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An electric bike is ‘cheating' and ‘does all the work', this is a wrong conception held by many people. Electric bikes have great value in getting people back into cycling after an illness or letting people into cycling that has never ridden before. Electric bicycles or battery bikes generally are designed to be ridden in pedal assist mode. This means that the rider is putting in effort and the motor is assisting. Some electric bikes have a feature that whereby the rider can vary the amount of assistance given by the bike, while the others have the ability to be ridden without pedaling at all. The ability to go completely under power may be useful if a rider can only put in effort for a short time and then need a ‘breather'. This allows them to either continue their journey, or when out riding with other companions, to keep up and not delay the ride.