Originally Posted by
Elbeinlaw
I agree, they shouldn't be. But whether it's Silver Comet, or Decatur/Stone Mountain Trail, or the Houston Bayou trails: they are, and they ride like ayholes. Sorry to indict a whole class, but my experience is that they're selfish, insensitive jerks who do not know where their brakes are.
You know, someone's always going to complain. When I ride without my motor (easily removed from bike) for exercise, I get passed WAAAY too close by guys in lycra going 20-26mph trying to beat Strava records. And they don't even have the courtesy to call out. One of these days I'm going to move left to avoid a bump on my little 16" tires on my Bike Friday and there's gonna be an accident. Ayholes, indeed. Has nothing to do with motors. It's not the motor that makes you an "ayhole" - it's the attitude and ayholes will be ayholes whether they're on fast roadie bikes, e-bikes, or driving a car. The bike is a tool and so are they.