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I like electrek, but the editorializing here on their “take” is quite cringeworthy. I recommend skipping it.
by intopieces 7y ago
I like electrek, but the editorializing here on their “take” is quite cringeworthy. I recommend skipping it.
- analog31 7y agoDisclosure: I ride a conventional bike. I thought the gratuitous, divisive jabs against conventional cyclists were over the top. If e-bikes are a good idea, which I think they are, they should stand on their own merits as a technology. Amusingly, with the proliferation of e-bikes, I actually find myself on the defensive about riding a conventional bike. People ask me why I haven't switched yet.
- intopieces 7y agoAs an e-bike rider, whole heartedly agree. Getting people out of cars and onto any form of pedal power is a net benefit, there’s no reason to be divisive.
- rhinoceraptor 7y agoThe only thing I worry about is people with poor bike handling skills getting an e-bike that suddenly lets them ride as fast as a pro cyclist with little effort. If you watch people getting on rented bikes at a tourist destination, you see a lot of wobbly riding. Plus the fat comfort seats that people use make it even harder to control a bike.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoAs an e-bike rider I've lost count of the number of times I've been told I'm cheating.
- allana 7y agoPedal power ftw! If you enjoy your current bike, don't switch. A good light bike can be quite a bit more enjoyable to ride than an eBike, I think eBikes really just enable super-commuting by bike for those of us with weak calves.
- acdha 7y agoComplete agreement: cyclists should be big tent on this – or scooters – since everyone using a bike lane is someone voting for more and better infrastructure.
- cbm-vic-20 7y agoI haven't seen an e-bike that I can carry up the stairs of a deep subway station and tuck under my desk at work. I love my (non-e) Brompton.
- jonsen 7y agohttps://mate.bike/ https://mate.bike/