24 Apr 2023
My son and I took on this adventure on a cold Saturday with snow coming down for part of our ride. So we got to experience riding through what felt like 3 seasons in only a couple of hours.
Using e-bikes is a great way to tour the city! We had never rode an e-bike before, but it was easy to learn how with a short tutorial before we started out. Having the option to set up to 4 assist levels allows each person to easily set it for however hard they wanted to work. I found level 2 to be a bit too much assistance, so dropped it down to level 1 and then 0 at the end, while my son kept his at level 2 for an easy ride the whole way.
In just a couple of hours we covered all the major points of downtown Madison, from the zoo, to Camp Randall, UW Union, State Street, the Capital, Willy Street, and Monona Terrace. I've lived in Madison for about 21 years and I learned I didn't know much about the city during this ride.
Highly recommended!