Jay Townley: Welcome to the exponential age

[LockH]

... and a new era of bike retailing!:
https://cyclingindustry.news/jay-to...onential-age-and-a-new-era-of-bike-retailing/

Mentions "electric" six times.

Stuff like "Electric cars will become main-stream
(Futurists believe that electric cars will become mainstream around and after 2020.)"

... and the Tesla car...

But then goes on:

The difference between Europe and America is all about the consumer. In Europe most adults, and more specifically older people have grown up with bicycles and bicycling and the majority have no fear of riding a bike – and in fact do so regularly. Accordingly they quickly embrace the concept of being able to continue riding a bicycle, with an electric assist, as they grow older.

... and:

In America the majority of adults do not ride a bicycle and have not – either at all, or since they were children. The majority of adults also have a reluctance or fear of riding a bicycle in traffic and they can not relate to the concept of a bicycle with electric assistance that will allow them to continue riding as they grow older – because they have no context and bicycling just isn’t relevant and therefore isn’t commonly seen as a solution.

Hehe... I sucker NA folks in, pointing to how much money they might save versus other transportation options.

:wink:

 

[gogo]

NA folks have spent too much of their lives cursing bicyclists for 'getting in their way'. They don't want to be 'one of them' because they know how much animosity and hostility most road users harbor against bicyclists.

 

[LockH]

NA folks have spent too much of their lives cursing bicyclists for 'getting in their way'. They don't want to be 'one of them' because they know how much animosity and hostility most road users harbor against bicyclists.

Hehe... And I counter "How `bout if EVerybuddy you saw on bikes was driving a car? Better?" (Hint: More time spent looking for somewhere... anywhere to park.) :wink: