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I live at the top of a hill. I ain't biking up no hill. I am about to move to flat land closer to my job, and I do plan to bike then.
Just to warn you flatlands usually come hand in hand with wind, and that fucker is way less honest than hills. At least if you ride up a hill, you can ride down a a hill. No such guarantee with the wind. Only time you may actually be riding both ways uphill (metaphorically)
It's all good. I'm on the coast so the winds are predictable and rarely strong.
Is that sarcasm or is your coast very different from my coast?
Haha no, it is pretty predictable here. Breeze from the northwest in the daytime, generally. Changes with the seasons, but rarely anything but gentle. Far northern California.
ebike!
even the lower power ones will make hills way easier unless you're hauling a lot of weight/cargo
It's not just a hill. It's a couple of pretty big hills and a 15 minute drive on a highway with cars going 70+ mph. No alternate route. I was strongly considering getting a Sondors Metacycle, but they stopped making them before they delivered many. Like I said, I'm moving to town soon and even a regular bike will be fine then.