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I must admit if any XC rider blocks my ebike on a climb I just faucet past.
You mustn't sink to their level colp.
You'll end up in hot water.
Prestwich park. I’ve been overtaken many places though
Righto, at least I got my humblebrag in anyway.
I wasn't even carrying any tools or plumbing.
My biggest ebike moan was aimed at leisure lakes
38 bikes on an ebike demo day and they took them on footpaths...
We all ride footpaths I know but I'd not do an official event on them.
Most people are dicks. I'm a dick and so is my wife.
For the first time in ages* at a trail centre**, I didn't see an eBike today. Note to self - ebikers clearly avoid mega* steep stuff,
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* At least since May
** If it's on trail forks, it's a trail centre, no?
I'm good a generalisations me
* Well I sh*t myself at least twice today
mine's pretty awesome on mega steep stuff.
no one shits themselves either.
Neither of these observations have anything at all to do with it being an Ebike.
Your problem is that you went to a trail centre. I tried one once and was so disgusted at the numbers of PET drink bottles thrown down by the trail for the first couple of miles that I never tried one again. That and the sheer boredom of riding round and round in a forest when you've got the whole world out there waiting for you; all you need to do is buy a map and get riding.
TheYak shat himself once while taking a shortcut home which turned out not to be a short cut. The Yak has a friend who shat himself in Tescos and another who shat himself on a busy campsite in Glencoe.
Your problem is that you went to a trail centre. I tried one once and was so disgusted at the numbers of PET drink bottles thrown down by the trail for the first couple of miles that I never tried one again. That and the sheer boredom of riding round and round in a forest when you’ve got the whole world out there waiting for you; all you need to do is buy a map and get riding.
Why not tell us about some of your awesome recent MTB adventures then?
buy a map and get riding.
Just make sure you're riding in the area that the map covers otherwise it will be completely useless.
If you live in the east midlands like me 'buy a map and get riding' would result in dull featureless poorly maintained bridleways, inefficiently making there way around/across grass field slogs, with possibly 30 seconds of woodland full of litter and doggers, and probably ending at an illegally closed off gate/path/other barrier followed by a death route along an A road. Believe me I've done plenty of it.Really dispiriting riding. In Scotland, Wales etc I'm sure its easier. Trail centres and primarily local hand cut off the map stuff is the only way round here.
OT - Had a go on an E-bike and it was awesome fun, made hills and flat sections a whole different ball game, would consider one for sure. But massive potential for people getting beyond their limits and idiot behaviour.
If you live in the east midlands
You must live in a different part of the East Midlands to me. It's pretty awesome round here with a 4 hr loop possible with lots of good stuff in that!