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08-02-21, 08:16 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

You can ride an E-Assist bike and pedal it as...

You can ride an E-Assist bike and pedal it as hard as you can... Nothing to visualize,, nothing to wonder at, even ride it with the motor off, and not fall prey to the usual "it has a motor"...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

08-02-21, 08:15 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

You can ride an E-Assist bike and pedal it as...

You can ride an E-Assist bike and pedal it as hard as you can... Nothing to visualize,, nothing to wonder at, even ride it with the motor off, and not fall prey to the usual "it has a motor"...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-31-21, 12:07 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Exactly: 100% of what you said is true,...

Exactly: 100% of what you said is true, accurate... :thumb:

The down side of the whole thing is when a certain momentum is reached, and mainstream people realize that this is happening, the Law...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-30-21, 07:41 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Yes, for the tenth time or more, if it has a...

Yes, for the tenth time or more, if it has a motor it is NOT a bicycle... :rolleyes: But, Legally, there IS a differentiation, ... ;), What, do you not understand about that differentiation :foo:......

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-30-21, 07:10 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

The EU Laws do a MUCH better job at...

The EU Laws do a MUCH better job at differentiating between a moped/or motorized bicycle... :thumb:, :thumb:, :thumb:, :50: Here in the N American continent, companies seem to have won the...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-29-21, 07:11 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

While I can see your conundrum, My POINT is, and...

While I can see your conundrum, My POINT is, and always has been, Keeping a bicycle a bicycle... Even tho, I ride an "Assisted" bicycle... at what point does "assist" become" a motorized bicycle,...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-28-21, 07:54 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Sounds like small watt numbers of assist, at...

Sounds like small watt numbers of assist, at first glance... But, on my average rides when I ride 100Km+ I use 420 watts/100Km= 4.2 watts per Km, 7 watts /mile. Those numbers should tell you...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-25-21, 05:28 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Nobody said they were the same...Human power is...

Nobody said they were the same...Human power is human power, electric motors are electric ,motors... TOTALY, different.:thumb:

I am talking about the effects, The advantages of each... ;)
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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-25-21, 03:32 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Please explain what part on my statement is...

Please explain what part on my statement is Incorrect... I agree it is not the same thing, using a motor compared to using gears... But the "results" have the "same effects". IMO ;)

EDIT; and I am...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-25-21, 01:02 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

It's NOT the same, but id does/can, have the same...

It's NOT the same, but id does/can, have the same "effect"... One is mechanical advantage the other is motorized advantage, Both "allow/assist" a rider that let's say can't/couldn't make it up a...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-24-21, 07:53 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

I guess it depends on who is driving... :innocent:

I guess it depends on who is driving... :innocent:

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-24-21, 06:34 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Sounds good in theory, but guess what, real life...

Sounds good in theory, but guess what, real life interferes and guess what,, a 250/350watt E-Assist bike works wonders, like it did for me, for the last 10 years, I have gotten to ride my E-Assist...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-24-21, 09:02 AM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Because, I like riding with the wind at my back...

Because, I like riding with the wind at my back all the time feeling... :thumb: and going up hills that feel 1/2 as steep... ;) and going 25Km/Hr instead of 20Km/Hr... :love: Yes to make my battery...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-23-21, 06:57 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Not if it fits into the legal definition of an...

Not if it fits into the legal definition of an E-Bike... :p

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-23-21, 06:55 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Exactly; BUT,, because of the amount of power,...

Exactly; BUT,, because of the amount of power, 750 Watts+ and people who override/modify the restrictions the manufacturer's set, these "legally" E-Bikes become E-Motorbikes, some manufacturer's...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-23-21, 06:16 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

NO I am not, what I am proposing is to keep...

NO I am not, what I am proposing is to keep E-bikes as an 'assist" for riders that are not as fit as they could be...

Not the way I see it. I read that the pressure sensor will actually reduce...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-23-21, 11:53 AM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

The EU mind set is to keep a bicycle a bicycle......

The EU mind set is to keep a bicycle a bicycle... :thumb: With a "little" bit of assistance from an Electric motor to assist/allow more people to ride bicycles who, without that little bit of...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-23-21, 09:26 AM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

For me, the 350 watt assist is just right, it...

For me, the 350 watt assist is just right, it MAKES me pedal as it's not enough power to make it up without pedaling at anything more than lets say a 4% hill...I rode a 500 watt bike and it totally...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-22-21, 05:20 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Really, 6,000 miles to get used to it... It took...

Really, 6,000 miles to get used to it... It took me 1 Km to get used to my E-Assist bicycle with a torque sensor... Why...??? You might ask. Because it was exactly the same riding my E-Assist bike...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-22-21, 04:22 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

The answer is what ever the laws say where you...

The answer is what ever the laws say where you live, THAT is the definition of an E-Bike...

I just do not agree, with the laws here in N America, totally stupid to legislate a motorized vehicle...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-21-21, 07:50 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Yes, it does/would feel great, I am sure... But...

Yes, it does/would feel great, I am sure... But you are not riding a bicycle anymore. IMO.

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-21-21, 06:58 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

That IS true, Unfortunately, it ends up being the...

That IS true, Unfortunately, it ends up being the same thing, your USA laws for E-bikes prove it,... The EU laws are sensible, they "allow" a little assistance, and no throttle, and a pedal pressure...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-21-21, 06:23 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Some people who "actually" ride E-bikes with...

Some people who "actually" ride E-bikes with pressure sensors compared to throttles, compared to rotation/cadence sensors, seem to "understand the "difference"... ;) and... people like you do NOT......

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-21-21, 10:43 AM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Power IS power added, and a motor IS a motor, but...

Power IS power added, and a motor IS a motor, but saying/not caring how it's applied/controlled because it makes no difference is not correct...

A pressure sensing system adds a certain % of power...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

07-03-21, 11:46 AM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Exactly... ;) Most people seem to not realize...

Exactly... ;) Most people seem to not realize that... :50: Now, having said that, most people are people and will take the easy way out almost every time... :innocent:

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

06-27-21, 07:00 PM

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I Said I Would Never EVER Buy An E-Bike...but

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Posted By 350htrr

Or, You may need to change some setting to...

Or, You may need to change some setting to "limit" the assistance to a ratio of power she puts in, like some :real" E-Assist bikes have a power meter sensor, those are a true E-Assist bike, :thumb: ...

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