Except all those cutting edge ideas were in the name of making a purely **human-powered** vehicle do it's job better. E-bikes pervert that concept of _human-powered_. Sure, it's assistance, so the rider can't do nothing, but it's still extra power that the rider does not generate themselves. The shiniest all-the-dials shock, the fattest stanchioned fork, the widest range derailleur, the longest stroke dropper, even electronically actuated versions of all those, none put more power into the ground than the rider makes **all by themselves**_._
Aug. 17, 2022, 10:43 a.m. - Justin White
Except all those cutting edge ideas were in the name of making a purely **human-powered** vehicle do it's job better. E-bikes pervert that concept of _human-powered_. Sure, it's assistance, so the rider can't do nothing, but it's still extra power that the rider does not generate themselves. The shiniest all-the-dials shock, the fattest stanchioned fork, the widest range derailleur, the longest stroke dropper, even electronically actuated versions of all those, none put more power into the ground than the rider makes **all by themselves**_._