Thread: unexpected benefit of commuting by e-bike
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Old 02-27-17 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by chas58
Alan sure has you guys riled up. His arguments can be used for one guy doing 20mph on a trail, or a pack of a dozen lycra racers doing 30mph on a MUP (been there, done that, don't ride with that type of group more than once). I've ridden with the 25-30mph paceline crowd, and I've never seen or heard an e-bike doing things as stupid some of them do.

People hate road bikers who do stupid things in traffic
People hate mountain bikers who do stupid things on/off trails
People hate e-bikers, cause its something new to hate... ;-)

It is all a matter of respect.
Yeah, it's the same tiresome intolerance we've been subject to from motorists for years, except now its being pedaled by few cyclists.
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