A question, what do you define as “need?” I ask as I don’t technically need an ebike to ride (my back injury lets me ride about an hour before the pain gets to to be too much) but with an ebike the strain from climbing is less and I can ride a couple hours.
To boot, I don’t need to ride a mountain bike, a road bike would be much easier on my body. Or better yet walking. I want to ride bikes and enjoy the sport, is that not justified as a need?
Also, my speed on an ebike is the same as my CAT1 racer friend on his regular bike. Is the speed of ebikes the problem or just that it has a motor? What about me riding my regular mtb on a gravel ride with my friends on gravel bikes and going faster than them on single track? Is mechanical advantage the problem or specially power assist to the drivetrain?
Jan. 6, 2025, 2:43 p.m. - Samuel McMain
A question, what do you define as “need?” I ask as I don’t technically need an ebike to ride (my back injury lets me ride about an hour before the pain gets to to be too much) but with an ebike the strain from climbing is less and I can ride a couple hours. To boot, I don’t need to ride a mountain bike, a road bike would be much easier on my body. Or better yet walking. I want to ride bikes and enjoy the sport, is that not justified as a need? Also, my speed on an ebike is the same as my CAT1 racer friend on his regular bike. Is the speed of ebikes the problem or just that it has a motor? What about me riding my regular mtb on a gravel ride with my friends on gravel bikes and going faster than them on single track? Is mechanical advantage the problem or specially power assist to the drivetrain?