Jeremy,
I'm sorry for what you've been through, and I'm glad to you're seeing real progress. You are absolutely right about eebs being an awesome recovery, mental health, and assist tool, and I'm glad it's worked for you in that way. That's awesome, and of a piece with what I keep seeing (folks able to ride through chemo, various injury recoveries, long-term issues like arthritis, and a bunch of other things that would have kept them off the trail otherwise).
What puzzles me a bit, is your insistence on labeling those who just choose to ride e-MTBs because they're fun as lazy. Laziness, or sloth, is considered a deadly sin in some circles. That's a pretty big hammer and seems a bit judgy, implying a moral wrong. What exactly does those people's use of eebs do that impacts those who choose to stay away from them? I'm not seeing you judge people who ride park or shuttle - surely, they're lazy as well then? Or is that different for some reason? And by extension, by using a bike rather than just running on our rad trails in some sort of forest parkour style, are we lazy for using a mechanical device?
Jan. 6, 2025, 8:58 a.m. - g-42
Jeremy, I'm sorry for what you've been through, and I'm glad to you're seeing real progress. You are absolutely right about eebs being an awesome recovery, mental health, and assist tool, and I'm glad it's worked for you in that way. That's awesome, and of a piece with what I keep seeing (folks able to ride through chemo, various injury recoveries, long-term issues like arthritis, and a bunch of other things that would have kept them off the trail otherwise). What puzzles me a bit, is your insistence on labeling those who just choose to ride e-MTBs because they're fun as lazy. Laziness, or sloth, is considered a deadly sin in some circles. That's a pretty big hammer and seems a bit judgy, implying a moral wrong. What exactly does those people's use of eebs do that impacts those who choose to stay away from them? I'm not seeing you judge people who ride park or shuttle - surely, they're lazy as well then? Or is that different for some reason? And by extension, by using a bike rather than just running on our rad trails in some sort of forest parkour style, are we lazy for using a mechanical device?