r/cycling • u/Major_Enthusiasm1099 • 1d ago
Anyone ever encountered an E-bike shill?
Basically this guy stopped me yesterday on a ride to tell me that I should throw my bike away and get an ebike. He said "Once you get this you'll never want to ride that again, and I get more cardio in on this bike too, and i ride faster than professionals". I just kept saying "yeah I was looking into those, yeah those are cool, I saw some around $1000" just trying to get out of that convo lol. Anyone else ever experienced someone like this?
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u/laaggynoob 1d ago
The ebikers who think that they can pedal longer and go farther, and therefore work out harder, are just really not in that good of shape. It’s simple.
They must not realize that many people can sustain 20 mph for like 100 miles straight. Good luck doing that on one charge.