I've got an E-bike. Ask me anything.

Why does a duck?

Is it a Bird Cycles prototype?

Is it a Bird Cycles prototype?

36. Nope. Sounds like a weighted question. Has one gone missing recently?

35. subquestion I

When you’ve queued for toast. Do you put the bread in and wait beside the conveyor or do you wander off to browse other breakfast items in the belief that your toast will be there when you return and won’t have been taken by a toast pilferer?

What kind of brakes does it come with?

Do you feel the need to upgrade the brakes?

If so, what to?

Ta.

When you’ve queued for toast. Do you put the bread in and wait beside the conveyor or do you wander off to browse other breakfast items in the belief that your toast will be there when you return and won’t have been taken by a toast pilferer?

37. Never leave your toast un-attended.

What kind of brakes does it come with?

Do you feel the need to upgrade the brakes?

38. The previous owner had bolted on some very old crap brakes. Not standard. So put on some 2016 Shimano XTs. Can’t remember the exact model.

Why didn’t you answer my question?

What did I do wrong?

How should I deal with the feelings of rejection I’m experiencing?

is it ok to start building work at 4pm on sunday?

Does it require a table saw in the garden and are you my neighbour?

How should I deal with the feelings of rejection I’m experiencing?

39. Buy an ebike… the feeling of joy it brings will distract you from the rejection.

I’ll ask again….

40 – Why does a duck?

41. What time is love?

Where does your lap go when you stand up? Also, can you hold a lapdog if you are stood up?

So you are OK with riding an e-bike yourself, even though it marks you out as a lazy git and you’ll get diabetes sooner. But do you worry about what it means for the sport as a whole in terms of accessibility, public perception and access rights etc. And strava. It’s ruined strava.

You say you are getting rounder with age and yet you only weigh 11 stone, either your scales are broke or you are indeed Warwick Davis and i claim £5.

So you are OK with riding an e-bike yourself, even though it marks you out as a lazy git and you’ll get diabetes sooner. But do you worry about what it means for the sport as a whole in terms of accessibility, public perception and access rights etc. And strava. It’s ruined strava.

40. Yea love riding one… if it marks me as a lazy git in someones eyes that’s their problem really. I try to not to judge people at face value myself.

The accessibility issue is a non-issue in my opinion. It’s usually used by people who don’t understand e-bikes. An e-bike goes no faster than a regular bike on downhill sections, they probably go slower on flats…. up… yea a little bit faster.

Strava – not really my responsibility. They didn’t adapt quick enough. I always select e-bike when I’m riding but generally I have no interest in KOM’s or leader-boards. They now have an ebike option. Suspected cheaters can be flagged by the community. I think they also auto-convert suspicious rides. My local trails have had KOM’s for the past 4 years which are impossible on anything but a motorbike – there have always been cheats on Strava always will be.

Sounds like you’re not a fan of them. If that’s the case can I ask why you feel this way?

Why DID the chicken cross the road??

I was out the other week on my bike when I saw a big fat bloke on an ebike, grinning his happy face off. A hundred yards behind him were his gurning mates on normal bikes.

So, with that observation in mind, can I have a go please?

persistent ankle, knee injuries and asthma all contribute. E-bike has given me a bit more confidence that I can go out for all day rides again.

You answered my question before I asked it dammit!

Bike Scene in Guisborough tried to get me to test ride a leccy bike last week but I’m not ill or suffering a heart/lung/idletwat problem so I didn’t bother. 😆

*YET*

I saw a big fat bloke on an ebike, grinning his happy face off. A hundred yards behind him were his gurning mates on normal bikes.

What, like this….

He’s not fat, just cuddly. 😆

pick one of your regular climbs on strava and give us the length, elevation difference, time on regular bike and ebike, and HR data if you have it.

edit: and give us a DH segment too!

Well I demo’d 2 e bikes at Tweedlove at the weekend. The Scott was cumbersome like you describe. The Cube was great – at times I almost forgot I was riding one – the geometry was very good – almost like my HT – could jump on this one and throw it about – not like the Scott.

Another thing – I got a total workout (Which surprised me) you don’t need to try hard but you can if you want to. Think I’d have to pace myself as I got carried away 🙂 Great fun!

40 – Why does a duck?

And then…..

40. Yea love riding one… if it marks me as a lazy git in someones eyes that’s their problem really. I try to not to judge people at face value myself.

pick one of your regular climbs on strava and give us the length, elevation difference, time on regular bike and ebike, and HR data if you have it.

41. I’m not really a strava pro – I’ve just had a look and because E-bike segments are so new there aren’t many of them so I can’t give you a direct comparison. I can give you this for though:

A typical LLandegla trip for me = One lap of the red route. It’s about 10.1 miles and I’m shagged. As in can’t breathe, can barely drive home, can’t walk for a few days after. Strava says = 10 miles Moving time 1hr22mins I hated every minute.

I went to Llandegla last week on the e-bike = I did the red once and the blue twice, plus some messing around on the skills section. Total millage 22.1 miles Moving time = 1hr43mins Loved every minute of it. I definitely felt like I had a tough workout, especially my core as I did twice as much DH.

I see it like this – I covered twice the distance = twice as much DH fun. It was win win for me.

Well I demo’d 2 e bikes at Tweedlove at the weekend. The Scott was cumbersome like you describe. The Cube was great – at times I almost forgot I was riding one – the geometry was very good – almost like my HT – could jump on this one and throw it about – not like the Scott.

Another thing – I got a total workout (Which surprised me) you don’t need to try hard but you can if you want to. Think I’d have to pace myself as I got carried away Great fun!

42. If I had 4-5k knocking around would I have got the Scott? probably not. A good 2nd hand deal came up and I made an impulse purchase. The price was in the realms of a very good Enduro bike if not cheaper.

I’ve got a new tactic to ensure I maintain my fitness on the ebike (despite riding twice as far as usual)….. switch the motor off completely for one of the climbs at the end of the day. It’s brutal. The weight combined with an element of engine breaking makes it a killer. What do you reckon?

Bike Scene in Guisborough tried to get me to test ride a leccy bike last week but I’m not ill or suffering a heart/lung/idletwat problem so I didn’t bother.

43. There is no shame in giving it a go other than every man and his dog having an opinion on how you live your life. You’d be surprised how fun it is. Consider it like a track day for a car… you don’t need a farrari to pop down to Asdas but sometimes it’s just fun.

I was out the other week on my bike when I saw a big fat bloke on an ebike, grinning his happy face off. A hundred yards behind him were his gurning mates on normal bikes.

So, with that observation in mind, can I have a go please?

44. If you can catch up with him, which you probably will on a flat piece of trail you can ask him for a go. 😀

What do women really want?

What do you reckon?

Wer’e asking the questions, not you!

If you can catch up with him, which you probably will on a flat piece of trail you can ask him for a go.

That’s Ton, off here. He used to have a dicky ticker but he doesn’t anymore. He doesn’t have/need a leccy bike either. 🙂

I want to throw in an observation after reading some other forums about bikes… and some misconceptions.

45. Ebikes aren’t that fast on the flats or even on some DH sections. Their is an element of engine breaking going on once you pass the limit of 15mph assistance. That combined with the excessive weight of the bikes means getting it past 16mph is really difficult. You need some big leg muscles.

15mph uphill is fast.
15mph on a flat is slow.
Pushing the bike faster than 30mph on DH section require fitness.
But… the acceleration on corners after braking is a great.

I hope that clears up some ideas of what an ebike can do. They are all about torque for climbs rather than top speeds. A half decent XC rider would pass me on flats and DH all day long.

What do women really want?

46. Men on E-bikes – they find it irresistible.

How can the universe be both bounded yet infinite?

How can the universe be both bounded yet infinite?

47. It has an expanding boundary. The visible light red-shift theory supports this. It will eventually start to contract but that’s a way off yet at which point we might all be at peace with ebikes.

All these questions and still no pic of said e-bike.
Let’s have a pic?

Ebikes aren’t any faster than normal bikes yet you covered twice the distance in the same riding time? Is that all through not needing to rest as much??

How many fibres are intertwined in a shredded wheat biscuit?

How many times did the Batmobile catch a flat?

is there storage for your tampons on the bike?

I’ve got a new tactic to ensure I maintain my fitness on the ebike (despite riding twice as far as usual)….. switch the motor off completely for one of the climbs at the end of the day. It’s brutal. The weight combined with an element of engine breaking makes it a killer. What do you reckon?

No it will kill your Strava times…. which are much more important than going out and having fun or just riding ….:D