Sentences with phrase «person pedals the bike»

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Amid NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's crackdown on electric bicycles, the city Department of Transportation clarified that pedal - assist bikes that top out at 20 mph will be legal, but people on e-bikes with a throttle that require no pedaling will continue to get tickets.

We gave it a try and while the saddle isn't all that comfortable, the company says many people — often those training for bike races or the Tour de France — switch out the saddle and pedals and use their own.

One study found that people who had lost weight were about 27 % more efficient at pedaling a bike.

A Journal of Sports Sciences study found that when people performed four 30 - second all - out sprint intervals on a bike while listening to music, they had a more positive workout experience than when they pedaled without tunes — possibly because music helps distract you from the, uh, discomfort of a tough sprint.

When most people think of cardio, they think of long, boring jogs on the treadmill, or endless pedaling on the upright bike.

The latest craze is four - or six - person surreys made for pedaling along the bike path that runs parallel to the boardwalk.

Bikes in this premium class range up to $ 7,000 for pro-level components and while that may shock some people, it's actually not far off from pro-level pedal - powered bicycles.

Electric bikes remove many of the roadblocks and challenges that people face with traditional pedal - powered cycles but they aren't perfect.

All of that is a long way of saying that calling the Munro Motor 2.0 electric bike a «bike» might ruffle some feathers, not only for leading people to think that it can be pedaled as a bike can, but also because even as the company incorporates the latest in electric drive technology, it still retains design elements that resemble actual components from its gas - fueled inspiration, just for style.

For the average person, a recumbent bike might seem like a bit of an oddball thing to ride, probably because most of us have grown up riding an upright two - wheeler, not a short bike that you sit down to pedal, but for those who suffer from back or joint pain when riding a conventional bicycle, a recumbent is the answer to getting back spinning some wheels again, and when a third wheel is added to the design, as in a recumbent trike, these low - riding cycles offer increased stability as well.

«This will encourage people who haven't ridden in a while,» he says, adding that he thinks pedal - assist is especially beneficial for bike share bikes because they are heavier than the average bicycle on the road.

While the notion of a bike wrapped in a sleek body may appeal to some — mostly people who already ride bikes regularly — it's likely that the future of the velomobile lies not in pedal power but in the addition of a small engine.

Musing about what it would take to get more people in other cities to hop on bikes, Notaras mentions some of the many initiatives in Japan to promote cycling, including the Green Pedal Map, which provides information in English and Japanese «on bike lanes, danger zones, rental locations, bike parks and so on,» as well as the leadership role that needs to be played by government and businesses.

Check out the enthusiasm the good pedal - powered people of Portland have for their bike boxes!

Case in point: The Chattanooga Community Kitchen and Outdoor Chattanooga have joined to give the homeless some pedal power.According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, the Kitchen is using bikes to give to homeless people to relieve the stress of walking from place to place.

As it is, the bike weighs in at just about 20 pounds with eggbeater pedals and a Brooks saddle.My PR Pro is the ideal bike for an apartment dweller and probably for anyone.I do get a little tired explaining to people that I don't have to pedal faster to make up for the small wheels.

Also, elevators are going through a revolution now with the ThyssenKrupp Multi, which work because the motor is in the cab; this might work the same way with multiple bikes in the shaft, since the motor is the person pedalling.

It features bike parts donated from the university's Yellow Bike Program, a bike - sharing initiative, a battery for storing the energy generated by the pedals and a small touchscreen that shows how much electricity a person produces.