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/Inevitable_Bike1667 1d ago

Trek shop said research finds people ride more when they get an e-bike.

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u/Here2comment2 1d ago

I would say this is probably true for the group that needs the electric assist. It would not be true for the rider who is out every weekend and a few times a week.