Originally Posted by
Outrider1
Fooferdoggie, I have been adamantly opposed to ebikes, mainly because nearly all that I encounter where I ride, are not pedalling. Your patient responses to many posters on this thread, and the above response in particular, has opened my mind regarding the ebike. Kudos.
i wonder if there is some sort of regional factor at work here. i ride a lot, and see lots of eBikes both when i'm riding for utility/commute, and the vast, vast, vast majority are pedaling. i actually can't remember the last time i saw someone not pedaling. maybe a few delivery people on throttle bikes.
on longer rides for pleasure, in the hills, country roads, MUPs... it's maybe one in 10 or one in 20 ebikes. absolutely zero impact on anyone. are misbehaved eBike riders much more common in other parts of the world, or is this some sort of subconscious bias?