By your definition Glass, because class 2 eMTBs must be pedalled to make them go, they aren’t motorbikes. If you can’t tell the difference between a motorbike and a mountain bike with an electric assist, there’s little point in discussing the distinction though. Or if you prefer to call it something different because you think it’s insulting to those that use them. It also has a distinct whiff of elitism. Feel free to call them what you like though
I’m not sure who you are referring to here who is justifying what they ride or trying to convince you about eMTBs but I don’t have any issue with what bike you ride and I don’t care to convince you.
I don’t believe anyone is “pretending they do the same effort as you” either. I’m quite sure there are riders on any kind of bike - including actual motorbikes - that put in more effort than I do and less effort than I do, regardless of the bike I am riding or the bike they are riding. I’m sure that is the case for you as well. Personally, that is of no consequence to me.
I do however agree that naming wheel sizes after tire diameters is confusing. Maybe we need a system like automotive tires? It likely isn’t less confusing though since most people have no idea how auto tire sizing works, but at least it would be possible to decipher if one chooses to figure it out, which isn’t as easy with bike wheel sizing.
Feb. 4, 2025, 10:38 a.m. - Cam McRae
By your definition Glass, because class 2 eMTBs must be pedalled to make them go, they aren’t motorbikes. If you can’t tell the difference between a motorbike and a mountain bike with an electric assist, there’s little point in discussing the distinction though. Or if you prefer to call it something different because you think it’s insulting to those that use them. It also has a distinct whiff of elitism. Feel free to call them what you like though I’m not sure who you are referring to here who is justifying what they ride or trying to convince you about eMTBs but I don’t have any issue with what bike you ride and I don’t care to convince you. I don’t believe anyone is “pretending they do the same effort as you” either. I’m quite sure there are riders on any kind of bike - including actual motorbikes - that put in more effort than I do and less effort than I do, regardless of the bike I am riding or the bike they are riding. I’m sure that is the case for you as well. Personally, that is of no consequence to me. I do however agree that naming wheel sizes after tire diameters is confusing. Maybe we need a system like automotive tires? It likely isn’t less confusing though since most people have no idea how auto tire sizing works, but at least it would be possible to decipher if one chooses to figure it out, which isn’t as easy with bike wheel sizing.