Originally Posted by
Caretaker
If you tour on an E-bike, you're E-bike touring, if you're touring on a bicycle (bike, cycle) you're bicycle touring. If you tour on an E-bike but tell people you tour on a bicycle you're being misleading either intentionally or unintentionally.
There was a guy here who toured on a single speed fat bike. Do you make sure to elaborate you tour on a multi gear bike, to ensure no one thinks you are trying to be misleading, when there are others who have more difficult to use bicycles? Should credit card tourers be careful to elaborate they don't sleep in a tent and eat cold beans straight out of a can, less they be confused for "real" tourists? I'm guessing that folks on a supported tour should disclose they really just did a series of day long group rides.
Or, my personal preference: there is nothing competitive implied about touring, there is zero reason this particular scenario should bother you. There is literally no effect on you whatsoever because someone didn't do it the same way as you.