E-bikes are a thing

Ebikes??

  • I have never ridden one

    Votes: 100 41.3%

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

    Votes: 9 3.7%

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

    Votes: 19 7.9%

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

    Votes: 35 14.5%

  • Did he just say analog bike?

    Votes: 35 14.5%

  • My knees are failing and an ebike in inevitable

    Votes: 17 7.0%

  • My next bike will certainly be an ebike.

    Votes: 19 7.9%

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

    Votes: 25 10.3%

  • Ebikes cause more trail damage than analog bikes

    Votes: 8 3.3%

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

    Votes: 63 26.0%

  • I hate anyone on an ebike

    Votes: 7 2.9%

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

    Votes: 91 37.6%

  • I’ve been seeing ebikes in the woods regularly

    Votes: 52 21.5%

  • I’ve never seen an ebike on the trail

    Votes: 15 6.2%

  • It's called an Acoustic bike

    Votes: 14 5.8%

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

    Votes: 64 26.4%

  • I already own an off-road Ebike

    Votes: 34 14.0%

  • I have no interest in an e-bike

    Votes: 13 5.4%

  • Arguing against ebikes is kerfuffle

    Votes: 14 5.8%

  • I like Matty no matter what he rides

    Votes: 17 7.0%
  • Total voters
    242
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Captain Brainstorm said:
Really? Yet your kid is a Vegan and plays guitar? Look around, the way most kids act and behave is a direct reflection of their parents.

I personally wish I was even half as smart as my parents.
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My mom is dumb and my dad left us before I was born. I sure hopes I isn't like them to.
 
I dont care what other parents do, and if its something that gets your kid outside.....fine by me. Although having them sit in the house and play video games all day is a choice YOU make, not them. I can see a dirt bike (electric or otherwise) and I can see a bicycle.....ebike? no...I mean anything you are going to by for a kid that hates biking is going to be some $100 costco piece of shit that will probably incinerate your garage one day.
 
UtahJoe said:
I dont care what other parents do, and if its something that gets your kid outside.....fine by me. Although having them sit in the house and play video games all day is a choice YOU make, not them. I can see a dirt bike (electric or otherwise) and I can see a bicycle.....ebike? no...I mean anything you are going to by for a kid that hates biking is going to be some $100 costco piece of shit that will probably incinerate your garage one day.
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Well, one of the few kid's I knew growing up who didn't "come out and play" with us all day managed to set himself and his bedroom on fire playing with matches. Burned over half his body.
 
Captain Brainstorm said:
Really? Yet your kid is a Vegan and plays guitar? Look around, the way most kids act and behave is a direct reflection of their parents.

I personally wish I was even half as smart as my parents.
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I am a product of my parents' hippy period which then evolved into 70's and 80's drug culture. I spent the first 17 years of my life half-stoned from second-hand smoke. Friends will ask me why I don't "partake" and I'm not sure they entirely understand when I say I literally grew up with that stuff. I pretty much always got dragged along to whatever parties they went to, stuffed into a back-bedroom to entertain myself somehow. Once in a while, there might be a kid close to my age as well, but usually not.

Seriously, I read the popular "Gen X memes" and think to myself, "yeah... that's cute... I wish my reality was that wholesome."

Both of my parents have college degrees (Masters for my father), so stupid they are not, but they are not roll models either.

If someone wants to give their kid and e-bike, I honestly couldn't care less.
 
Captain Brainstorm said:
Really? So as a parent, the only way to get your kid outside is to bribe them with an ebike? If this is the case, you're (not directed at you specifically) doing something wrong. Kids follow the example that has been set for them.
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At a certain age kids follow what other kids are doing not their parents. Although I agree that kids will use their parents as examples as far as work ethic, manners, communication and things like that.


Captain Brainstorm said:
Lets be real here, if you're a couch potato or serial gamer (kid or adult), an ebike isn't the "a ha" thing that is getting you outside to exercise. This is BS. Kids are using ebikes as transportation, not exercise or recreation, and transportation used to be a bike you pedaled or a scooter you pushed. We used ride dirtbikes and 3 wheelers for fun, bikes (and later mopeds) for transportation, but we were outside from dawn till dusk. How many kids are still outside from dawn till dusk?

How are you equating bowling, fishing, and floating to an ebike? Bowling requires skill, some physical activity, and is a face to face interactive activity. Fishing gets you outside and teaches you to love the outdoors, so does floating down a river. An ebike is the easiest way to get from point A to point B, other than your parents giving you a ride.
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I think for most kids, bikes (e and analog) are simply transportation and with that transportation freedom (which is exactly what kids want at a certain age).

If lil' Tommy's buddies are on e-bikes and cruising around town then he is going to want one so he doesn't get left behind. Or they are carrying surfboards, fishing poles, lacrosse shit or something else and it's just that much easier to maneuver.

I grew up in the 80's where BMX had it's first big wave. At that time BMX was just copying motocross (hence the name duh) and we were trying to do our version of it - going into the woods and making jumps. A lot of kids had a bmx bike back then but to be honest not a lot really were into it besides just hanging with their friends in the woods.

And nowadays access to the woods isn't as easy. Either riding has gotten too good to where that one foot tall shitty jump doesn't mean anything or spots are just a known bust. I've noticed each generation has less and less kids building trails. (And I have a strong story about it if you want to go down that path).

I fucking hate SurRons (well mostly their current ethos) but if they were out when I was 11 I would want one something fierce. They are the modern trike / dirt and pitter bike

BTW - I feel like locally there has been an uptick in kids on bikes and out more hours of the day around my area due to ebikes. I think the kids rather ride them over a pedal bike or get a ride from mom and dad. I just shutter when I see them with no helmet and flip flops but that is for them to figure it out.
 
Steve Vai said:
My parents weren't into shit except alcohol and drugs which is why I've been straight edge my whole life. Like very anti alcohol and drugs.
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Probably couldn't open the window in the car with two people smoking either...
 
Ian F said:
Finally. An E-bike motor/gearbox combo that looks reasonably close to production. I still don't consider it quite ready as the chain tensioner has a bit too much of a rear derailleur appearance and limitations (although the Simplon version looks a lot better). But maybe in another generation or two, this has really promise to me.

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Pinion is taking things to another level with an e-bike motor with integrated gearbox.
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Actually I like the belt driven version better than the chain version. As mentioned, in this version the chain tensioner sticks too low like a rear derailleur. The belt version is the opposite where the tensioner pushes the belt up and tucks it further in and away from rocks, sticks, and other debris. Belt driven E-Pinion bike.
 
tonyride said:
Actually I like the belt driven version better than the chain version. As mentioned, in this version the chain tensioner sticks too low like a rear derailleur. The belt version is the opposite where the tensioner pushes the belt up and tucks it further in and away from rocks, sticks, and other debris. Belt driven E-Pinion bike.
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puts a spring hanging below the BB Shell - they need to tuck that in
 
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Many so-called "off-road" electric scooters are essentially just pavement-oriented machines with tiny knobby tires. The Arrow is definitely different, in that it sports 29-inch wheels, heavy-duty suspension, and a whopping 3,000-watt rear hub motor.

Currently being showcased at the Eurobike show in Germany, the Arrow is manufactured by Belgian mobility startup Ampyre.

It's available in Road Legal and Off Road versions, which have top speeds of 25 and 60 km/h (16 and 37 mph), respectively. The vehicle's Crystalyte motor is powered by a removable 60V/30-Ah lithium-ion battery, one 2.5-hour charge of which should reportedly be good for a range of 80 km (50 miles) for the Road Legal model and 50 km (31 miles) for the Off Road.

Both versions weigh a claimed 42 kg (93 lb) and feature a 7075 aerospace aluminum frame.
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Many so-called "off-road" electric scooters are essentially just pavement-oriented machines with tiny knobby tires. The Arrow is definitely different, in that it sports 29-inch wheels, heavy-duty suspension, and a whopping 3,000-watt rear hub motor.

Currently being showcased at the Eurobike show in Germany, the Arrow is manufactured by Belgian mobility startup Ampyre.

It's available in Road Legal and Off Road versions, which have top speeds of 25 and 60 km/h (16 and 37 mph), respectively. The vehicle's Crystalyte motor is powered by a removable 60V/30-Ah lithium-ion battery, one 2.5-hour charge of which should reportedly be good for a range of 80 km (50 miles) for the Road Legal model and 50 km (31 miles) for the Off Road.

Both versions weigh a claimed 42 kg (93 lb) and feature a 7075 aerospace aluminum frame.
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Jeeze looks like it has a car battery in it
 
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