Thread: E-bike tourers
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Old 05-15-17 | 10:09 AM
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I'll never understand what threatens people here so much about people touring on an e-bike. We've had motors on bikes nearly as long as bikes have existed, no one has yet removed your ability to pedal if you so choose. I met a few in the Netherlands, they were every bit as happy as me. It never seemed to occur to them that they weren't really touring. TO be quite honest, I'd rather hang with folks doing things their own way, instead of the purists telling others they are doing it wrong, it is why I could never be bothered to join a homebrew club.

As far as where threads belong, it seems fairly obvious to me. If it is a question about touring, it should be here, and if it is a question about the electronic bits on the bike, it should be in the e-bike forum. You're no more likely to get good tent or pannier information there than you are to get good recharging information here, the purpose of the subforums are to place the information where it belongs. I haven't seen anyone tell those with fat single speeds that there are separate sub forums that their bike belongs in, so their rack questions should go there.

Originally Posted by BobG
When and if the moderators move the discussion to the e-bike sub-forum we're glad to continue there.
The absolute correct answer on where threads belong, actually.
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