Originally Posted by
tjspiel
Anyway, there are lots of cycling events that have nothing to do with racing but have everything to do with completing a certain distance or for riding a certain period of time. I'm sure most of us know what someone means when they say they've completed a "century". Using an e-bike to complete one is absolutely cheating.
Is it also 'cheating' if you draft? A drafting rider will only spend about 65% of the energy that a solo rider uses. Seems very similar to riding with electric assist. If you run the numbers I think you'll find a drafting rider will save about 400Wh during a century, about the size of a typical e-bike battery.