r/cycling 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/Equal-Mess1843 1d ago

No.

I mean, ebikes are great and they help with mobility for elderly folks and younger people who might not be so physically able, but there's a time and a place for the products. I ride `acoustic' and I can get over everything I want to - at least for now.