E-bikes are a thing

Ebikes??

  • I have never ridden one

    Votes: 98 38.7%

  • I have ridden one for over an hour on a trail and I’ll never buy one

    Votes: 10 4.0%

  • I have ridden one in a trail for over an hr and I am considering one

    Votes: 20 7.9%

  • I’ll never give up my analog bike but I’ll still get an ebike

    Votes: 37 14.6%

  • Did he just say analog bike?

    Votes: 38 15.0%

  • My knees are failing and an ebike in inevitable

    Votes: 18 7.1%

  • My next bike will certainly be an ebike.

    Votes: 21 8.3%

  • I’ll never own an ebike, even when I’m 90

    Votes: 25 9.9%

  • Ebikes cause more trail damage than analog bikes

    Votes: 9 3.6%

  • Ebikes have no more trail impact than a traditional bike.

    Votes: 68 26.9%

  • I hate anyone on an ebike

    Votes: 7 2.8%

  • Anyone on a bike is a friend of mine, ebike or not

    Votes: 97 38.3%

  • I’ve been seeing ebikes in the woods regularly

    Votes: 58 22.9%

  • I’ve never seen an ebike on the trail

    Votes: 15 5.9%

  • It's called an Acoustic bike

    Votes: 16 6.3%

  • “I may consider one after my body is all used up and broken"

    Votes: 67 26.5%

  • I already own an off-road Ebike

    Votes: 41 16.2%

  • I have no interest in an e-bike

    Votes: 14 5.5%

  • Arguing against ebikes is kerfuffle

    Votes: 18 7.1%

  • I like Matty no matter what he rides

    Votes: 24 9.5%
  • Total voters
    253
Patrick said:

Technological doping: The science of why Nike Alphaflys were banned from the Tokyo Olympics

Runners wearing Nike's Vaporfly shoes took 31 of 36 podium positions at major marathons in 2019. Do they give an unfair advantage? And could it ever be fair?
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But was it really the shoes? Kipchoge was already the world record holder knocking on the door of that time and the event was organized specifically to break the 1:59 barrier. The course had barely any elevation change, he had 41 pacers taking turns each lap to pull him, and food and water given to him via bike as he ran. Either way, breaking 1:59 is insane because Kipchoge himself is a heck of a motor.
 
mattybfat said:
You asked and it's here

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I built one of the new auto shift monsters Friday. It sucks so bad...

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Ian F said:
Elaborate? "Sucks so bad..." because it's not aimed towards traditional cyclists or because it really doesn't work well?
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The setup to dial it in is significantly more elaborate than any human that would be interested in this bike could possibly deal with. I can't get Vado or Levo Customers to use the App that dials in and updates their bike. They even went so far as to remove the handlebar remote to adjust assist modes from the Como because that customer wouldn't know how to use it. It does come with a Garmin Varia tail light but that just beeps the whole time you're riding so the bike sounds broken. See above post about bikes that make noise.
 
As someone who has yet to link the AXS app to either of the AXS derailleurs I have, I suppose I can understand... although at 52, I'm still amazed I managed to get the RD and the controller to link up.

Could the target market for this bike be a more tech-savvy user more inclined to control everything from their phone?
 
Ian F said:
As someone who has yet to link the AXS app to either of the AXS derailleurs I have, I suppose I can understand... although at 52, I'm still amazed I managed to get the RD and the controller to link up.

Could the target market for this bike be a more tech-savvy user more inclined to control everything from their phone?
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I don't think this bike is aimed at anyone under 65. Punk GenZ App kids aren't dropping 7k on anything.
 
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