There’s no stopping electric bikes. Market research firm Mordor Intelligence values the e-bike market at $23 billion and expects it to hit $47 billion by 2026. But how safe are they? And can you even get a solid workout from them? Walter Biffl, MD, trauma medical director, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and trauma surgeon, Scripps Clinic; and Vishal Bansal, MD, director of trauma surgery, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, are familiar with e-bikes, both from research and from the many incidents they’ve seen. Click here to see what they have to say.
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