Originally Posted by
prj71
Your regular bike isn't assisting you up the hills. Thus you are NOT getting the same workout.
you don’t get it - how much of a workout you get is entirely dependent on two factors:
1) how hard you pedal
2) how long you pedal for.
if you ride all out for an hour on an e bike and an hour on a regular bike, you get … EXACTLY the same workout. there is no debating this, it is science. watts x hours = watt hours. converts more or less directly to calories.
if your workout is governed by distance, not by time, the yes you’ll get less workout because you’ll get to the end of it faster with the assist.