Originally Posted by davester

I will likely also do so at some point, but not yet. The thing is, my house is at the top of a 1,000' climb from just about anywhere I might ride. At some point returning the last mile of my rides will go from being a chore to being a serious problem. I find it odd that ebikes are totally accepted throughout Europe but over here there is this odd macho cyclist sentiment that anyone who needs to use an ebike is not a "real" cyclist. I just can't understand this.