Originally Posted by
jefnvk
The insistence that a bike has to fit YOUR definition, that one cannot say they are touring by bike if they have a battery pack that assists their pedaling. They're on two wheels, pedaling, and not in competition with you. Why else would you care so much what they label their activity?
For 150 years bicycles have been considered a human powered vehicle. And yes people have added motors to them and it's called a motorbike or motorcycle. I have no problem with that. But your attempt to DE-HUMANZIE the bicycle with motors & batteries does offend me. Your insistence that the world conform to your arbitrary redefinition, that predates your existence by an entire lifetime, is egocentric at best and bordering on narcissism.
Originally Posted by
jefnvk
Nah, you've pretty much just made clear your inability to live and let live.
BS: Here's what I said:
Originally Posted by
BigAura
Do what ever you want, on what ever you want. It's all fine with me. But please stop referring to a motorized-bicycle as a bicycle. IT'S NOT. If your ego can't handle the truth, so be it.