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cialowicz | 3 years ago

I recently learned about The Villages, FL, which is a sprawling retirement community, and was the fastest growing metro area in the US over the past decade [0]. This feels like the perfect bike for an aging demographic living in that sort of community. This sort of e-bike will be less intimidating to use for older people, and ultimately it feels like a good move for the company. It's hard to argue with getting more people outdoors and active on bicycles.

[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/the-villages-census-fl...

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blamazon|3 years ago

Smaller than The Villages, is Peachtree City outside of Atlanta, which is notable for making off-street micromobility pathways a priority in city planning: (relative to the rest of the suburban US)

https://www.peachtree-city.org/DocumentCenter/View/17110/Pat...

(If the map looks a little weird, it's because there's a zillion unofficial paths to connect the dots)

They've rallied around golf carts historically but it's a great place to bike. I use an E-bike and see a lot of recumbent bicycles using the pathways.

lesuorac|3 years ago

> They've rallied around golf carts historically but it's a great place to bike.

Yeah. Having spent a decent amount of time in Florida gated communities, I just don't see electric bikes replacing electric golf carts.

You already have a golf cart and the only thing the bike can do is use a bike lane. Sure somebody who likes to bike might get one just like somebody who likes tennis might get a pickleball set but the average person is just going to get an electric golf cart.