Originally Posted by
paulmalva
Yeah, I have that too. If I ride only my ebike for a couple of weeks I also seem to lose my top level power quite fast.
And then when I switch back I can no longer get up hills.
It seems the spinning with low intensity is really great for burning fat but it also burns/reduces muscle mass.
The thing is if you know about this, you can adapt. Now unfortunately my bike isn't geared for a motor (I added a kit) so I have 8 gears
and the lowest PAS I ride in 6th so I can spin out pretty easily. If I had harder gears I could just up the gearing to work harder, but I
don't want to change my bike up. So I just shut down the motor (has a pause button) and barely use it on my exercise rides. It makes
my errands a lot faster and less sweaty, and it's great if I ride manually for exercise and run out of steam on the way home. You just gotta know when to use it to reap the benefits maximally.