Hairy Posted November 5, 2018 Share I had a few well placed and sarcastic remarks.I hope you tjooned him what you thought of his parking and his lame eBike thing bru? Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickjay007 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Hummmm..... Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddaman Posted November 5, 2018 Share  was quite amazed to see that GCN actually have a fully fledged sister channel, purely dedicated to these machines! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Txz5nUDD14vCdNSU_JydQSo when the battery goes flat, you climb off the bike and rest.  mmmmmmmmm Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan A Marais Posted November 5, 2018 Share  was quite amazed to see that GCN actually have a fully fledged sister channel, purely dedicated to these machines! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Txz5nUDD14vCdNSU_JydQ Please let's not call them machines - they are motorbikes, and should be discussed in motorized programs. A machine (in bicycle terms) is a super looking well designed humanly propelled means of transportation which excludes mechanical doping in all forms. BigDL and wiledog_x 2 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 5, 2018 Share E Bike Tours On Proper TrailsFree Durbanville, Western Cape  Offering guided pedal assist E Bike Tours on Specialised Levo's on proper Trails at capetownebiketours.co.za. Novice to advanced Riders welcome. Groups from 2 - 8 riders. Rides from 1 to 3.5 hours commencing from Durbanville, WC am and pm options.   https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/333036-e-bike-tours-on-proper-trails/ Andrew Steer 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwing Posted November 5, 2018 Share Mountain biking were started by guys who wanted to shred their way down, not up. Most people subscribe to the suffer fest of Marathan and XC riding because overcoming unfitness is certainly less scary than learning to hit a massive gap on a DH track. The long and short of it is that E-bikes allow you to get to the top quicker, and have fun on the way down, and quite frankly, that is what REAL mountain biking is all about.....but if you rally along with the fun police, I am not going to stop you riding your XC bike on gravel roads into the wind for 5 days straight....just don't come and rain on my parade once I own a e-bike, and when I am having a fun time one the trails and you don't.. slickjay007, Wet Ears, Pure Savage and 5 others 8 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan A Marais Posted November 5, 2018 Share Pffffft Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted November 5, 2018 Share E Bike Tours On Proper TrailsFree Durbanville, Western Cape  Offering guided pedal assist E Bike Tours on Specialised Levo's on proper Trails at capetownebiketours.co.za. Novice to advanced Riders welcome. Groups from 2 - 8 riders. Rides from 1 to 3.5 hours commencing from Durbanville, WC am and pm options.   https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/333036-e-bike-tours-on-proper-trails/ Looks like they are having fun and getting more people onto the trails, Kudos!! DeanvZ, MDJ and Andrew Steer 3 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddaman Posted November 5, 2018 Share Mountain biking were started by guys who wanted to shred their way down, not up. Most people subscribe to the suffer fest of Marathan and XC riding because overcoming unfitness is certainly less scary than learning to hit a massive gap on a DH track. The long and short of it is that E-bikes allow you to get to the top quicker, and have fun on the way down, and quite frankly, that is what REAL mountain biking is all about.....but if you rally along with the fun police, I am not going to stop you riding your XC bike on gravel roads into the wind for 5 days straight....just don't come and rain on my parade once I own a e-bike, and when I am having a fun time one the trails and you don't..Fitness over fun.If it was all about fun then everyone would have quadbikes...., even better everyone would stay indoors in some virtual reality prison. Getting fit and suffering is part of the achievement. No pain, no gain and all that stuff. Remember the decline all starts with doing one park run (5kms) with the wife and the next thing comrades starts looking to far, and another blink of the eye and you are battling to finish a marathon, then the 21km becomes too difficult...... Same thing with e-bikes, just one little ride and POW it is now too difficult to live without a throbbing, vibrating, jiggling battery pack between your legs......... Edited November 5, 2018 by Paddaman Headshot 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwing Posted November 5, 2018 Share Fitness over fun.If it was all about fun then everyone would have quadbikes...., even better everyone would stay indoors in some virtual reality prison. Getting fit and suffering is part of the achievement. No pain, no gain and all that stuff. Remember the decline all starts with doing one park run (5kms) with the wife and the next thing comrades starts looking to far, and another blink of the eye and you are battling to finish a marathon, then the 21km becomes too difficult...... Same thing with e-bikes, just one little ride and POW it is now too difficult to live without a throbbing, vibrating, jiggling battery pack between your legs.........It sounds like you need to have your perception of fun checked then mate....this website is all about riding bicycles....If you like quad-bikes or static trainers more you maybe need express your sense of fun on some quad bike forums DieselnDust 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted November 5, 2018 Share Fitness over fun.If it was all about fun then everyone would have quadbikes...., even better everyone would stay indoors in some virtual reality prison. Getting fit and suffering is part of the achievement. No pain, no gain and all that stuff. Remember the decline all starts with doing one park run (5kms) with the wife and the next thing comrades starts looking to far, and another blink of the eye and you are battling to finish a marathon, then the 21km becomes too difficult...... Same thing with e-bikes, just one little ride and POW it is now too difficult to live without a throbbing, vibrating, jiggling battery pack between your legs.........There are going to be eBike world champs next year, if its so easy why not go be a world champion?? Ebikes will get more people enjoying more trails. If they are able to do more descents per day, they may get better skilled and there will be less dirt roadies out there... There is always road cycling for those that dont like eBikes. Andrew Steer, Headshot and DieselnDust 3 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted November 5, 2018 Share Mountain biking were started by guys who wanted to shred their way down, not up. Most people subscribe to the suffer fest of Marathan and XC riding because overcoming unfitness is certainly less scary than learning to hit a massive gap on a DH track. The long and short of it is that E-bikes allow you to get to the top quicker, and have fun on the way down, and quite frankly, that is what REAL mountain biking is all about.....but if you rally along with the fun police, I am not going to stop you riding your XC bike on gravel roads into the wind for 5 days straight....just don't come and rain on my parade once I own a e-bike, and when I am having a fun time one the trails and you don't..Ahhh the irony of Repack Hill being a gravel road... PhilipV 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan A Marais Posted November 5, 2018 Share It sounds like you need to have your perception of fun checked then mate....this website is all about riding bicycles....If you like quad-bikes or static trainers more you maybe need express your sense of fun on some quad bike forums  I can only but laugh whilst shaking my head, and getting up for a new cup of coffee. #areyoulisteningtoyourself Mamil 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted November 5, 2018 Share Ahhh the irony of Repack Hill being a gravel road... a very steep gravel road Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted November 5, 2018 Share Mountain biking were started by guys who wanted to shred their way down, not up. Most people subscribe to the suffer fest of Marathan and XC riding because overcoming unfitness is certainly less scary than learning to hit a massive gap on a DH track. The long and short of it is that E-bikes allow you to get to the top quicker, and have fun on the way down, and quite frankly, that is what REAL mountain biking is all about.....but if you rally along with the fun police, I am not going to stop you riding your XC bike on gravel roads into the wind for 5 days straight....just don't come and rain on my parade once I own a e-bike, and when I am having a fun time one the trails and you don't..Please get me one when you go shopping. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddaman Posted November 5, 2018 Share Ahhh the irony of Repack Hill being a gravel road...Military historians may point out that Repack Hill was not the first time bicycles were used "off road". In the Boer War both sides used bicycles to traverse the veld and avoid getting shot. (The British had a extensive bicycle corp for communications between headquarters). At one stage Danie Theron insisted his rapportryers get double rations, as they did not have horses, therefore they needed to be fed twice, once for sustainment, and once for locomotion. They were nicknamed dikvreeters.....Danie Theron also "invented" the puncture-less tube, by inserting a leather belt between the tube and the tire. (Orginal tire liners). In order to get Pres Kruger to accept his concept, he challenged a horse rider to a race between Pretoria and Potchestroom, which he won on his bicycle.  Despite this history the SANDF still prefers horses and motorbikes (despite the noise and maintenance costs) as means of transport in rural areas. maybe they should investigate e-bikes......... (Bianci also developed a good military bicycle at one stage) slickjay007 and Eldron 2 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/page/67/#findComment-3407912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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