Originally Posted by
PeteHski
I'm not sure about that, but I would say vanity is the #1 reason why some bikers hate them. I know a couple of people who ride e-bikes for reasons that have nothing to do with vanity. One of them commutes 40 miles on hilly roads and uses his e-bike to turn it into a Z2 training ride. He's pretty quick when riding a regular bike.
I have no hate for e-bikes, excepting the powerful throttle models I see folks use (illegally) on our mt. bike trails, doing trail damage in the process. For folks owning the pedal assist models, I just wonder if they realize they get better exercise on a regular bike and only purchased an e-bike thinking it would get them out riding more often. Commuting longer distances I can see the rational, same with having medical issues that make the e-bike make sense. Otherwise, get a regular bike.