#!markdown
"I get it though. For some, a motor is a deal breaker." This. Again. I don't
think I could beat Nino Schurter up a hill even if he rode a Karpiel
Armaggeddon an I were on some sub-8kg hartail. Give me a powerful e-bike and
I'd give it a try. Therefore, not a gradual improvement like disc brakes or
suspension, but something entirely different.
My opinions on eMTBs would require an article of their own (and I've
formulated many a draft on long solo climbs), but I'll say this: Those who
shout "Better than shuttling in a car!" "Disabled people!" "You don't pedal up
in the park, either!" or "Europeans want it!" (no, a lot of us don't) are, to
paraphrase Uncle Dave, just as guilty of creating a talking point/clever
phrase and then sticking with it no matter what happens as those shouting
"Motorcycle!" (and after all, it IS a bicycle with a motor, so motorcycle
doesn't seem that far off).
Jan. 10, 2017, 12:57 a.m. - Bagheera
#!markdown "I get it though. For some, a motor is a deal breaker." This. Again. I don't think I could beat Nino Schurter up a hill even if he rode a Karpiel Armaggeddon an I were on some sub-8kg hartail. Give me a powerful e-bike and I'd give it a try. Therefore, not a gradual improvement like disc brakes or suspension, but something entirely different. My opinions on eMTBs would require an article of their own (and I've formulated many a draft on long solo climbs), but I'll say this: Those who shout "Better than shuttling in a car!" "Disabled people!" "You don't pedal up in the park, either!" or "Europeans want it!" (no, a lot of us don't) are, to paraphrase Uncle Dave, just as guilty of creating a talking point/clever phrase and then sticking with it no matter what happens as those shouting "Motorcycle!" (and after all, it IS a bicycle with a motor, so motorcycle doesn't seem that far off).