Invasion of the E-bikes!
#301
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Fried bake, my point was that a 150 watt boost will make me or any A rider ride like a pro. ANY rider - B riders, C riders... will smash KOMs with a 150 watt boost. That is what B riders average (assuming 170 lbs) on a normal ride.
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Though I don't ride century rides any longer, in the past 5 years or so I have completed over 75 of them. I never really "relished" or ever even thought of them as some kind of achievement, just a longer bike ride. So what if a cyclist passes me on a hill or anywhere for that matter, whether on a regular bicycle or an e-bike. I could not care less. There exists an "elitist" cycling culture that I want no part of.
#303
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Do you have any idea how this sport even works? Races, sprints, KOMs... are won and lost over 15 watts (/kg). I won a state time trial averaging 275 watts for an hour. You don't think a 150 assist would take a damn KOM? A 150 watt assist would've put me on the podium with the pros.
Plus who the hell cares about Strava KOMs? If you want to race, enter a race and pin a number.
#304
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Do you understand how this works? He's talking about going up hills. Hills are about w:kg. He's using an ebike that probably weighs 60 pounds. Yours is probably under 20.
Plus who the hell cares about Strava KOMs? If you want to race, enter a race and pin a number.
Plus who the hell cares about Strava KOMs? If you want to race, enter a race and pin a number.
#306
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If all the bikers who felt like you would wear clown hats, we could instantly tell you apart from the rest who aren't concerned with such things. You could start a movement.
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#309
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Curse you E-bikes!
(Just doing my job in moving the thread along)
(Just doing my job in moving the thread along)
#310
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On a more serious note, do any of these E-bikes have jacks/ports for powering mobile electronics yet?
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In keeping with my seething hatred for e-bikes, I am on the market for a steel fixie.
Already have my Copper Riveted Brooks B-17 ready.
Call me a purist.
Already have my Copper Riveted Brooks B-17 ready.
Call me a purist.
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#314
“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”
Charles Bukowski, from Barfly
Charles Bukowski, from Barfly
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Next comes electric handlebar and saddle warmers.
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... along with bucket seats, an e-cigarette charger, curb feelers, pointy tail lights, and a horn that plays "La Cucaracha".
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If a mention of a morning among the ebikes results in 325+ responses, what's it going to be like when cabin fever REALLY sets in around here? Yikes, folks! Get on your bikes and ride! (If you have one)