Cycleway town
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Milton Keynes, England
Posts: 1,402
Bikes: 2.6kw GT LTS e-tandem, 250w Voodoo, 250w solar recumbent trike, 3-speed shopper, Merlin ol/skl mtb, 80cc Ellswick
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On a normal bike i have to struggle up hills, then fly down them at dangerous speeds (we share with pedestrians, here).
on my e-bike i have regeneration, so the system balances this out - i pedal, at a normal speed, both up and down hills. Its energy management.
In my town it simply makes more sense to have a smart bike, that is able to spread my effort out into a more consistent riding trend.
This tends to answer most people.
However, if you're using your e-bike as a motorbike on the same trails as people using manual bikes, you'd be very thoughtless indeed if you failed to see why they have a problem with you.