Thor Buttox Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 Can I ride the Sani2C on it?Only if you are home schooled. Escapee.., BigDL, Patchelicious and 1 other 4
Shebeen Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 interesting 20 listings ebikeshttps://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/category/151-electric-bikes/ 18 listings gravel/cx bikeshttps://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/category/157-gravel-cx-bikes/
Patchelicious Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 interesting 20 listings ebikeshttps://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/category/151-electric-bikes/ 18 listings gravel/cx bikeshttps://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/category/157-gravel-cx-bikes/What's interesting about this?
Headshot Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 What's interesting about this?People realizing they made a big mistake and selling their recently acquired toys? But then what to make of all the normal bikes for sale... Duh! Escapee.., Odinson and Patchelicious 3
marko35s Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 What's interesting about this?That one minor sub-category is beating another by a fairly insignificant 10% or so...What is missing is that categories for actual mountain bikes have over 900 items listed. BigDL and Patchelicious 2
Patchelicious Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 People realizing they made a big mistake and selling their recently acquired toys? But then what to make of all the normal bikes for sale... Duh! That one minor sub-category is beating another by a fairly insignificant 10% or so...What is missing is that categories for actual mountain bikes have over 900 items listed. So its not interesting then... as I thought.
Hairy Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 interesting 20 listings ebikeshttps://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/category/151-electric-bikes/ 18 listings gravel/cx bikeshttps://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/category/157-gravel-cx-bikes/ What's interesting about this?shocking Patchelicious 1
Escapee.. Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 What I got from this thread Mostly unfit lazy guys buying E-Bikes, I might have missed it but not one handicapped person/old person on this thread so far. Plenty of guys trying to defend why they are doing it but its mostly sounding like excuses.Eldron doesnt like it Pure Savage, IH8MUD, EZRider and 5 others 8
Patchelicious Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 <p> What I got from this thread Mostly unfit lazy guys buying E-Bikes, I might have missed it but not one handicapped person/old person on this thread so far. Plenty of guys trying to defend why they are doing it but its mostly sounding like excuses.Eldron doesnt like itLike a Chad Haga race report! tux26 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 What I got from this thread Mostly unfit lazy guys buying E-Bikes, I might have missed it but not one handicapped person/old person on this thread so far. Plenty of guys trying to defend why they are doing it but its mostly sounding like excuses.Eldron doesnt like it Most of the guys who have bought e-bikes down here in the cape, and that I see on the trails, are definitely not unfit and / or lazy. On the contrary, they're mostly farking strong already, and just want that extra boost for the same reasons that I do - to do more descending. Rocket-Boy and BigDL 2
Patchelicious Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Most of the guys who have bought e-bikes down here in the cape, and that I see on the trails, are definitely not unfit and / or lazy. On the contrary, they're mostly farking strong already, and just want that extra boost for the same reasons that I do - to do more descending.To be fair, that’s within your Enduro microcosm ???? Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Escapee.. 2
Rocket-Boy Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Most of the guys who have bought e-bikes down here in the cape, and that I see on the trails, are definitely not unfit and / or lazy. On the contrary, they're mostly farking strong already, and just want that extra boost for the same reasons that I do - to do more descending.That would be the reason I would buy one. Just to get back up faster so I can do more down. BigDL 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 To be fair, that’s within your Enduro microcosm Yeah, but on tygerberg trails, Table Mountain and tokai... Plus, most of the e-bikes on sale could be called trail / enduro bikes. Normally 120mm - 150mm machines.
Nick Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 That would be the reason I would buy one. Just to get back up faster so I can do more down. Likewise. Instead of not riding enough, I ride a lot. It makes me pretty tired. Even before the opportunity of the weekend's long trail ride arrives, I've usually put in two or three rides. The tired legs often have me turning back for home while I yearn for more shreddie. Places like Jonkershoek destroy tired legs. So in last night's dream but practical bike selection discussion, the trail bike was throw out to be replaced by *shock and horror* a trail ebike. The simple reason, it'd be more fun! Of course, the makeup of said bike collection changes hourly I suppose the hard men and women would say that I'm being lazy. I should interval harder and base mile slower. So when I eventually hit a taper week, then on that special weekend, I'll be strong enough to satisfy my trail riding desires. Odinson, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Headshot and 3 others 6
Headshot Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 I think the bias against them here has its roots in the masochism of the local riding species, Marathonicus Carbonexterra . This species looks down on anything that isn't ultra light, carbon and 29er and thrives on "suffer scores". The same applies to some extent in the USA. In Europe, it is common to access the mountain via an assisted means and then enjoy riding down, for fun. This explains why eBikes are so popular in that region. They have been having fun like this for decades. Here, having a fun ride is not the main agenda... Odinson, Vaalhaai, Eldron and 3 others 6
Escapee.. Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Okay three categories: Poor okes have to sit on the back of a bakkie to shuttle them up the mountainRich okes hit the E-bikesUltra rich okes are on the ski-lifts in Morzine Eldron, Odinson and Hairy 3
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