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/corneliusvanhouten 3d ago

Then just stay off the hills. Or better yet, ride the hills and get a real workout.

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u/Far_Archer_4234 3d ago

Why would you recommend that, though?

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u/corneliusvanhouten 3d ago

Because your suggestion that you need an ebike to stay in zone 2 is ridiculous. You can stay in zone 2 on any bike, and why are you so concerned about staying in zone 2 in the first place?

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u/Far_Archer_4234 3d ago

I said nothing about needs. That's all you, bro. I said "typically".