BOOOOOO E-BIKES
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Pinkbike.com: UCI Threatens to Impose "Disciplinary Measures" on Licensed Riders Who Compete in FIM E-MTB Series.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/uci-threatens-disciplinary-measures-on-riders-who-compete-in-fim-e-mtb-series.html
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Pinkbike.com: UCI Threatens to Impose "Disciplinary Measures" on Licensed Riders Who Compete in FIM E-MTB Series.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/uci-threatens-disciplinary-measures-on-riders-who-compete-in-fim-e-mtb-series.html
yea but those don't make the bike roll forward.
this is less about e-bikes and more about the UCI maintaining its monopoly on cycling disciplines.
Yeah I agree.
Fucking pointless waste of battery.
until someone comes up with a dropper with a motor to drop the post I'm not interested in the slightest in any electronics being in there.
TBF any sort of Ebike racing is fucking stupid
i know a few people with di2 (mostly road) and they say its super nice - the self adjusting it does is apparently a big point. but the ability to program the shifters to be able to shift front and rear at the same time is nice as well (although this only applies to road anymore). still not something i'd spend my money on (unless i win the lottery or something).
I have Di2... on my e-mtb.
It is nice. I should figure out how to adjust it on my own at some point, though.
What I find funny is that the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme claims e-bikes as their own too. They recognize that they are motor-bikes...
As do I.
I don't like it on any bike. I just prefer the feel of a mechanical shift lever and cable. especially on a less than loved bike used in all conditions and a drivetrain often covered in shite. Di2 is great when everything is aligned perfectly, clean, well lubed and nothing is worn. That just isn't the most accurate description of ALL my bikes ALL of the time.
Sounds like it might be great for lazy people who probably drive automatic cars and want a lot of the thinking removed from their cycling experience* though
*Zwift
coming soon Zwift 2 - Offroad flowtrail experience.
you heard it here first
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You realize that for a long time mountain bikes were outside the "core cycling disciplines" right? And then for a while Downhill was outside the "core cycling disciplines".
The lack of awareness/perspective of some people...LOL
that's not the question
You realize that two wheeled vehicles that are driven by motors are called motorcycles right? Your comparisons don't mean squat.
The lack of awareness / perspective of some people...LOL
*sniped dang it
yea but no one ever questioned whether or not they were mopeds.
you're not a gamer then. standard picture used when discussing platform wars
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Actually a lifelong gamer from pre 2600 addiction through the UK home computer (spectrum/c64/ST/AMIGA) years and onto Psx/ps2, 3 and now 4.
Just never ever frequented a gaming forum etc.
Like biking. I prefer playing to splaffing about it
Looking at a screen reading about an activity you could be enjoying on a screen just never made sense to me. I only come here at times when for whatever reason I can't physically ride a bike
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Didn't they put out a similar threat years ago, in regards to licensed riders participating at Crankworkx in Whistler?
probably. wasn't a similar threat what killed the DH1 series? i don't think that ever got off the ground b/c of it. or am i thinking of something else
How long does it take to become a dentist? I'm 41 now.
I want an E-"motor"cycle with electronic drivetrain, electronic dropper post and a slave to pull me up the hill when the battery dies.
I want an E-"motor"cycle with electronic drivetrain, electronic dropper post and a slave to pull me up the hill when the battery dies.
Told y'all they were motorcycles
Weird, how when you put a motor on a cycle, it becomes a motorcycle. You'd think someone would have caught on before now lol
IIRC, those sanctions were aimed at racers participating in big-money races. Like the Whiskey Off-road Classic and such. Personally, I think it's teh UCI trying to stamp out any competing series. I don't know if it's fully settled yet, but I remember in road cycling where the companies that own the big races (TDF, Giro, Vuelta) and the Spring Classics (Paris-Roubaix, Amstel-Gold, Liège-Bastongne, Milan-San Remo etc...) were openly at war with the UCI over control and revenues (especially revenues!). My guess is the UCI didn't want to be in a similar situation with other disciplines... (I wonder what their relation is with Keirin racing in Japan...)
Told y'all they were motorcycles
Every kid growing up knows motorcycles are cooler than bicycles.
What sort of excuse could any grown adult have for not knowing this?
Even if they have goofy little electric motors that only work if you make circles with your feet? And can only go 30 miles or so
The Fonz would not approve
Pulling chicks with an e-bike:
Gary: Hey baby check out my bike
Chick: Cool!! You mountain bike? Mountain bikers are fit and exciting and adventurous. I'm totally getting wet.
Gary: Yeah.... well kinda... but I'm real lazy so my bike has a tiny motor to help me go up hills.
Chick: So it has a motor? Like a motorcycle!! I love guys with motorcycles, they're dangerous and bad ass. Can I ride on it with you?
Gary: Well.... no, it only has a little tiny motor and only works when I wave my feet around on these little pedals.
Chick:
Gary: Hey baby check out my bike
Chick: Cool!! You mountain bike? Mountain bikers are fit and exciting and adventurous. I'm totally getting wet.
Gary: Yeah.... well kinda... but I'm real lazy so my bike has a tiny motor to help me go up hills.
Chick: So it has a motor? Like a motorcycle!! I love guys with motorcycles, they're dangerous and bad ass. Can I ride on it with you?
Gary: Well.... no, it only has a little tiny motor and only works when I wave my feet around on these little pedals.
Chick:
PS. It's a meme bruh
Gary strikes me as more of a "dicks out for harambe" kind of guy.
PS. It's a meme bruh
Electric dirt bikes with pedal assist! I agree that e-mtb sounds better. At least we can all agree on one thing... they ain't mountain bikes.
this goes in the "what's wrong" thread.
although to be fair, he had a really really bad pelvis break a number of years ago. that's the kind of thing you never fully recover from.