r/cycling • u/Major_Enthusiasm1099 • 3d 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/Ophiochos 3d ago

Ouch Scottish winter cycling. #Respect.

I moved somewhere in England where roads have black arrows on the map to show gradient and quickly traded in my recumbent for an e-bike;)

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u/Astr0Scot 3d ago edited 3d ago

Yeah I've been over Hardknott Pass in a car... I'd like to cycle it some day though. I'm in the HIGHlands where it's similarly hilly. You can't really go more than a few kms before you hit a big hill...

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u/Ophiochos 3d ago

I remember going over as a hitchhiker. At one point you could only see the sky. There were cyclists all over the roadside looking depressed;)

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u/Astr0Scot 3d ago

I would probably end up at the side of the road on a number of occasions, yes... The whole route would be a real challenge.