Yyyy Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 (edited) Change the thread.... The mostly unanimous decision after 2000 posts is 'Yes, but not in races'. New Thread topic.... 'Do road E-Bikes deserve to exist?'Honestly the way the the trend is going for ebikes and gravel bikes, give it a couple of months then everyone is going to start raving about road ebikes as well. Probably come a time when everyone will have a eMTB and an eGravelBike and those human powered pedal bikes will be looked upon in the same way as single speedsters on the mountain do today Edited November 14, 2019 by YaseenEnos BigDL 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 Honestly the way the the trend is going for ebikes and gravel bikes, give it a couple of months then everyone is going to start raving about road ebikes as well. Probably come a time when everyone will have a eMTB and an eGravelBike and those human powered pedal bikes will be looked upon in the same way as single speedsters on the mountain do todaynah, there'll always be a space for "normal" bikes. There's still somewhat of a rush when you clear something that's been bugging you for ages, under your own steam. I reckon that the average "quiver" of bikes will have a short travel 100-140mm "normal" machine and then a gravity centric e-bike.
Headshot Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 this is more a case of 'do dwisses belong on the mountain' rather than e-bikes... what a pity for all partiesMaybe the thread should be re titled "Statistically speaking,do eBikes permit more dwisses to be on the mountain than ever before?" BigDL 1
Headshot Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 Yeah, and there's nothing wrong with that at all. I have the same opinion as you on the roadie ebike, for my personal use. Nee dankie. But exactly the same arguments can be used against e MTBs. There is even MTB on Zwift now. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
Duane_Bosch Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 But exactly the same arguments can be used against e MTBs. There is even MTB on Zwift now. The MTB on Zwift is just there to stop you from blowing your brains out whilst cycling indoors. No one who rides on zwift thinks of it as real cycling. It's a cycling specific workout. Nothing more. Zwift makes you stronger for cycling. it isn't cycling Let's not have all the Zwift haters on here spewing cr@p. There are enough haters on here already. Jewbacca, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, ChrisF and 1 other 4
Mamil Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 I've never lied about my dick size or my FTP - but I have lied about my weight. Bru FTP is the most lied about number on the planet. More even than d!ck size. 250 is enough to get up the hills. Duane_Bosch and Wayne pudding Mol 2
Jewbacca Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 The MTB on Zwift is just there to stop you from blowing your brains out whilst cycling indoors. No one who rides on zwift thinks of it as real cycling. It's a cycling specific workout. Nothing more. Zwift makes you stronger for cycling. it isn't cycling Let's not have all the Zwift haters on here spewing cr@p. There are enough haters on here already.Pfffft!!! Zwift is the future.... You can ride with other people, race other people..... It's basically the next step in never having to actually leave your house and interact with real people. It's like whatsapp for cycle addicts. Imagine, uCook, PnP and Woolworth deliveries, On line shopping, Zwift, a treadmill and some mail order brides in the basement and you would never need to leave the house... ever..... ChrisF, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Zatopek and 3 others 6
ChrisF Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 (edited) Change the thread.... The mostly unanimous decision after 2000 posts is 'Yes, but not in races'. New Thread topic.... 'Do road E-Bikes deserve to exist?' sounds like polititian speak there .... "mostly" certainly contradicts "unanimously" .... The only "unanimous" feedback is that ebikes should not impact race results. The unanswered question being, when should they start to keep their impact to a minimum. Edited November 14, 2019 by ChrisF Jewbacca and BigDL 2
Duane_Bosch Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 It's basically the next step in never having to actually leave your house and interact with real people. How do I go to real places? Amazing ones. But do so in a way that I don't have to interact with people? Now THAT's an app.
TIB Posted November 14, 2019 Posted November 14, 2019 Pfffft!!! Zwift is the future.... You can ride with other people, race other people..... It's basically the next step in never having to actually leave your house and interact with real people. It's like whatsapp for cycle addicts. Imagine, uCook, PnP and Woolworth deliveries, On line shopping, Zwift, a treadmill and some mail order brides in the basement and you would never need to leave the house... ever..... Well, this is a good thing. There are lots of people that should NEVER leave their houses.... Rigardt@Scott and Duane_Bosch 2
ChrisF Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 Had to smile yesterday ..... We were doing a lap of Bloemendal and D'Aria. Through the gate, back into Bloemendal, and UP that little hill ..... A rider on an e-bike comes past at SPEED. This was clearly a case of his "euro-stykle-chair-lift". He was polite in indicating his intent to come past, and greeted us as he shot post. It was clear this gent was still getting a decent workout ! Maritz was taking strain after a couple of hills in succession .... and he says to me: "Die oom cheat" Add to this my thoughts of the day .... saw a 9-year old drop his mom. He had to wait every so often for her to catch up. And I am finding myself having to work up a bit of a sweat early in the rides to keep up with Maritz ... it takes a few kilos and couple of hills for him to dial it back, and for me to then catch my breath ..... 2020 is going to be interesting as he gets even stronger, and more stamina .... and then has to wait for me to catch up ..... time to start saving up for an e-bike ... Milkman, Hairy, nonky and 2 others 5
DJR Posted December 24, 2019 Posted December 24, 2019 Yesterday, on the way to work, I heard on the radio that the City of Cape Town has just given a bunch of their Table Mountain security officers e-bikes to patrol the mountain. As far as I can figure it is an initiative they rolled out to try make the tourist season safer. Chasing baddies on an e-bike.......I think is a legitimate reason for being on the mountain! Yyyy, capediver, nickc and 4 others 7
Rigardt@Scott Posted December 24, 2019 Posted December 24, 2019 Yesterday, on the way to work, I heard on the radio that the City of Cape Town has just given a bunch of their Table Mountain security officers e-bikes to patrol the mountain. As far as I can figure it is an initiative they rolled out to try make the tourist season safer. Chasing baddies on an e-bike.......I think is a legitimate reason for being on the mountain! But when the baddies hear how much ebikes cost they will be chasing the security officers to steal the bikes. Dexter-morgan, Wayne pudding Mol, DJR and 1 other 4
DJR Posted December 24, 2019 Posted December 24, 2019 But when the baddies hear how much ebikes cost they will be chasing the security officers to steal the bikes. Ja-nee, this is SA after all Rigardt@Scott 1
scotty Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 EMBN's E-Bike Christmas Ride & Slide | With Joel Anderson, Georgia Leslie, & Steve Geall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDTYNEPLZlI
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