[TN]

Well that seems lame af.

https://www.tetongravity.com/story/bike/mammoth-mountain-is-first-to-allow-e-bikes-in-bike-park

 

[roflbox]

paging dr @jonKranked to the white courtesy phone pls

 

[jonKranked]

whoooooooosh the sound of me not caring.

 

[Pesqueeb]

I noticed over the weekend in Salida someone proclaiming to be a builder of "Electric fat bikes".

 

[TN]

I noticed over the weekend in Salida someone proclaiming to be a builder of "Electric fat bikes".

my dumb ass old fat roommate had one.

 

[Pesqueeb]

my dumb ass old fat roommate had one.

I assume you took him out back and put him down?

 

[canadmos]

Good lord.

Mammoth will add a fleet of Trek Powerfly 5FS bikes to their rental bike fleet and guests can also bring their own Category 1 e-bike to ride. E-bike specific lessons will be available

 

[SkaredShtles]

Seriously - WGAF about bike parks allowing e-bikes? It doesn't matter at a bike park.

 

[RoboDonkey713]

Good lord.

What do they teach in E bike lessons? Do cover such topics as "How to deal with all the heckling you will get when riding your E bike"? Or "What not to stick into the charging port"?

 

[jonKranked]

E-bike specific lessons will be available

so... a seppuku lesson?

 

[jonKranked]

Seriously - WGAF about bike parks allowing e-bikes? It doesn't matter at a bike park.

exactly.

 

[canadmos]

Seriously - WGAF about bike parks allowing e-bikes? It doesn't matter at a bike park.

Ever been to a place with Segways? I assume these bikes will attract the same folk.

 

[TN]

E-bikes = CanAms

 

[SkaredShtles]

Ever been to a place with Segways? I assume these bikes will attract the same folk.

WGAF? It's a bike park. They are trying to make shitloads of $$. And guess what - packs of Segtards riding e-bikes is going to make them a LOT more money than "SERIOUS" mt. bikers.

 

[jonKranked]

Ever been to a place with Segways? I assume these bikes will attract the same folk.

oh great. they're trying to attract non-bikers to ride lift assist downhill? i see that ending well.

 

[roflbox]

and or it is mammoth looking for some free advertising

 

[jonKranked]

and or it is mammoth looking for some free advertising

for the lawyers of the e-bikers who get run over for stopping in the middle of the trail?

 

[TN]

Are there lift assisted trails that require pedaling?
I remember one at Keystone but maybe that was a beginner green type trail

for the lawyers of the e-bikers who get run over for stopping in the middle of the trail?

or the lawyers of the ebike rider who gets a spinal hitting a bridge or drop htey had no business being on.

 

[canadmos]

WGAF? It's a bike park. They are trying to make shitloads of $$. And guess what - packs of Segtards riding e-bikes is going to make them a LOT more money than "SERIOUS" mt. bikers.

I get the money thing. Maybe it is different here, but there are A LOT of 'tards that visit our local DH hill. I've personally found families sitting in the rock garden filters on black rated DH trails, without a care in the world.

oh great. they're trying to attract non-bikers to ride lift assist downhill? i see that ending well.

I hope its not for downhill, because those bikes look like XC bikes.

 

[jonKranked]

I hope its not for downhill, because those bikes look like XC bikes.

i take it you've never been to mammoth.

 

[roflbox]

Are there lift assisted trails that require pedaling?

top of massanutten is, but its pretty mild, unless you want to go to the proper start of the world cup track

 

[6thElement]

I get the money thing. Maybe it is different here, but there are A LOT of 'tards that visit our local DH hill. I've personally found families sitting in the rock garden filters on black rated DH trails, without a care in the world.



I hope its not for downhill, because those bikes look like XC bikes.

Mountain Creek used to be terrible for random families catching the scenic lift ride to the top of the mountain and then thinking they could walk down the bike trails...

 

[SkaredShtles]

Mountain Creek used to be terrible for random families catching the scenic lift ride to the top of the mountain and then thinking they could walk down the bike trails...

The bike trails that had HUGE "NO HIKING, DH BIKING ONLY" signs at the top? 'Cause that's what it was like at Steamboat. Fucking lol.

 

[Pesqueeb]

I hope its not for downhill, because those bikes look like XC bikes.

Every bike is a DH bike, if you're not a bitch.

 

[canadmos]

Every bike is a DH bike, if you're not a bitch.

Must spread rep...

 

[canadmos]

i take it you've never been to mammoth.

There's no way it can be any worse than Onterrible.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Must spread rep...

Covered.

 

[jstuhlman]

DAMMIT MAMMOTH

 

[johnbryanpeters]

DAMMIT MAMMOTH

Damnoth?