Jaxx
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That's a fair tow you're producing Alaskan, good on ya.
I expect, he's a very good climber? Built like that.
When was the last time you rode an acoustic bike?
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That's a fair tow you're producing Alaskan, good on ya.
I expect, he's a very good climber? Built like that.
Alaskan, that sounds like a great group, really fun loving and no ebike shaming.
I’m curious to know if their experience with you has led to any of their families/friends to consider an ebike?
Alaskan
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We always end our rides at the local Cafe Velo, a bike repair shop and small cafe with good espresso, local micro brews and ciders and excellent sandwiches named after Tour du France stages like Madone, Ventoux, etc. The one guy that called me a cheater when I first encountered the group, has developed atrial fibrillation. His doctor has cautioned him not let his heart rate go over 110. He now rides a Haibike HS Bosch powered bike and loves it. Sitting around the table at the cafe, most of the old roadies now will admit that it is just a matter of time before most of them will be on an ebike. The realize that the time will come the choice will be ebike or no bike.
Lightning P38
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How did the term “acoustic” bike develop? Since I ride a “bent”, I was curious.
Alaskan
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Like guitars electric vs acoustic
cuwatra
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I hate the nomenclature and refuse to use it. Maybe because I made my living as a guitarist for years and don't think the term should be used on bikes.
Interestingly, hard-core pedal powered cyclists I know don't know the term or use it.
christob
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To the OP's question, around 16 months into my ebike ownership and riding (which was the first bike riding for me in ~25 years), I rediscovered that I still owned my original pedal bike, an early-90's Bianchi 21-speed. That bike defeated me back in the day, and I maybe rode it 10 times total, before putting it away "forever." It had been out of sight/out of mind for many years (I'd been operating under the mistaken belief I'd sold it many years ago) -- it was hiding out in my condo's storage bin ever since I moved into the building, 15 years ago...
So I got it fixed up and road ready, and now I try to ride it a few times each month. The ebike remains my preferred office commuter, particularly to keep the sweat down, but the Bianchi is actually fun to ride now; I never would have predicted I'd say that (based on how painful the biking experiences were for me, 25 years ago, when I never built up stamina or strength between very infrequent, painful rides.) I'm heading out for a ride in 2 hours -- undecided which bike I'll take today, but I'm leaning towards the Bianchi.
So I got it fixed up and road ready, and now I try to ride it a few times each month. The ebike remains my preferred office commuter, particularly to keep the sweat down, but the Bianchi is actually fun to ride now; I never would have predicted I'd say that (based on how painful the biking experiences were for me, 25 years ago, when I never built up stamina or strength between very infrequent, painful rides.) I'm heading out for a ride in 2 hours -- undecided which bike I'll take today, but I'm leaning towards the Bianchi.
Alaskan
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You are correct. They refer to their bikes as "real" bikes, implying that ebikes are not real bikes.
Alaskan
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What a fantastic outcome!
cuwatra
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I'll take that over the dumb 'acoustic' label.
RabH
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I sold my nice road bike a short time after I purchased my Giant Road E+1 Pro, I kept my trusty Giant CRS 1.0 Hybrid which I purchased in 2009! My last ride on it was in September 2018 when my e bike was in for a warranty repair, I managed 58 miles that day and that was all down to my fitness from riding my e bike!
My longest ride on my CRS was 120 miles, the photo I attached was from that day! I had a head on collision 100 yards from home that day when a youngster on a mountain bike decided to appear between 2 parked cars right in to my path, no real harm done thankfully! So I keep the bike in my attic just in case my e bike has any problems, I'm sure I will use it again at some point but my e bike is just too much fun
Technically I have covered a lot of miles (probably 1000's) on my e bike without assist
My longest ride on my CRS was 120 miles, the photo I attached was from that day! I had a head on collision 100 yards from home that day when a youngster on a mountain bike decided to appear between 2 parked cars right in to my path, no real harm done thankfully! So I keep the bike in my attic just in case my e bike has any problems, I'm sure I will use it again at some point but my e bike is just too much fun
Technically I have covered a lot of miles (probably 1000's) on my e bike without assist
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That's it. Heart needs exercising but not high peak stresses, especially when you're getting older. The same with knees.
Saratoga Dave
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I'll take that over the dumb 'acoustic' label.
Well, we could always call them Flat Tops!
Uncle Willy
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I will continue to call them road bikes because that is what I have called them for the thirty years I have been riding them
cuwatra
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Except for when they're MTB's!
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