www.nsmb.com/haibike-e-bike/
I'm all for 2-wheeled machines on trails, I do it all the time, on my KTM 200...and on approved OHV trails. I think these E-bikes are going to result in trail closures to MTBers and do more overall harm than good.
NSMB review of an *GASP* E-bike....and the sh!tstorm that followed
- Thread starter chillindrdude
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www.nsmb.com/haibike-e-bike/
I'm all for 2-wheeled machines on trails, I do it all the time, on my KTM 200...and on approved OHV trails. I think these E-bikes are going to result in trail closures to MTBers and do more overall harm than good.
psshh
I could fvck up some dwid's strava history with that toy right quick.
I get it.
I could fvck up some dwid's strava history with that toy right quick.
I get it.
display on handlebars?
electronic motors?
does not sound like a mountain bike to me.. only eddie masters can pull it off
electronic motors?
does not sound like a mountain bike to me.. only eddie masters can pull it off
what chillindr said.
Shit's wack, but i'll take a KTM e-FR perhaps sometime in the future. But I won't take it to the MTB trails.
Fyck fat people.
Shit's wack, but i'll take a KTM e-FR perhaps sometime in the future. But I won't take it to the MTB trails.
Fyck fat people.
Soon, the lines will be blurred with regenerative hubs that will allow you to store a "boost" for the steepest part of the climb that you can't clear with your 20t granny and 48t rear cog. Very quickly, there'll be a bunch of people claiming their electric bikes are not as bad as the other electric bikes, and there will be epic threads the likes of which we can't even imagine right now...
And then of course there are old people. Old people are like honeybadgers in that they don't give a F***.
I think that's me. NFG all the way. I'm not going to buy one because they're stupid and heavy but seriously.......the spandex tantrums vis a vis strava......man this could be awesome.
Here's the thing all the chicken littles don't realize. If a trail is designated as 'non-motorized', that includes electric MOTORS. You can call it a bicycle all you want but it's a fuggin moped. You can drop the law on your sacred bike only trails. In the meantime I want to drop some 29er dork's ego on something I've never cared about....climbing. So you know, if I win the lottery I never play, I'm in!
Most people who aren't retards started riding bikes because they're fun, not some fitness or accomplishment bullshlt. Less work for more descending seems like it could be kind of fun. If only you could drop the dumb extra 20lbs on top of the mountain..... But you can't so there you go. I think they're dumb but not because I think pedaling makes you a good human being or anything. Nothing screams self righteous douchebag like the comments in that nsmb review. "I'm a better person because I breath hard!!" Rad bro.
But just more gimmicky shlt from people who never really did the sport in the first place.....next chapter.
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I for one welcome our new electric overlords!
I think there should be a 21 day government quarantine to deplete all the charge from the batteries first
It was unintended but theres a mile stretch of paved road which is a climb that connects 2 ohv staging areas. Apparently there was a strava segment for that climb and i rode it on my KTM at around 35mph. It still stands to this day. Some roadie somewhere is crying, im sure.
Cool story bros.
Cool story bros.
I could not agree with you more.
The self righteous comments that e bikes generate are hilarious. Once again showing that some people take themselves way too seriously.
I could care less if someone cheats at strava. The only thing I care about are all trails that would be negatively affected by these abominations.
These articles always bum me out. When I'm dirt biking it sucks to be banned from singletrack, when I'm mountain biking it sucks to be banned from hiking trails. When I'm hiking it sucks to be banned from freeway underpasses, or living there or something.
The point being when someone comes up with a new way to scoot around, it's natural to make fun of them, but don't get defensive. The louder someone types 'abomination,' the more insecure they seem, probably about the idea that ebikes might be fun. Eventually they'll be rad, even.. that's just progress. It will cause trail issues, but they can't be un-invented so its weird to become enraged about a new potentially fun thingy.
The point being when someone comes up with a new way to scoot around, it's natural to make fun of them, but don't get defensive. The louder someone types 'abomination,' the more insecure they seem, probably about the idea that ebikes might be fun. Eventually they'll be rad, even.. that's just progress. It will cause trail issues, but they can't be un-invented so its weird to become enraged about a new potentially fun thingy.
You ever see Terminator 2? i am not advocating killing anyone, but I'd go back in time and blow up the plans/blueprints for E-bikes.
So yeah, effectively uninventing it. But then again, maybe Judgement Day is inevitable, no matter what we do.
So yeah, effectively uninventing it. But then again, maybe Judgement Day is inevitable, no matter what we do.
I still want one to commute on.
Haha! NSMB deleted my comment
"Fvck this. Fvck this mess so hard. I can't believe this thing has 27.5 wheels on it. Total BS"
"Fvck this. Fvck this mess so hard. I can't believe this thing has 27.5 wheels on it. Total BS"
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lol
That's Canadian 'indignant'
Jesus read Lee's comments: "the end of mountainbiking!! OMGzor!!"
Most of it's pretty civil (they apparently delete things that aren't
) but there's still the usual upright citizens brigade going on with mountainbikers who are letting cam mcrae know what a bad person he is for riding a moped.edit: I just pulled up the page again and did a scan for "HTFU".........nothing!!! I can't believe it!
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Derp.....only the first page of blathering was loading on my screen. I'm even dumber than I look.
also......
fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
edit: Whoohoo!
also......
fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
edit: Whoohoo!
I've using a bike and a trailer to haul sound-systems for renegade raves. One of these would make setup way easier...especially with fat bike tires for the beach 
I agree with 'Woo that existing bans on motorized contraptions should help keeps these things off most trails. But if it looks like a bike people will lump us all together, and we may definitely face some trail access backlash as a result. Not to mention the sketch factor involved with people motoring up trails primarily intended for downhill...
That said, these things are going to be around from here on out. And they will only get more refined/better over time, especially as batteries get smaller and more powerful.
Also, pretty much anything with two wheels and a throttle is fun. (Sorry/not sorry.)
That said, these things are going to be around from here on out. And they will only get more refined/better over time, especially as batteries get smaller and more powerful.
Also, pretty much anything with two wheels and a throttle is fun. (Sorry/not sorry.)
I get the analogy, but I've always wondered if banging fat chicks is really that fun? Seems like a lot of work, especially for someone like me with a bad back.
Only if you look to your friends to validate how you get your kicks.
I'm not running out to get one, but I the few I've ridden were fun. (I'll let you decide if I'm talking about ebikes or large women.)
sometimes you just have to mix it up.
just to be clear, i am not talking about those shitty e-bikes.
just to be clear, i am not talking about those shitty e-bikes.
Whoa
People actually read that?
People actually read that?
personally, i'll ride the shit out of anything with two wheels and have a blast doing it. i've never been narrowminded enough to simply classify myself as just a 'mountainbiker', but instead consider myself a cyclist...
roadie, dh, beach cruiser, pixie bike, bmx, ebike, whatever. people can hate all they want, ill still be having fun pushing the envelope on it...
No more than they're affected by current moto poachers. Electric bikes will always be banned from non moto trails and mountainbikes won't be banned from any current trails.
No way. You don't own enough spandex and saddle/handlebar baggery, nor an indignant enough attitude about your right to run stop lights while flipping off cars to be a cyclist. You're just a damn bike rider.
And I definitely want to see you 'pushing the envelope on a pixie bike'. We should film a series.
I rode one. Just the regular felt hardtail version. They are fuckin fun! If I had extra cash lying around, I'd buy a 5-6" travel version. Would I replace my regular bike with it? hell no. Would I replace my 250 with it? hell no. Would I poach the shit out of every trail I could with it until these things got banned? Hell yes.
*EDIT* Since when did RM start allowing cussing?!? Fuck yeah!
*EDIT* Since when did RM start allowing cussing?!? Fuck yeah!
Ok, now I want an electric pixie bike to slay rad trails.
Also, fuck. Fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck.
Also, fuck. Fuck fuck fuckity fuck fuck.
