Just cycled the Camino in Spain to Santiago de Compostela and was hanging out in the Cathedral plaza watching the mostly walking pilgrims arrive when I spotted these strange looking mountain bikes. Each had a battery pack in the frame triangle and were being ridden by what appeared to be fit young people in their twenties.


I'm in my late 60s and it came as a shock that people obviously capable of riding a bicycle over long distances would find it acceptable to use the assistance of an electric motor.


Am I alone or just an old fogey?