Originally Posted by
BiciMan
While I mostly agree with the pro e-bike sentiment, I am confident that, riding similarly, my 50-pound e-MTB would/does in fact, if marginally, wear on the trails more than my 25-pound carbon MTB. Just logic. I could qualify this extensively, but I'm comfortable with this simple assessment.
That's not a good assessment. Most eMTBs run fatter tires, many with 2.8s and 3.0s. No way your 25 lb bike is running anything wider than 2.5, I'd imagine.
Wide tires distribute weight with less pressure on the trail.