I actually don't think I'd keep mountain biking if the trails were shitty (and there was no terrain/opportunity to build better ones). Certainly, I'd not ever choose to move somewhere without good trails. I love to climb my bike and descend my bike, and I even love flat janky trails so it's less about the hills and more about the terrain. Luckily lots of places in BC with good (or good-enough) riding about that I don't have to worry about it.
If there wouldn't good trails I'd still ride plenty but with a purpose. I love running errands by bike and getting out and exploring where I live by finding the paths less traveled - the kind of thing that's fun on a flat-bar gravelish rig.
If I had a work commute I couldn't regularly do by bike or transit without impacting everything else in my life (too tired, too much time) then I'd consider a blender-bike certainly for that commuter application but for me, it takes the joy out of riding around the city (it's a means to an end) so it would be a car replacement, not a bike replacement.
I think that's my disconnect with pedelecs, cost aside. I want to have a simple, fun in the woods, mountain bicycling experience - not a computer and motor-assisted plug-in experience in the woods.
Dec. 29, 2021, 8:14 a.m. - Andrew Major
I actually don't think I'd keep mountain biking if the trails were shitty (and there was no terrain/opportunity to build better ones). Certainly, I'd not ever choose to move somewhere without good trails. I love to climb my bike and descend my bike, and I even love flat janky trails so it's less about the hills and more about the terrain. Luckily lots of places in BC with good (or good-enough) riding about that I don't have to worry about it. If there wouldn't good trails I'd still ride plenty but with a purpose. I love running errands by bike and getting out and exploring where I live by finding the paths less traveled - the kind of thing that's fun on a flat-bar gravelish rig. If I had a work commute I couldn't regularly do by bike or transit without impacting everything else in my life (too tired, too much time) then I'd consider a blender-bike certainly for that commuter application but for me, it takes the joy out of riding around the city (it's a means to an end) so it would be a car replacement, not a bike replacement. I think that's my disconnect with pedelecs, cost aside. I want to have a simple, fun in the woods, mountain bicycling experience - not a computer and motor-assisted plug-in experience in the woods.