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In the SF Bay Area the impression that I get (from passing a lot of bicycle riders on my motorcycle, as well as talking to my bike riding friends) is that bicycle riding is mostly recreational and also contains a lot of snob appeal (mine is more expensive than yours and check out my new Spandex).  I see very few people riding for transportation purposes outside of dense urban areas where getting around in a car is tough.  No one is going to ride an e-bike for either exercise or for cheap transportation.  The practical types that are just looking for short range transport will ride a cheap bicycle and for longer trips will ride a cheap beater IC motorcycle - of which there are loads around here.  Or take the bus, if you are really desperate.  (I tried that the other day when I went to pick up my new Zero and it took me two hours to travel the 10 miles to the shop.)