Kaleidopete
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Uh-Oh, that's the one mile ride down the long hill
E-bikes are a thing
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Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
You're a rebel Dottie.
Starting at 8,200, top model over 13,000. No one has sticker shock on this?
Sold 2 today. No shock.
Can’t wait to see them at 6 mile
They are baldpate locals
tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
If you ever see me on my ebike at 6-Mile you may confiscate it.
Sor
This doesn’t even apply. I am not embarrassed to say I simply can’t afford an 8,000 bike. Hell, @Pearl can’t understand how people can be attracted to the sport when $1,200 is the bottom floor and this is 7 times that. Only for the elite anyone?
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Every company in the Industry in 2020...
"We've done a poor job bringing diversity to our sport and will do everything we can to do better"
2022...
Tiagra bikes are $5,000 now. We meant diversity in Dentists and Bankers 🤣
serviceguy
Well-Known Member
Lawyers, you forgot lawyers…and diversity consultants.
The Kalmyk
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Simon Cowell crashed again. No helmet. Must be the bike's fault.
The Kalmyk
Well-Known Member
I'll bite and you'll be hearing more then you like from me if it goes the way I think it will.
Common thing I hear over and over, e-mtbing makes mountain biking even funnier! Who doesn't like funnier.
Another common thing I hear is your a cheater or lazy. This couldn't be further from the truth from everything I've read. I have seen enough back to backs that prove that myth wrong.
E-bikes from what I am researching are not evolving yearly or even monthly, they are evolving daily. The fight against will be mute in just a short few years. I suspect what you saw on the trails last year will be 4 fold this year and so on.
Common thing I hear over and over, e-mtbing makes mountain biking even funnier! Who doesn't like funnier.
Another common thing I hear is your a cheater or lazy. This couldn't be further from the truth from everything I've read. I have seen enough back to backs that prove that myth wrong.
E-bikes from what I am researching are not evolving yearly or even monthly, they are evolving daily. The fight against will be mute in just a short few years. I suspect what you saw on the trails last year will be 4 fold this year and so on.
one piece crank
1pc Cranky
I think you may have missed the point of the poke - not so much the effort factor but the manufacturers' ebike evolution pushing price points to levels where it's better $pent elsewhere. At least that's my view.
I’ve said this before and I find that it’s really true: most haters of ebikes have never done a real ride on one. This means a multi hour, fully committed ride.
A real group ride with others on similar bikes will typically result in an average HR within 10% of an old fashioned 😛pedal bike. I know a very fit rider who did this test and his HR and average power numbers were higher on the ebike btw.
One telling thing about the boom in ebikes is that bike companies are beginning to warn shop buyers to carefully consider what they stock at the high end. What this means is that sales of high end pedal bikes are indeed being supplanted by ebikes.
I have a close friend who owns a very big shop on the west coast. He just told me that he has ordered Over $1,000,000 (at WS) in the Orbea rise for the 22 Model year. Typically trends in the west coast hit us 3-5 years later.
I’m now on the 5th ebike I’ve owned. It’s not the only bike I ride, but I do ride one at least a couple times a month If I’m short on time, trail building, feeling less than 100% or if I’m headed out on a group ride with a bunch of e-dorks, I’ll ride the ebike.
One of my favorite ebike haters is a DH guy who rides a chairlift more than anyone I know. The irony that is totally lost on him that he is as much (likely more ) a “cheater” than any ebike rider.
Now how do ebikes help tech development for analog bikes?? Well, these 50 lb bikes need stronger wheels, tires, brakes, drivetrain and suspension. As these needs for tougher components are addressed, all riders will benefit. So even if you aren’t a ebike rider, you will certainly (and have already) gained from the existing ebikes.
You are paying for advancement in the development of the system like anything new.
That will flatten and then come down. I suspect this will be heading to a couple Universal batteries and motors at some point. People squawking over cost, how many on this site alone have 5- 7k carbon analog Pivots? There are plenty of pretty well speced AL e-bikes in that price range right now, just saying.
tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
Someone actually told me that riding an ebike is cheating. I asked him who am I cheating? He just laughed it off but I seriously asked him who am I cheating? I'm not racing the bike, I'm just having tons of fun on it. It gets me out riding more often, allows me to ride longer, and I still get a decent amount of workout. I think I got him off the "cheating" narrative and got him reevaluation his position on it. As for the cost, yes it a bit pricey but my 2021 ebike is only $1K more than my Pivot Mach 6 back in 2016. Granted, the components on my stock ebike aren't as flashy as my Mach 6 Team build but cost differential taking into account inflation over the years isn't all that great.