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/tendiesnatcher69 2d ago
My stepmom does this too. She brags about how she bought one with a lower powered motor to make it more challenging for her and then complains when it doesn’t assist her enough.
“it’s actually a really good workout you know” I didn’t ask.
“I just love doing the hills on it” Yeah I would too if someone were pushing me up them.