I guess I’m venting here but I was riding at one of my favorite local trails today. I usually pride myself in climbing most hills but I always walk a certain loose and steep part of the trail. As I walked my bike up this part of the trail a guy on a e-bike rode past me and said in a seemingly mocking manner something to the effect that I should upgrade my “cheap” bike. For reference I have been riding for awhile. It just pissed me off and I told him “I don’t need a motor”. I have my own prejudices about e-bikes that I generally keep to myself unless provoked. Another e-bike guy further up the hill was chill and I chatted with him about choosing a line down a hill. It’s the poor attitudes that some people have that suck.
I ran into an arrogant e-bike rider
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This is my continious problem on this site.... If im not riding an 180mm E. im on a 170/180mm or god forbid 200mm rig.
I'm languishing in various levels of non acceptable.
But, out on the trail.... I have the biggest gins!
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Reading this thread, my conclusion is that the good old US of A is full of douche's and crazy people.
I here in NZ I would say 99.9% of the time my interactions with other trail users are sweet as. Even when I've "accidentally" strayed onto hiking only trails.
I here in NZ I would say 99.9% of the time my interactions with other trail users are sweet as. Even when I've "accidentally" strayed onto hiking only trails.
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Exactly. This is what they are by definition.
And when I do end up buying one because I can't pedal myself up a hill. I will refer to it as such.
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A perfect example is the douche who rides this eMtb:
In this area:
Where you have to ride past at least a dozen of these signs:
Guys like him perfectly embody the arrogant eMtb rider. A real ambassador of his "sport".
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Just the one population center I live in has like 40% more people than all of NZ. So yeah, it's true that here in the US, we have more crazies in total. But that doesn't take away from the fact that the overwhelming majority people here are indeed very nice. Especially when you treat them with basic decency and etiquette.
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I see zero reasons why that trail should be open to Mtb and closed to E. I call douche baggery at local body government level. I would bet there are some e-haters in that establishment being douches.
Some times rules need to changed because they are outdated..... often times it takes a ground swell of bootleg riders to force the issue and affect change.
There Isnt any trails around here open to mtb and not open to E and that us how it should be.
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Was that you I saw out there today?
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I'm not going to call you names.
I'm going to assume that wasn't you because I suspect you don't even ride bikes anymore.
There's a weird, stupid, arbitrary network of illegal and legal singletrack according to City's own e-bike rules and faq page. How do you know which trail I was on?
E-bike Rules and FAQs
New City law (O-24-14) defines and regulates electric-assisted bicycles and other personal motorized modes of transportation as well as their use on paved and unpaved trails within the City of Albuquerque.
www.cabq.gov
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You don't know jack about this area, about the efforts of volunteers to maintain these trails for everyone, almost always without the participation of mountain bikers, near a city of almost a million people.
Unless you ride your motorbike at 6am, nope.
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If it was up to you, all of the legal stuff in the East Mountains would be off limits too. Good thing it's not up to you, and it's only a matter of time before all of those red areas are green too.
Were you out there digging on Birdhouse or Three Bottles?
Thoughts & Prayers.
Were you out there digging on Birdhouse or Three Bottles?
Thoughts & Prayers.
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Tyler
I ride an Adventure 'motorcycle' as well.
You are showing your ignorance between eMTB's and motorcycles.
I can assure you there are no similarities between the motor/engine of the 2 bikes and my input effort to ride them.
A motorcycle has a throttle to control the engine power. A twist of the wrist.
An eMTB has peddles which require a rider to activate the motor by pedaling, inputting variable effort from mild to extreme depending on the climb and terrain.
I hope you don't demonstrate this sort of prejudice or bigotry with other aspects of your life.
Or, hopefully, you are just ****-stirring
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E-bike: ok
Mountain bike: nope
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Wow, you really are a zero class poacherI'm not going to call you names.
I'm going to assume that wasn't you because I suspect you don't even ride bikes anymore.
There's a weird, stupid, arbitrary network of illegal and legal singletrack according to City's own e-bike rules and faq page. How do you know which trail I was on?
E-bike Rules and FAQs
New City law (O-24-14) defines and regulates electric-assisted bicycles and other personal motorized modes of transportation as well as their use on paved and unpaved trails within the City of Albuquerque.
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if only it was financially viable to have some kind of local-area radio comms that disabled e-bikes in areas where they weren’t allowed.
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I think a simple visit from @ilmfat and The Intervention Institute would do the trick.
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Make motorcycle.
Move throttle to be activated by feet.
Not a motorcycle anymore!
Dang, you got me.
Move throttle to be activated by feet.
Not a motorcycle anymore!
Dang, you got me.
Absolutely. I have zero issues with ebikes. I have zero issues with incapacitated or disabled people using mechanically assisted transportation to access wilderness areas. What does annoy me is perfectly fit & healthy, self entitled clowns that think they're above the law and can ride their electric motor powered bikes wherever they want. Just because.
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Try the same thing again, the 2nd time it'll be right
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And if that doesn't work, keep saying the same falsity over and over until it becomes true.
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