"Silent Killers"
lolz.
signed
OP.
You just need to tool up better next time.
May I suggest getting yourself an Alta. 🙂
The way some people are going on they seem to think that moving a magnet will transform a pushbike into one of these. 😆
Anything petrol powered looks old now.
Looks like someone's (the OP by the look of it) already started a petitionhttps://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ban-e-bikes-from-offroad-footpaths-and-cycle-routes
That wasn't me.
I wasn't going to weigh back in, but now a victim of identity fraud, probably by someone who rides an E-bike ([b]JOKING[/b]), perhaps I should.
I don't have massive trouble with e-bikes.
That particular rider, who was on an e-bike, I do have an issue with. He was rude and obtuse. The path was easily wide enough for four bikes, yet to ring a bell and shout move, has nothing to do with the status of your bike being electric or not, but everything to do with being a tosser.
I would never purposefully block another rider but when the bike is travelling so fast it could cause an accident, time must be given for the rider to move over and when they do they should be polite about it.
What I love about mountain biking is the camaraderie. Last time I was at degla, my mate had 5 pincg flats, I got a bollocking of the Mrs cause we were so late back. Everytime we stopped, when we were squeezing the last of the vulcanising solution on to the already punctured inner tube, everyone who went past asked if we needed a hand or tools. That's my sport, the sport I wake up for at unknown hours for, the sport I have arguments with my wife for and the sport that turns my kitchen table into a work bench.
Yet, when someone comes flying past me at 25mph and shouts move at my mate, I don't see that camaraderie.
I'm sure that there are decent e-bike riders, not everyone should be tarnished by the same brush. There will be those that would stop and those that would help but perhaps it's because your speed removes you from the trials and tribulations of riding.
Ride your e-bike but remember what it's like to ride. If you haven't ridden, get out and ride on the type of bike that makes mountain bike riding what it is. Then go back on your e-bike and continue to make the sport great.
I AM a troll, so I came up with this thread summary that should offend just about everyone.
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Fooman wins the Internet today.
And I signed the petition
Fooman is the new "[i]jamie[/i]"
[quote=nealglover ]
.......and also for those sold after that if they've gone through type approval.
And those ones, are no longer legally classed as pedal cycles.
Try again, you'll get it
[i]And I signed the petition[/i]
You [i]signed[/i] that? 😆 😆 😆
(nice work DTF!)
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.......and also for those sold after that if they've gone through type approval.And those ones, are no longer legally classed as pedal cycles.
Try again, you'll get it
Are you talking about the 3.5mph "start assis throttlet" thing, that's still allowed ?
Or are you saying that twist and go is still allowed up to 15.5mph ?
I had an ebike, I don't anymore, that's another story though.
Nothing against people riding ebikes, riding an ebike doesn't mean you are reckless and rude, that can apply to a lot of people who ride almost anything.
Anyhow, on a serious note, how would you ban them?
How could this be enforced and policed?
We are having trouble with Moto crossers ripping up some parts of Afan trails at the moment, a much bigger problem than that of any ebikes.
The police budget has gone for patrolling the trails to catch these Moto crossers, and you can easily identify them , just the sound tells you what they are about.
Becoming more difficult to even tell if a mtb is an ebike or not these days.
Banning them won't work. Will just create negative impact, far better to have a campaign to ride responsibly for those that need it. But even that won't work for some.......
Banning anything never seems to do much good, education and understanding seems to do much better.
[quote=nealglover ]Are you talking about the 3.5mph "start assis throttlet" thing, that's still allowed ?
Or are you saying that twist and go is still allowed up to 15.5mph ?
The latter.
i rode my mega last night 15 miles off road, quickest ive been for ages. im fitter and getting more mobile from my shoulder op. i absolutely loved it, i probably take my ebike 1 in 4 times its a different type of riding and i love it too, as i do my 29er.
nobs on bikes = nob full stop, nothing to do with the bike
nice work DTF!
Exactly! Almost a return to form. 🙂
