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Old 07-05-08, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by maddyfish
That is the problem I have with ebikes. A beginning rider is usually limited by fitness to a lower speed (excluding down hills) and as they acquire fitness and gain speed, they gain experience and knowledge as well. With an ebike, the rider skips straight to the end-going fast, bypassing the months (years?) of experience gained by riding.
+1 Well said
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Originally Posted by cc700
i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
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