Singletrack look silly.

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 6:59 pm
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I don’t think anyone is saying ebikes aren’t a really good idea to replace car journeys.

My dad does. He's not a fan of cars, but hates e-bikes with a passion. It's really odd.

Which version of cycle to work day was this? It's unlikely that Cycling UK wouldn't bombard my my inbox for 2 solid months about this and I had no clue.

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 8:11 pm
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I've considered buying a mclaren

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 9:19 pm
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I’ve considered buying a mclaren

Do you mean Maclaren?

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 10:19 pm
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55% of UK Adults Considering Buying an eBike

73.6% of statistics are made up

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 10:21 pm
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Do you mean Maclaren?

🤣🤣🤣

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 10:25 pm
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My dad does. He’s not a fan of cars, but hates e-bikes with a passion. It’s really odd.

Does he say 'Baaaah HUMBUG' a lot ?.

 
Posted : 05/08/2021 10:51 pm
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I don't believe it personally. The last thing a commuter needs is to spend 3-5K on an E bike and get it nicked straight away. Also they are much heavier than road bikes.
Just get a road bike and you'll easily be able to do 15MPH which is plenty fast enough in an urban environment.

 
Posted : 15/08/2021 10:31 pm

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