I thought it was just going to be a fad, but it seems they are here to stay.

So I guess my question is where does the hive mind see the market going? Will we reach the point where e bike threads are the norm and normal threads are in the minority?

Now, this is an interesting debate. I shall contribute to the discussion with a single word.
Biscuits.

Given that the most popular (at least in terms of posts) thread ever is the EU Referendum thread, I’d say no. E-bike threads will not take over. Bike threads in general will struggle… 🙂

Orangespyderman +1. Audis and Brexit will continue to dominate.

Would these be European e-bikes or proper English ones?

Maybe the derestricted threads will become more popular, Take over and everyone will get banned as a result?

We used to have a lot of threads about ‘suspension’ and ‘disk brakes’. Its a new thing and theres lots to discuss about whether to buy one or what works best for a given application.  So there’ll frequently be threads about them. People who already have the kind of bike they want for the kind of riding they do have little to discuss about them. Luckily theres a chat forum.

It’s all about Xbox this week.

Given that the most popular (at least in terms of posts) thread ever is the EU Referendum thread, I’d say no..

Ah see now, that is one single thread. EBikes, frickin hundreds of the things. All the bleedin same too. I see dominance by quantity as opposed to bulk. Although the actual bikes are huge great lumps.
But, man I love them ebikes, I’d marry one and have regular sex with it if I could. Can you imagine how much fun and better than a normal wife it would be? Go on imagine. Now.

We used to have a lot of threads about ‘suspension’ and ‘disk brakes’. Its a new thing and theres lots to discuss about whether to buy one or what works best for a given application. So there’ll frequently be threads about them. People who already have the kind of bike they want for the kind of riding they do have little to discuss about them. Luckily theres a chat forum.

This ^

Everyone knows that ebikes are still just bikes, right? There will still be questions and conversations about suspension forks, brakes, dropper posts etc etc.

Personally I just avoid threads that are about things I neither know, like nor care about (Giants, Cubes, XC riding, Shimano drive trains….) and read/respond to things I do know, like and care about. I suggest other people do the same, if you don’t want to read threads about ebikes don’t open them.

As they become cheaper second hand and thus more popular it’s normal that people will post about them given that they are bikes and this is a bike forum.

Thy won’t be called e-bikes for much longer. They’ll be called mountain bikes.

“Does anyone ride a 29in I’m thinking of getting one?”

“What’s with all the posts on 29in bikes?”

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Thy won’t be called e-bikes for much longer. They’ll be called mountain bikes.

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Thy won’t be called e-bikes for much longer. They’ll be called mountain bikes.

Hahahahahahahahahaha. No they wont.

Thy won’t be called e-bikes for much longer. They’ll be called mountain bikes.

Hahahahahahahahahaha. No they wont.

I wouldn’t bet against it.

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All things that used to be unusual, often distrusted, fringe, ‘never catch on’ etc to the point you felt the need to use the label when discussing them, then they became the norm and now you don’t, it’s assumed to the point that if you have anything else, you might feel the need to mention it.

I don’t know if, as lots assume eventually E-Bikes will become the norm, they’re still very expensive and I think ‘Win on Sunday’ sell on Monday’ still holds true for MTBs, but they might.

You’ll know when the old way is dead when people start labelling it. I’ve heard Non E-Bikes called analogue bikes, I don’t know if that will take hold, but who know.

Are e bike threads going to dominate the forum and the future of stw?

Nope. They’ll pop up more frequently in threads, and for some STWers they’ll be a godsend. But there’s a lot of STWers who think MTBing is all about the grind to get to the top of the epic trail, or who see the slog as part of the riding.

I’m bored of e-bike threads.

Can we have a thread slagging off VW van drivers? Haven’t seen one of those in a while.

Who do they think they are? Do they even realise you can buy a 10 year old Berlingo that would do EXACTLY the same thing?

lol @P-jay – the difference between all those technologies and ebikes is the distinct lack of a motor.

Why is it that ebike afficionados insist that the existence of a motor doesn’t fundamentally change anything when it self-evidently does.

Hey ho.

Thy won’t be called e-bikes for much longer. They’ll be called motor bikes

#FTFY

Everyone knows that ebikes are still just bikes, right? 

Nope, quite different.

A stitch in time saves nine e-bike threads.

“Why is it that ebike afficionados insist that the existence of a motor doesn’t fundamentally change anything when it self-evidently does.”

The weird thing is that the good ones ride like a normal bike with the motor off and like a bike with the world’s most ideal tailwind with the motor on. It’s hard to explain if you haven’t spent some time riding one.

Yes they will dominate the future of STW but it’s ok because they all say the same thing so you only have to read one and you’ve read them all…