Don't ever demo an Ebike, ever!!

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  1. ULEWZ

    ULEWZ Member

    Location:
    Northridge, Ca
    Name:
    Lew
    Current Bike:
    2015 Intense Tracer Pro Carbon
    The wife and I demoed two ebikes this weekend up Tapia and OMG, what fun. I could not stop smiling the whole time. I know this is the beginning of my ostracization on this forum, but it was fun. I won't bore you with what happened $10,000 later.
     
  2. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Thanks for the heads up.....they aren’t legal in most places here in OC....but I didn’t have any intention, interest or desire to try one anyway.
     
  3. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    I’ll be doing an ebike off road ride in Cabo next week. The friends I’m going with would have no desire to do an actual MTB singletrack ride so this is my next best option. That being said, I can guarantee you that the ride will not result in me spending more $$.
     
  4. MrGreedom

    MrGreedom Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Name:
    Ryan
    Current Bike:
    BH Lynx6
    Its all good, just glad you are happy. I'm not going to judge you because of what kind of tranny you have on your bike. That's your prerogative. On the trail we all piss on the same bush.
     
  5. Luis

    Luis iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Sylmar
    Name:
    Luis
    Current Bike:
    La Diabla
    I tried one too but I didn’t inhale :cautious:
     
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  6. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
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    Drink... er, I mean Smoke the Kool Aid! :thumbsup:

    Added for Entertainment Purposes.... Hold hands!
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  7. Sidewalk

    Sidewalk iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    The road is where I call home
    Name:
    Josh
    Current Bike:
    N+1
    I spun on one around a parking lot on one. I could see the appeal to some, but not me.

    Almost semi considered the idea for my girlfriend...but her fitness is coming along nicely, and I fear the bike getting her into more trouble instead of helping her enjoy the ride more.
     
  8. ULEWZ

    ULEWZ Member

    Location:
    Northridge, Ca
    Name:
    Lew
    Current Bike:
    2015 Intense Tracer Pro Carbon
    I'm waiting for one of the photoshop gurus to put a "tranny" on an ebike. LOL
     
  9. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    I'd actually like to hear the process!
     
  10. levity

    levity Member

    Location:
    elsewhere
    Name:
    gone
    Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (with apologies to Theodor “Dr. Suess" Geisel)

    Congratulations!
    Today is your day.
    You're off to Great Places!
    You're off and away!

    With an ebike in your hands.
    And feet in your shoes.
    You can steer yourself
    any direction you choose.


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    ...
    Your mountain is waiting.
    So...get on your way!
     
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  11. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    ...but stray nary far,
    Or soon you shall see,
    The battery dies,
    And a-hiking you’ll be.
    In your shoes with your feet,
    With your feet in your shoes,
    Consider a pedal bike,
    So you don’t wear your shoes.
    (No pun intended, or is it? I don’t know anymore).
     
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  12. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    It's a sad affair
    when you no longer dare
    To ride on your bike
    with all of you might

    There is such persistence
    for cycle assistance
    Just one more example
    that some choose not ample

    Not referring to muscle
    but mentality hustle
    As youth want it easy
    others see cheesy

    Many excuses
    for such motor uses
    But I find it sad.
    We resort to NiCad
    :(

    -Dr. Watson
     
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  13. Old&InTheWay

    Old&InTheWay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Orange, Ca.
    Name:
    Steve
    Current Bike:
    2017 Intense Primer Pro
    Purity of the Singletracks is essential for harmony in the universe. Hence- at your trailheads soon.


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  14. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Yeah, yeah, yeah... All of you closet poets. For me, it's pretty simple. I look at them like a box of oatmeal cookies from Sprouts. I always have really good intentions, but they are just too damn easy. "Just one" turns into "I need another box" pretty damn quick. E-bikes would be the same. :p
     
  15. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Says the guy with the 10 cogs attached to his hub.
     
  16. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Having been on one type of motorcycle or another since I was 5 years old I would just buy a dirt bike if I wanted something with a motor in it. I may try an e-bike just for the heck of it but genuinely have no interest in them.
     
  17. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Dude! You said what I've been thinking...
    The "e" in e-bike is not electric, it's "excuse".
    Everybody on those things has an excuse as to why.
     
  18. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    If that's the case, then I must own tens of thousands of e-bikes. :eek:
     
  19. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    11!

    And I PRed a climb yesterday, so now I'm in some foggy existential single speed crisis. :p And I'm slowly compiling a list of full suspension bikes. It's a damn slippery slope.
     
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  20. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Yup. Pretty soon you’ll be on a pedal-assisted rig, then throddle-power, then 2-stroke, etc. The truly righteous are barefoot, naked hunter-gatherers; anyone else is just making excuses as to why this tool or that tool is needed to traverse the landscape. But if the point is to simply have fun, then the entire conversation is moot, and everyone gets to do whatever.
     
  21. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Why fart around?

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  22. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    That is exactly it.....excuses, excuses, excuses....and they are all BS.
     
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  23. hill^billy

    hill^billy iMTB Rockstah

    I would imagine that an E is easier to maintain than a motor cycle.
     
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  24. konakc

    konakc iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    kc
    I like dirt bikes.. learned how to ride on a tiny 60cc yamaha..doing donuts on the sand...
    I like mtbks...

    If u want to do either go for it..

    Why u gotta mix things up...

    I wanna ride dirt bikes at aliso too...
     
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  25. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Yes, I imagine they are quite a hoot. I assume you got one for you and one for her.

    But yes, please use them where they are legal.
     
  26. konakc

    konakc iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    kc
    Dirt bikes r a lot more fun then ebikes...
    Please ride them both where they r legal...
     
  27. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
    I took a Pivot Shuttle E-Bike out for a parking lot ride, that thing was fun, but I would never take it into the wild.
     
  28. ULEWZ

    ULEWZ Member

    Location:
    Northridge, Ca
    Name:
    Lew
    Current Bike:
    2015 Intense Tracer Pro Carbon
    No excuses here, it was fun, period, end of story. Still have the tracers to kick around on.
    Luckily, where we ride (Tapia mostly) it is very legal. Same with Skypark. Not sure about Semi or Las Virgenes, but we don't ride there much and have other bikes for that.
     
  29. ULEWZ

    ULEWZ Member

    Location:
    Northridge, Ca
    Name:
    Lew
    Current Bike:
    2015 Intense Tracer Pro Carbon
    We rode dirt bikes for years, until my wife broke her Fib/Tib. She figured mountain bikes were safer, HA!! Less weight to fall on her is her guess which is how she broke her leg on a 230 pound CRF250X. I think I can judge both, and they are both fun. I was tired of changing oil every 3 rides and rebuilding the motors every year or two.
     
  30. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Awesome if this gets you both out there together!
     
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