Originally Posted by
CAT7RDR
At 55 y/o I am not ready for an assist with an electric motor. I have done my research and my next modification after wearing out my 6800 50/34, 11-28 gearing is to have a more climbing friendly 11-34 cassette.
IMHO, the argument is an e-bike will allow one to climb hills one would not be able to do under human power alone. Good, I get it. My observation is I only see e-bikes around the beach coastal trails and river trails in SoCal. I do not see e-bikes in the canyons and mountain roads I frequent. Still recreational, but lets be honest, not much effort is required on the flats.
Those type of E-Bikers
are after speed, it's that simple, speed, and
less effort to go those speeds... Moped riders, in other words,
not bicycle riders, who want/need, a bit of "assistance". THAT, is the reason the EU has limited the watts to 250 or 350 and a cut out assistance at 25 or 32Km/Hr, to eliminate that "problem"...