What’s the best bike for commuting? This is the second video in which I test different types of bikes on my commute. This time, instead of a mountain, road or city bike, like I did last time, I tested these bikes: A slow, comfortable city bike, a light and fast road bike and a pedelec , a.k.a an electric pedal-assist bike.
Which one is best? I measure my commutes on all of the bikes and compare the numbers.
If you don’t want to watch the video, here are some of the numbers: City bike: Riding time: 66:61, average speed of 20.2 km/hr Road bike: Riding time: 58:65, average speed of 22 km.hr Electric bike: Riding time: 56:31, average speed of 24.6 km/hr
Speed, however, is not the only factor in bike commuting. In the video, I also examine a number of other factors around bike commuting, such as comfort, costs and the sweat factor.
I hope this video helps you become a better bike commuters.
Also: You’ll probably notice that my math is weird on some of the calculations. I have an accumulated time of 58:65, for example, which should be expressed as 56:05. The larger point I’m trying to make still stands, but, yeah, I messed up.
Here’s my first bike commute challenge.
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Tom Babin is the author of Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling.