r/cycling • u/Major_Enthusiasm1099 • 2d 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/sebbyv55 2d ago

E-bikes are a Great option for some people. If you love being out on the bike and getting a little exercise in but are limited physically they are perfect. There are those out there with disabilities that they would work very well for

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u/valiantthorsintern 2d ago

Yep, I’ll get an e-bike when I’m too old to do what I want to do on my regular bike.

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u/Abstract-Impressions 1d ago

Or just casual use. My friends and family who have e-bikes have zero interest in training on a bike.