Do eBikes belong on the mountain?

[Patchelicious]

that is a very good commuter solution for the "last mile" commute.....if it catches on and is priced right, it could really open up public transport to a larger spectrum of users.

Absolutely, but keep them out of races!

[Hairy]

Absolutely, but keep them out of races!

Was hoping to race one at one of these events!

 

[Hairy]

Was hoping to race one at one of these events!

 

incase you are wondering what this is 

 

[Patchelicious]

Was hoping to race one at one of these events!

 

You don't need an eBike for Redhook, you need eBalls!

[Hairy]

On the subject of e-bikes, Specialized had this motorcross wannabe concept bike out front of their booth. The bike is a concept that Robert Egger created and he really wanted to utilize the Levo technology in a bike that resembled a motorbike (Egger is a big moto fan). It's safe to say he succeeded, even going as far as adjusting wheel and tire size to represent the differences seen on an MX bike. 

[shaper]

EUROBIKE in a couple of weeks.... expect a lot more ebikes to be on show... and then on a trail near you !!

 

https://www.eurobike-show.com/eb-en/eurobike-programme/e-bike-pedelec.php

Edited June 20, 2018 by shaper

[gummibear]

Look carefully when some passes you on an Orbea.Could well be a eBike  

 

 

[Patchelicious]

Look carefully when some passes you on an Orbea.Could well be a eBike

 

 

That thing on the top tube is a little cubbyhole, where they can store their testes.

[gummibear]

incase you are wondering what this is

 

https://youtu.be/2U6c2QLiREg

I can sell you a T-shirt if you want.Sure it’ll be ironed before shipping [emoji85]????????

 

[gummibear]

That thing on the top tube is a little cubbyhole, where they can store their testes.

You can't believe how big the ebike industry is over here at the moment.Shops opening all over just selling Ebikes.It's like the craze for kiddies quad bikes a few years back.I have seen where they are useful but still don't belong on the trails or in races.

[Eldron]

That thing on the top tube is a little cubbyhole, where they can store their testes.

 

Would you people stop that! It's the second time today I've cleaned coffee off my screen!!

[Hairy]

You can't believe how big the ebike industry is over here at the moment.Shops opening all over just selling Ebikes.It's like the craze for kiddies quad bikes a few years back.I have seen where they are useful but still don't belong on the trails or in races.

just like when fat bikes were the thing to have ?

[Eldron]

I had a race with the worlds ugliest emotorbike yesterday and they lied! We were doing 50kph and only one of us was sweating!

 

https://nordic.businessinsider.com/record-breaking-crowdfunded-danish-electric-bike-criticized-for-being-illegally-fast-2017-10/

[Shebeen]

You can't believe how big the ebike industry is over here at the moment.Shops opening all over just selling Ebikes.It's like the craze for kiddies quad bikes a few years back.I have seen where they are useful but still don't belong on the trails or in races.

[Me rida my bicycle]

Don't really see the point of the argument.

It's not like they generate so much power that they destroy the trails and if it gives someone the chance to ride more trails than they otherwise could why deny them it.

Yes on the Darling race there was a couple of ebikes and it sucked to see them fly by on the hills but only made me push harder.

[Rigardt@Scott]

Don't really see the point of the argument.

It's not like they generate so much power that they destroy the trails and if it gives someone the chance to ride more trails than they otherwise could why deny them it.

Yes on the Darling race there was a couple of ebikes and it sucked to see them fly by on the hills but only made me push harder.

The argument isn't really about whether they belong on the trails - I think a consensus has been reached long ago by everyone that e-bikes are cool on the trails. It's the whole argument of whether they belong in races that is still going. Lots of valid points for both sides of the argument have been made...