This is kind of an odd question I've been pondering for some time. Strictly in an ease of travel context, are modern electric bicycles a technological step ahead or behind horses? Meaning, taking a moderately high quality e-bike motor and assuming all associated technologies like a place to recharge we're available, would a traveler say, in colonial times, be better off traveling by e-bike or horse? Or are both horse and e-bike about the same in travel output? Distance is more important than speed to me since, compared to a car, both horse and e-bike are pretty slow.
I ask this because this question really pertains to our time. I would feel better knowing, being on my e-bike, I was taking a step ahead in travel technology rather than back.
I ask this because this question really pertains to our time. I would feel better knowing, being on my e-bike, I was taking a step ahead in travel technology rather than back.