"understanding why you love something like riding bikes under your own power should also - in my dream world - come with an understanding that your own appreciation of that fact should be enough for you. If your enjoyment of that fact relies heavily on external acknowledgement, you're letting vanity creep into something that's supposed to be about personal fulfillment"
This is extraordinarily well put. I've got an EXe showing up in a few weeks. I'm excited but also conflicted. Going to go in with an open mind see how it supplements and effects my riding.
For better or worse, in 5-10 years I think the black-and-white, e-bikes are 100% awful crowd will become the triathletes and cross fitters of mountain biking - you'll know they only ride bikes (and not ebikes) within the first five minutes of meeting them.
Aug. 28, 2022, 5:16 a.m. - DancingWithMyself
"understanding why you love something like riding bikes under your own power should also - in my dream world - come with an understanding that your own appreciation of that fact should be enough for you. If your enjoyment of that fact relies heavily on external acknowledgement, you're letting vanity creep into something that's supposed to be about personal fulfillment" This is extraordinarily well put. I've got an EXe showing up in a few weeks. I'm excited but also conflicted. Going to go in with an open mind see how it supplements and effects my riding. For better or worse, in 5-10 years I think the black-and-white, e-bikes are 100% awful crowd will become the triathletes and cross fitters of mountain biking - you'll know they only ride bikes (and not ebikes) within the first five minutes of meeting them.