THINGS NOBODY TELLS YOU ABOUT E-BIKES... 

Yea it’s crazy haha!

I remember my first full sus the proflex 856. It wasn't cheating I'd say it even handicapped me a bit 😂

When I started mountain biking in the mid 90s there were plenty of roadies that would blank me when I gave them a nod (I used to ride to the trails by road).

Man I hope one day e-bikes will capable of having a 40ah battery that weighs under 10 pounds and under $1000 for it 😂

Hell yea! 🤟

My riding buddy has been trying to get me into a 30 mile 3500' climb / 7000' descent ride for a couple of years now. I just don't ride enough to handle that on a standard bike without being near death. My newest (2020) e-bike I just purchased made that an easy thing to say yes to this month. Still riding and trying to train on the standard bike, but not struggling to keep up will make the planned ride a lot more fun.

Neither did they end up with fitness adatpations anywhere near aomparable to yours

My pleasure!

Really the government should get rid of VAT on bikes. I know you can use cycle to work schemes but still no VAT on bikes would really help.

now that's a stretch.................particularly your #2............ which is entirely invalid for 99.9% of the riding population........as well as the rider in the video. But I get the point.

Glad it was helpful!

Yea that is a big problem with them in all honesty, they are expensive and what happens when a part fails a few years down the line when they have changed the design and you can't get the part you need? Up the creek....

The problem is fitting in with group rides. It is no fun to always be left behind while everybody waits at the top of grades wondering if you died, and riding alone doesn't inspire people as much to get out there. Ebikes reduce or eliminate that gap, and a lot of riders turn the assist down or even off as their fitness improves.

I don't lug my e-bike up the stairs, I put it in walk mode and it climbs them for me!

Never replaced a motor dude! I really like the Yamaha System!

@@TomCardy that's awesome! I will look into that.

I'm 63 and love my human powered bike.

You can take advantage of depreciation as a second hand buyer you're getting a way better deal than the initial owner. Don't ask how I know 😅😒

The fitness statement is debatable though. I have lower back issues from previous injury and had to stop riding MTB for a while since my injury was hurting so much for several days after riding. I still have my analog bikes but my ebike allows me to maintain a 160-170HR throughout my rides. Now these rides are double the time/distance and the best part is not having severe backpain for days after the rides. E-bikes just help and allow some people to "get out more" and that to me is better than sitting on the couch or not riding because the recovery pain on old injuries is not worth the trouble...

@@gmatos123 not sure if it is the regular bike issue or fit issue. How does motor assist fixes back issue? And I agree that you can do a good training if you really want to, but few people will push themselves to similar degree just because they don't really have to.

I’ve heard the fit issues story many times and I’ve done everything suggested by friends and bike store over the years to help me get there. It comes down to this, I have 5 different bikes in the search for something that would allow me to climb without furthering my injuries. Some worked a little better than others but it all ended the same way with me not enjoying most rides because of back pain after some climbing time. The strain on the lower back while climbing and exertion of extra force is something you would not comprehend unless you had lower back issues but the truth and fact is that e-bikes are better than analog bikes at 1 thing bar none and that is climbing. Everything else is debatable since analog bikes can be as fast or faster when descending or going over certain flow sections. Hope you understand but for in my case and maybe others out there. The e-bike allows me to climbs without straining and causing pain which in turns allows me to enjoy the flow and DH sections. It’s really not that different to using a shuttle or lift to trails and then enjoying the rest of it. You can do this on any trail because the lift is your pedal assist and still get a workout by pushing the bike on the rest of the trail sections. It works this way for many people but I’m not trying to convince anybody, just stating the not so obvious.

@@gmatos123 Fair play for the injured people, no doubt. And if we are talking uplifts it will save you money in the long run. Doesn't take to many runs to offset the bump in bike price. If you spend 25$ 50 times on the uplifts you are pretty much there, a couple of seasons of avoiding uplifts and you are already "saving" money for the next bike.

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Nice one! 🤣🤣🤣

She doesn’t mind getting to the top of the mountain quicker and more often. Neither do I on my eMTBs. I actually can’t tell if you’re trying to hate on or promote eMTBs.

Not really no, to build a good base fitness zone 2 is what you want to be in, next to impossible to stay down in zone 2 on a normal MTB ride, that's why alot of people use a turbo trainer. Ebike solves this problem as you can just bump up assistance, stay in zone 2, yet still get to actually ride down some trails.

Good for you! I got my first e-mtb when I turned 70. Now 5 years and 25,000 kms later the "fun factor" continues.

@jiw71 Congratulations, that's what I'm talking about it.

Glad you enjoyed it!

@@TomCardy😂😂 you always get one.

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