What have you learned from your e-bike experiences?

[Jeremy McCreary]

I have learned not to wave at guys on dino bikes dressed in their kit. They despise us.. Not all of them but it's a pretty fair generalization.

That hasn't been my experience, and I live in a place crawling with both serious roadies and ebikers. There are plenty of friendly riders and jerks in both camps.

Best that we all deal with each other on an individual basis and skip the generalizations. I wave at most cyclists. Ebikers are no more likely to wave back.

 

[mschwett]

That hasn't been my experience, and I live in a place crawling with both serious roadies and ebikers. There are plenty of friendly riders and jerks in both camps.

Best that we all deal with each other on an individual basis and skip the generalizations. I wave at most cyclists. Ebikers are no more likely to wave back.

if i waved at every passing bike, i’d never have my hands on the bars

on a long ride far from the city, i will give a friendly gesture, which is almost always reciprocated. sometimes just a nod or a hand signal.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

i have three pairs of padded shorts. nothing goes under them. nothing. wear each in sequence, then wash. repeat. no cream, no lotion, shower after each ride.

That's the policy going forward. Just need to add 1-2 more pairs of padded shorts to the rotation.

 

[mschwett]

That's the policy going forward. Just need to add 1-2 more pairs of padded shorts to the rotation.

also, they need to fit snugly - without movement, there is no friction. the movement goes between the shorts and the saddle, not between the shorts and the skin.

have you done the specialized sit bone measure thing?

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

also, they need to fit snugly - without movement, there is no friction. the movement goes between the shorts and the saddle, not between the shorts and the skin.

have you done the specialized sit bone measure thing?

Yes, the bike shorts I usually wear are snug (typical lycra design), and that's what I'll wear exclusively going forward.

Measured for the SQlab saddle on my commuter, but that may be irrelevant in this case. The stock Specialized Bridge saddle on the problem bike (my Vado SL 1) felt great from the outset ~2,700 mi ago, and has never been an issue till this episode, which I now think was all about shorts, not the saddle.

 

[DDBB]

I've actually had dino bike riders spit at the ground when they pass and see I'm on an ebike. Of course it takes all kinds and some will be very friendly but don't count on it