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		<title>E-bike is to Bike what Trolling&#160;Motor&#160;is&#160;to&#160;Rowboat</title>
		<link>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/09/26/e-bike-is-to-bike-what-trolling-motor-is-to-rowboat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/09/26/e-bike-is-to-bike-what-trolling-motor-is-to-rowboat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) released a position paper (PDF) on how electric bikes should be regulated when off-road. And predictably, the pedal-power purists flipped out without absorbing the nuances of IMBA&#8217;s position &#8212; even though the second paragraph is all reasonable and stuff. IMBA believes all recreational uses of public lands [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>e-Bikes and Commuters: Don&#8217;t be fooled by cheap imitations!</title>
		<link>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/26/e-bikes-and-commuters-dont-be-fooled-by-cheap-imitations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 15:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike to Work Week]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Benning has been experimenting with bike commuting on a loaner Ohm XS 750 e-bike. Now he has to return the fancy Ohm bike. But he sounds like he&#8217;s ready to dust off his own bike and to switch to pure pedal power. Sure, he&#8217;d like to keep that sweet $3,799 bike, but it has [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bumps in Bike to Work Week: It&#8217;s a conspiracy, I tell you!</title>
		<link>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/19/bumps-in-bike-to-work-week-its-a-conspiracy-i-tell-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/19/bumps-in-bike-to-work-week-its-a-conspiracy-i-tell-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 20:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike to Work Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commuting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Bikes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The oil companies and the auto industry control the weather! Wake up people! That&#8217;s how I felt yesterday afternoon, riding into what felt like a relentless spray of icy buckshot. The day started out just a bit chilly and drizzly, but that didn&#8217;t keep more than 100 dedicated bike commuters from visiting a &#8220;Bike to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is There Bike After e-Bike?</title>
		<link>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/14/is-there-bike-after-e-bike/</link>
		<comments>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/14/is-there-bike-after-e-bike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 22:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bike to Work Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commuting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Bikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JOYBAG]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Benning has been using an Ohm XS 750 e-bike for four weeks leading up to Bike to Work Week. And he&#8217;ll use it during Bike to Work Week too. But then what? What will happen after he has to give back the e-bike? I&#8217;m very satisfied with Steve&#8217;s willingness to try this experiment, and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Commuter &#8216;White Knuckle Moments&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/07/commuter-white-knuckle-moments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/07/commuter-white-knuckle-moments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 15:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commuter of the Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commuting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Bikes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three weeks into life as a bike commuter, Steve Benning has encountered some of the challenges that even the most committed among us face from time to time. Unpleasant weather is one of the triggers for excuses to use the car. We had that kind of weather last week in the form of 40 to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Les and Maury: The Downside of e-Bikes as Equalizers</title>
		<link>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/05/les-and-maury-the-downside-of-the-e-qualizer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/05/les-and-maury-the-downside-of-the-e-qualizer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 18:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commuting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Bikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JOYBAG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=11149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[E-bikes have been touted for their equalizing effect in a couple of ways. First, a weaker rider can keep up with stronger riders on an e-bike. Secondly, an e-bike helps the rider do his/her commute and errands faster than on a non-powered bike&#8211;in some contexts, equaling toward the speed of errands and commuting by car. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Take It Easy: Jackson Browne Trivia and a Dead E-Bike&#160;Battery</title>
		<link>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/04/take-it-easy-jackson-browne-trivia-and-a-dead-e-bike-battery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/04/take-it-easy-jackson-browne-trivia-and-a-dead-e-bike-battery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 19:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commuting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Bikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JOYBAG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=11113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I succeeded in running down the battery the Hebb ElectroCruiser 700 until it wouldn&#8217;t go anymore. I was right in front of The Route 66 Dog Haus. The three-LED power indicator went permanently red after 20.4 miles on a single charge. The last five or more miles were no picnic. And given the hills, headwinds, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8216;Gearing Up&#8217; for Bike to Work Week (Get it?)</title>
		<link>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/03/gearing-up-for-bike-to-work-week-get-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/03/gearing-up-for-bike-to-work-week-get-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=11090</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was interviewed along with Josh Lipton and Anthony Quintile about the upcoming Bike to Work Week. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The e-Bike Guinea Pig Talks Traffic</title>
		<link>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/02/the-ebike-guinea-pig-talks-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/02/the-ebike-guinea-pig-talks-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 03:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commuting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Bikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JOYBAG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=11060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve Benning has been bike commuting for two weeks, and shows no sign of waning enthusiasm. We sat down and talked about dealing with drivers, motorcycle baggage, and family planning. Wait. That didn&#8217;t come out right. I&#8217;ve been using this as my second car, because we only have one car in our family. So I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Running on Empty: Power Anxiety and e-Bikes</title>
		<link>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/02/running-on-empty-power-anxiety-and-e-bikes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/05/02/running-on-empty-power-anxiety-and-e-bikes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 19:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commuting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Bikes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Am just using a lot of power, or am I about to be stranded going up this hill with a dead battery and a 60 pound bike?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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