I think he took it personally. Yesterday I was riding the same path. Making a decent clip at about 17. As I often do, I looked behind me for any bikes approaching. Nothing. A few minutes later I looked again. As I did, an E-biker was blasting around and past me. This was a full suspension 29er. The rider was dressed in khakis and a safari kind of shirt and wearing a full face motorcycle helmet with a mirrored out shield. I nodded at the rider. The rider gave no response.

Several miles down the path I saw the E-biker stopped on the edge of the path. As I rode past, I again nodded politely and was again met with non-response. A few minutes later I saw the rider coming from behind. I thought to myself that his bike might have been a Class 1 or 2 Ebike. At this point I had a decent tail wind, so I spun it up to 21-22MPH. He was going to have to work to pass me. Or so I thought. He soon caught me and moved past me with ease. I nodded as he passed. The mirrored shield remained motionless and aimed steadily forward. As he settled in ahead of me I noticed a familiarity in the build, the clothing, the unique posture, the arms and the steely coldness.

IT WAS HIM!

That sucker was not going to be bettered by me again.

As a completely unrelated aside, does anyone know where there are any good deals on Class 3 E-Bikes?