K2C & e-bikes

[DieselnDust]

I am not saying he cannot ride his motorised vehicle. I am just saying that should he should not expect or demand that organisers of human powered bicycle races change the nature of their events so he can "race"

 

 

Its not a sanctioned event so its not a race

[gogo@]

Its not a sanctioned event so its not a race

Snort. So, only CSA knows how to organize a... race.

[eddy]

Its not a sanctioned event so its not a race

 

 

Hell, if I had known that I would have put race into quotation marks. 

 

On second thought, it appears that I did.

[DieselnDust]

Snort. So, only CSA knows how to organize a... race.

Ya apparently. was mentioned earlier in this thread

[Thor Buttox]

Some average XCO mtbers who started in BMX, road, downhill respectively

 

 

 

 

 

http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2012/07/01/2/emxc_dsc7518_600.jpg

Yes, and none of them would ride the wrong bike in a race. Your point?

[Eldron]

that's just foolish.... you'll never make it on a single charge. also, you have plenty of time to recover for next year's race

 

also also, that's foolish

I plan on setting the motor to Stepelec so I only have to push half as hard every strude. That way my achilles will be OK, the battery will last and it isn't cheating because it's Stepelec.

 

/comic sans of course/

[Eldron]

You've made the assumption that you are clearly right and everyone agrees with you.

It's got nothing to do with me being right or wrong...

 

Go and read the original ebike thread and you'll see that the majority of people think that way.

[Eldron]

Well isn't that the exact same argument that was posed, to great outrage, in the Spur MTB Schools League Homeschooling thread fracas? 

 

Yup - difference is that all the kids there were riding bicycles.

 

See if you get the same response if you ask the schools league to allow kids on ebikes to compete.

[rorydewet]

Okee dokee, so "most" people agree on the issue. Page 6 and counting would tell the different story that it's not as black and white as it is in your mind..

if its solved why is there still a debate

 

perhaps those anti e bikes think its solved

 

or perhaps those with e bikes just get on and ride and dont worry what people think so dont post here

[Patchelicious]

if its solved why is there still a debate

 

perhaps those anti e bikes think its solved

 

or perhaps those with e bikes just get on and ride and dont worry what people think so dont post here

I don’t believe that there are very many people who are anti eBike. Most actually seem pro eBike. Trying to label all the people who have concerns about them joining bicycle races as “anti eBike” in an attempt to discredit their argument, is about as lazy as pitching at a bicycle race with a eBike.

[Eugene Oppelt]

E-bikes are superb for getting people off the couch, out of their cars and allowing opportunities for sharing recreational time in ways that are now possible.

 

For racing with others that bleed from the ears and grind their way through personal and athletic challenges - no.

In a separate event / category - yes.

 

Have I missed it somewhere? What’s the official reason that K2C refuses e-bikes?

[rorydewet]

Well isn't that the exact same argument that was posed, to great outrage, in the Spur MTB Schools League Homeschooling thread fracas? 

uhmm OP asked a question about whether he could ride his e bike

 

someone replied to say rules on the site said no

 

that was last post from OP

 

question asked and answered

 

never saw him demanding never saw him arguing

 

seems people saw this as another opportunity to vent their views

 

but imho he is accepting of the reply

[Patchelicious]

E-bikes are superb for getting people off the couch, out of their cars and allowing opportunities for sharing recreational time in ways that are now possible.

 

For racing with others that bleed from the ears and grind their way through personal and athletic challenges - no.

In a separate event / category - yes.

 

Have I missed it somewhere? What’s the official reason that K2C refuses e-bikes?

Exatly, great post, but I get the impression that our need to feel victimized and insisting to brand all those with slightly different views than ours as “anti”, seems to trump logic.

 

I don’t see why we need to be either pro eBike always or anti eBike always, this identity politics is pathetic. Be more critical in your thinking, the answers sits on a spectrum, this is not binary.

[Rigardt@Scott]

Exatly, great post, but I get the impression that our need to feel victimized and insisting to brand all those with slightly different views than ours as “anti”, seems to trump logic.

This seems to be the case with a lot of scenarios these days. Anyone with a view that happens to be different to yours is discriminating against you...

 

What happebed to the good old "agree to disagree"? People seem to have lost the ability to see and understand another's point of view even though they don't necessarily agree with it.

[Eldron]

Exatly, great post, but I get the impression that our need to feel victimized and insisting to brand all those with slightly different views than ours as “anti”, seems to trump logic.

 

I don’t see why we need to be either pro eBike always or anti eBike always, this identity politics is pathetic. Be more critical in your thinking, the answers sits on a spectrum, this is not binary.

Labelling someone a hater is much easier than thinking.

[Jewbacca]

Labelling someone a hater is much easier than thinking.

Stop hating on guys, bro!

 

Are there road e-bikes? That would be cool... Imagine how quickly the top guys could get around the Argus route being towed by a few e-bikes!

 

Imagine the sprint finishes on the flat tour stages if guys could activate pedal assist! Holy moly... Riding across a gap to catch the break? Pfft.... I reckon they should just make it legal to dope and drive e-bikes. Surely that would make the racing way more exciting?

 

Why hate on something? Lets embrace it and fully utilize it in the sport. 98% of the guys in the pro peloton have asthma or some other disease requiring a TUE, so just throw Porte's cyber limbs in there and you have guys absolutely needing e-bikes.

 

Cycling reborn! cacaw, cacaw..... the E-onix is arising!