T-Van
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The hardest ride I’ve done in the last year was with an all ebike group. This was by far the deepest pool of talent on bikes that I could hang with. The ebike made that possible. We all had the same bike and the antics I saw that day were unforgettable.
The dynamic of an all ebike bike group is a bit more like a group moto ride than a bike ride.
I’ve never had so much fun climbing in my life
Perhaps you might see some familiar faces.
I’ve enjoyed the back and fourth in this thread and we may find it interesting a decade from now (2030!) to look back on we were thinking..
The bike industry is putting all (or most) of its eggs for future development in ebikes.
Our corner of the world is frankly was off the back on ebikes. I spoke to a shop in Cali that sold over 250, off road ebikes last year.
I don’t have a strong agenda here and I’m all about everyone picking their own poison to ride what they like.
I do think these will become more commonplace, legal or not.
Great point, the dynamic of the ride changes a lot when everyone is on Ebikes. In fact, everyone having motor assist is a great way to level the field and make it more about skills and confidence. There are two ways to look at ebikes, as a supplement to fill in what you are lacking due to age, injury or lack of fitness etc... or as a machine to take riding to the next level.
I think ebikes allow a bigger spread of abilities to enjoy riding together. Less feeling like youre gonna hold eveyone up if you cant hang.