I haven't made up my mind about electric bikes. On one hand it feels like cheating, for the bicycle is not purely operated by muscle power. On the other hand there are still pedals and the cyclists does contribute to the journey. I even tried two models and couldn't decide whether I like it (really appreciated the effortless cycling uphill in mountainous Slovakia in a warm summer day) or not (it felt like fooling no one but my own lazy body. Sporting, it was not).
Let's remain inclusive and consider the few Dubliners on electric bicycles, like the the lady above, genuine cyclists. It does, after all, occupy far less space than the average car.
I took the picture on 15 February 2013 on the Grand Canal cycle path.
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