Do eBikes belong on the mountain?

[Andrew Steer]

Has anyone actually said that or are we creating our own enemy and then fighting against it?

 

I have made fun of ebikes. A lot. That doesn't mean I mind them on the trails. The purist in me thinks that people who buy ebikes just to go faster are a little silly (ok a lot silly) but for beginners, part timers, older folk and people with disabilities ebikes are a winner.

Ja, sure thing... almost thought this was the Ebike appreciation thread for a second there.

 

Check the comment two posts after yours if you really still don't pick up the vibe. All I posted was two very clear and simple examples as to why they are actually pretty cool things. Nothing more, nothing less. 

 

Use it, don't use it 

[Paddaman]

Walking is for proletariats!

Ready for comrades marathon........

[Shebeen]

Ok, who, or rather how many people would think that she shouldn't have eBike? Really, who??

 

Stop posting these fringe cases, which intentionally circumvent the argument that "most people are pro eBike, JUST NOT IN RACES" purely for the sake of arguing.

 

FFS do you people not get sick of LOOKING for reasons to argue with each other?

 

If you honestly think that most people here think that she shouldn't ride an eBike, then YOU are the a$$hole.

if you read the original post it was a direct reply to this  https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/?p=3408222

 

This is not a fringe case. I've seen loads of overweight people on e-bikes.

This is actually a huge opportunity to grow our sport with people who didn't do any sport previously. It should be encouraged.

 

Do you own a pedal assist motorbike shop by any chance? 

nope. (or should I say, not yet)

but I've ridden a few and am a huge supporter of them as bicycles.

I also think races should be proactive and allow people to ride them from the back of the field and not get an official result. 

[Paddaman]

if you read the original post it was a direct reply to this  https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/166722-do-ebikes-belong-on-the-mountain/?p=3408222

 

This is not a fringe case. I've seen loads of overweight people on e-bikes.

This is actually a huge opportunity to grow our sport with people who didn't do any sport previously. It should be encouraged.

 

nope. (or should I say, not yet)

but I've ridden a few and am a huge supporter of them as bicycles.

I also think races should be proactive and allow people to ride them from the back of the field and not get an official result. 

[Shebeen]

Fair point. Me - I don't think this thread will change a single thing.

 

I don't think anyone really thinks ebikes are bad. This thread is pretty redundant. I reckon in 99% of bicycle /ebike interactions in real life there will be a bit of ragging, a bit of banter and both riders will carry on with their lives.

 

Seems to have dimmed your own disgust of them at least (thread longevity will do that too!)

 

E-bikes should be "last resort" in my opinion. How farkon soft has society got that people "need" ebikes? Very few people actually need ebikes. They're just farkin soft.

[Paddaman]

Seems to have dimmed your own disgust of them at least (thread longevity will do that too!)

Eldron, does not hate e-bikes, he rages against a society that has made us so soft that we even have to talk about electrical assisted pedaling in the first place.

[Eldron]

Seems to have dimmed your own disgust of them at least (thread longevity will do that too!)

Not changed my view at all. Normal everyday people that buy ebikes just to go faster deserve all our scorn.

 

Last resort like older folk, disabilities etc are perfect candidates for ebikes.

[Eldron]

Eldron, does not hate e-bikes, he rages against a society that has made us so soft that we even have to talk about electrical assisted pedaling in the first place.

Nice and elegant sir.

 

Buy all the ebikes you want I say - just don't sully the efforts of actual bicycle riders by pitching up at a race with one.

 

It's "only pedal assist" make me want to face palm myself to death.

Edited November 6, 2018 by Eldron

[Shebeen]

Eldron, does not hate e-bikes, he rages against a society that has made us so soft that we even have to talk about electrical assisted pedaling in the first place.

That's a different way of saying the same thing.

I would shut up if he'd stop pretending like he speaks for all and sundry.

 

I also think that 2,3 or maybe even 10 years down the line we'll come back and say:

"what people were against E-bikes in races?"

 

 

Not changed my view at all. Normal everyday people that buy ebikes just to go faster deserve all our scorn.

 

Last resort like older folk, disabilities etc are perfect candidates for ebikes.

 

So let's get the oracle's opinon on this one - wives riding an ebike to keep up with their husband?

[Dirt Tracker]

 

So let's get the oracle's opinon on this one - wives husbands riding an ebike to keep up with their husbands wives?

Fixed it for you. 

Edited November 6, 2018 by Dirt Tracker

[Paddaman]

That's a different way of saying the same thing.

I would shut up if he'd stop pretending like he speaks for all and sundry.

 

I also think that 2,3 or maybe even 10 years down the line we'll come back and say:

"what people were against E-bikes in races?"

 

 

 

So let's get the oracle's opinon on this one - wives riding an ebike to keep up with their husband?

meanwhile in Scotland

 

[Patchelicious]

I dont know HOW couples rode together before the invention of eBikes. 

[Patchelicious]

meanwhile in Scotland

 

Better give her an eCaber quick!

[Eldron]

That's a different way of saying the same thing.

I would shut up if he'd stop pretending like he speaks for all and sundry.

 

I also think that 2,3 or maybe even 10 years down the line we'll come back and say:

"what people were against E-bikes in races?"

 

 

 

So let's get the oracle's opinon on this one - wives riding an ebike to keep up with their husband?

 

That's social media gold right there. YOU decide that I am pretending to speak for all and sundry then YOU take umbrage at YOUR own decision. 

 

But wait...you also called me the oracle so you obviously think I'm wildly knowledgeable in all things cycling related so maybe I am speaking for all and sundry when I post.

 

Thank you! 

 

As the acclaimed oracle one will bestow one's knowledge upon you as follows:

 

Your question is sexist.

[Kranswurm]

I dont know HOW couples rode together before the invention of eBikes. 

I was threatened with death on occasion....

[Patchelicious]

I was threatened with death on occasion....

Quick, cheap and effective. Also way more vegan than having to produce extra batteries.