«They’re genuinely happy.»

Watching your parents age in real time is an upsetting experience. A reality that all children must face, once parents become elderly, feeble, and start to decline, it’s hard to resist the urge to find a solution. Oftentimes, there is no solution, but for the clever son in this next story, the obvious answer to his parents’ declining mental and physical health was simple: Electric bikes. 

When manned by the likes of an 11-year-old menace, E-bikes can be sketchy and dangerous on the road. Without speed capping or any legislation to promote safe riding, electric-assist bikes can be a little dicey, but for aging knees and tired joints, they’re the perfect blend of active and inactive travel. Old people should all consider getting electric bikes because they offer an opportunity to explore the world again without risking cracked joints or painful muscles. The bike does all the hard work, and the rider gets to reap the benefits. 

For a man’s aging parents, a pair of E-bikes was just the thing to keep his ailing parents from becoming couch potatoes.

And now, after only 6 months, their lives are infinitely better.