I keep gently pressing our government to set up a scheme for helping the old to buy electric bikes. They're getting cheaper anyway…
The great thing about the newer electric bikes is that you get the same amount of exercise pedalling them, but the motor kicks in when you face a hill too steep for your tastes or abilities.
You'd know enough about bikes to be able to talk to your LBS* about what kind you need and what price is best. But you'd want to rein in that assertiveness; cyclist deaths have gone up in the Netherlands in recent years, most of the extra being people over 65 who have taken to electric bikes but haven't taken the extra power into account. There are also more broken toes arriving in the A&E, as a result of these speed maniacs riding over pedestrians' feet.




* For non-cyclists, LBS stands for Local Bike Shop