That's the reason I haven't considered getting an ebike. At 12 mph and 78 y.o. I don't feel any pedal pressure on my old Trek carbon bike. That said, it's not been an easy battle keeping it that way. I'm fighting the aging demons every inch of the way, a very slow losing battle of course, but I'm fighting anyway. Of course my bike is a full race machine, just old, -17° slammed stem and all that. Goes good when I push on the pedals.
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