{
    "objectID": "/weblog/2026/04/12/lightweight-bike-commuting/",
    "type": "weblog",
    "title": "E-bikes are not for lightweight commuting",
    "file": "weblog/2026/lightweight-bike-commuting.md",
    "url": "/weblog/2026/04/12/lightweight-bike-commuting/",
    "date": 1775991600,
    "date_year": 2026,
    "tags": [
        "biking","commuting","ebike","gravelbike"
    ],
    "content": "Last summer I saw more and more people with things that looked like racing bikes but were a bit more sturdy and at the same time seemed - I don\u0026rsquo;t know how to put it - casual (?) to me. I looked around a bit and learnt that these were \u0026ldquo;gravel bikes\u0026rdquo; that I had heard about before. For some reason I had always imaged \u0026ldquo;gravel bikes\u0026rdquo; to be those mountain bikes with really fat tires. No idea why. All of a sudden, though, I was interested!\nThat could be something that could help me work on my fitness WHILE being a fast and lightweight way to commute! As much as I love my e-bike, there is one thing it is definitely not: lightweight. At the same time I didn\u0026rsquo;t want to dive into yet another rabbit hole. I started looking for a mostly commute-ready option and eventually stumbled upon the Cube NuRoad. They also had a fully-equipped (FE) variant which comes with lights and a rear carrier. Luckily there was a Cube store in Graz AND Klagenfurt and so I could talk to …"
}