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I hope you are just being funny.

I log ebike rides on Strava twice a week - have been doing so for over a year. It gives me no segments unless if I register my own under ebikes.

eBikes are here to stay, and most definitely welcome on all our trails in Knysna and surrounds.

By the way, I also ride some of the trails on our tandem - double the weight of anything you talk about here - have yet to see any additional damage to the trails.

Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.

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you do need an adequate bank balance to run it....

I think you are are talking about the amount of compensation? Over-compensation is also an issue if adequacy... :whistling:
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I must say that despite my irrational prejudice against ebikes, my encounters with ebike riders have been uniformly benign. In fact, I have observed that in the main they seem almost apologetic about how easily they are humming their way up the hill.

 

Like most bigots, I am unlikely to let evidence and experience change my mind.

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Fork.... it’s getting to hard to spot these bikes now

With the masses at fun rides these will pass easily.

 

All assisted bikes should be painted pink for identification purposes.

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Fork.... it’s getting to hard to spot these bikes now

The ORBEA M10 is probably the hardest to spot and is only around 12kg.

 

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Fork.... it’s getting to hard to spot these bikes now

Hahaha yeah! Whenever someone flies past me now it's always a quick look at the bike to see if that's the reason. In the past the reason was far easier to spot. It was a quick look down at myself :(

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