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Right back atcha with some sampling. There were a lot of for/againsts Of
course cherrypicked to support my narrative as that article got many comments
flag billyballa33 (Dec 15, 2016 at 10:33)
@makripper: Tech that helps people do what they love is awesome! But my main
concern with Mountain Mopeds or EMTB as they are marketed ( and I think I
share this with mostly everyone that is against them) is that this specific
tech might actually make "access" and I mean trail access more difficult for
the entire MTB community. There's no way of knowing for sure, but that's my
main concern. I also haven't seen anything at all from the Ebike
supporters/advertisers/pushers that even shows they care about that. I'd
rather see the person sharing the trail with me on an Ebike than a horse but
that's just me. Ebike advertising and selling needs to overcome that main
concern to get me over the line into the relm of not caring about them. Right
now I'm against them for MTB!
flag makripper (Dec 15, 2016 at 10:40)
@billyballa33: I totally see your point. why will it cause issues? why will it
make things harder? If you are designing and building regulated trails at
trail centers that are expecting heavy use, shouldn't your trails be solid
enough to handle anything?
I'm not sure about the whole for or against trail access issue but I can see
it being more fuel to the fire for certain groups. It might actually cause a
stalemate. Yes, they could potentially do more damage if the trails aren't
built properly but if they are and aren't causing more damage, then why is it
an issue? If you got together with the people with Ebikes then its more BIKERS
joined together with a larger voice and better numbers.
If you shun them out, you are only f*cking yourself really.
There aren't many ebike riders around where I live. The ones that use them,
really need them. They have some sort of disabilty that makes it so actual
mountain biking is out of the question. A bit of help with an assist system,
and they don't have to sit at home being depressed and getting no exercise and
not enjoying life.
these pinkbikers complaining are missing the human side of the equation. It's
sickening.
Jan. 11, 2017, 4:27 p.m. - Lee Lau
#!markdown Right back atcha with some sampling. There were a lot of for/againsts Of course cherrypicked to support my narrative as that article got many comments flag billyballa33 (Dec 15, 2016 at 10:33) @makripper: Tech that helps people do what they love is awesome! But my main concern with Mountain Mopeds or EMTB as they are marketed ( and I think I share this with mostly everyone that is against them) is that this specific tech might actually make "access" and I mean trail access more difficult for the entire MTB community. There's no way of knowing for sure, but that's my main concern. I also haven't seen anything at all from the Ebike supporters/advertisers/pushers that even shows they care about that. I'd rather see the person sharing the trail with me on an Ebike than a horse but that's just me. Ebike advertising and selling needs to overcome that main concern to get me over the line into the relm of not caring about them. Right now I'm against them for MTB! flag makripper (Dec 15, 2016 at 10:40) @billyballa33: I totally see your point. why will it cause issues? why will it make things harder? If you are designing and building regulated trails at trail centers that are expecting heavy use, shouldn't your trails be solid enough to handle anything? I'm not sure about the whole for or against trail access issue but I can see it being more fuel to the fire for certain groups. It might actually cause a stalemate. Yes, they could potentially do more damage if the trails aren't built properly but if they are and aren't causing more damage, then why is it an issue? If you got together with the people with Ebikes then its more BIKERS joined together with a larger voice and better numbers. If you shun them out, you are only f*cking yourself really. There aren't many ebike riders around where I live. The ones that use them, really need them. They have some sort of disabilty that makes it so actual mountain biking is out of the question. A bit of help with an assist system, and they don't have to sit at home being depressed and getting no exercise and not enjoying life. these pinkbikers complaining are missing the human side of the equation. It's sickening.