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Possible controversial opinion regarding e-bikes.

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    #62
    Jerrykay6
    Site Banned Posts: 78 ✭✭Jerrykay6


    Calahonda52 wrote: »
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    WALOB(....ox)
    While you are at it why not advocate talking off the saddle as well and leave the stem, that will certainly solve the dangerous driver piece.

    You're talking nonsense.


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    #63
    fixXxer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    CivilCybil wrote: »
    I'm considering an e-bike. I used one on holiday and loved it.
    I work about 5km from home. Currently working from home. I wouldn't cycle a normal bike as I'm pretty unfit and I know I'd be far less likely to cycle if I wasn't enjoying it. Similarly I probably will only cycle on days when I feel like it.

    Yeah I'm lazy and obese. (Although I'm working on it). But fact is, an e-bike will get me on a bike at least some of the time. Versus not getting on a bike at all.
    As my fitness and confidence improves I can rely less on the E part of the bike.

    I'm all for them. Think they're great and in terms of exercise something is better than nothing imo.

    This. I use an ebike (knee & hip issues) to get in and out of work. Magic little yolk, folders up so I can keep it in the office. When I started I would have used the assist all the time, but as I build up stamina I have days where I don't use it at all in the right conditions. I tried a regular bike but could only do a couple of days a week. Anything that gets people out of cars (or buses to a lesser extent) should be encouraged.


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    #64
    Seaswimmer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭Seaswimmer


    MojoMaker wrote: »
    Monday's update: Another complete berk blows into cycling forum with massive chip on shoulder about "cyclists".

    Not a WW headline either :pac:

    Reminds me a bit of TimAllen who long time users of the cycling forum will remember...


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    #65
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    How do I have a chip on my shoulder? I'm not the one out starting races with people while I'm on a feckin motorised vehicle.

    The racing might be largely in your head...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_lady_doth_protest_too_much,_methinks

    Most people simply cycle at the pace they are comfortable at. On an eBike thats just a bit faster than normal.


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    #66
    Jerrykay6
    Site Banned Posts: 78 ✭✭Jerrykay6


    beauf wrote: »
    The racing might be largely in your head...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_lady_doth_protest_too_much,_methinks

    Most people simply cycle at the pace they are comfortable at. On an eBike thats just a bit faster than normal.
    That's all well and good but not when someone feels the need to sprint past you at every traffic light then block your lane 5 minutes up the road because they can't hold that pace.


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    #67
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    That's all well and good but not when someone feels the need to sprint past you at every traffic light then block your lane 5 minutes up the road because they can't hold that pace.

    The only time I've had that problem is the city center where people break the lights, then block the lane afterwards. Very common on the canal. If you take the lane you can overtake, or keep them behind you at the lights.

    Its got nothing to do with eBikes.


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    #68
    Seaswimmer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭Seaswimmer


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    That's all well and good but not when someone feels the need to sprint past you at every traffic light then block your lane 5 minutes up the road because they can't hold that pace.

    5 minutes up the road in cycling terms is quite a distance. For example if you are doing 25km/hour then 5 minutes is 2km. If it is taking you 2km to catch them from the lights then I don't think they are slowing you down.


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    #69
    fixXxer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    That's all well and good but not when someone feels the need to sprint past you at every traffic light then block your lane 5 minutes up the road because they can't hold that pace.

    You dont happen to cycle the Merrion/Rock Road do you?


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    #70
    CramCycle
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    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    Not everyone can afford 2 bikes. You're talking 1500 for an e bike and probably 3k (or more) for a decent road bike.

    LOL, plenty of races from A1 to A4 won on bikes that barely cost 1500. And if someone can't afford two bikes, then they should only buy one, whether it is an ebike or not is irrelevant, so long as they are happy.

    I have done alright in races and been overtaken by high nellys on my commute and dropped people in 5k bikes as well. Some ebikes i can drop easily, other times it's nice to get the draft.

    I really am unclear what your issue with ebikes is, your opening post just reads like nonsense, much like many of the follow up posts.


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    #71
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,542 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    There is loads of good research out there showing the health benefits of ebikes. It's not all about you OP.

    https://www.bicycling.com/health-nutrition/a22589316/e-biking-heart-and-fitness-benefits/

    https://www.groundreport.com/4-amazing-health-benefits-of-riding-e-bikes/

    https://cleantechnica.com/2018/12/06/major-study-shows-electric-bikes-good-for-health/


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    #72
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    In summary, OP spent three grand on a carbon bike and some inconsiderate individual powered by electricity passes him at the lights. Boo hoo.


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    #73
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Its one of those things in city cycling, you get out of pattern with another cyclist. So you either get far enough ahead or drop back and create some space get back into your cadence.

    I say that as slow cyclist. Matters not one jot to me how long the commute takes. But I do like sticking to the pace I find most comfortable.


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    #74
    Jerrykay6
    Site Banned Posts: 78 ✭✭Jerrykay6


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    There is loads of good research out there showing the health benefits of ebikes. It's not all about you OP.

    https://www.bicycling.com/health-nutrition/a22589316/e-biking-heart-and-fitness-benefits/

    https://www.groundreport.com/4-amazing-health-benefits-of-riding-e-bikes/

    https://cleantechnica.com/2018/12/06/major-study-shows-electric-bikes-good-for-health/

    A website is not a source of "good information" lol. Are these studies from reputable journals?


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    #75
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,542 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    A website is not a source of "good information" lol. Are these studies from reputable journals?

    Did you try reading the articles or were you distracted by another commuter race?


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    #76
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,059 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    A website is not a source of "good information" lol. Are these studies from reputable journals?

    Is there a reputable journal that doesn't have their content on a website?


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    #77
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    A website is not a source of "good information" lol. Are these studies from reputable journals?

    LOL.

    The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.

    International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA), an open access, peer-reviewed journal with a very respectable impact factor of 5.548. That means a lot of people cite articles in IJBNPA in later studies. It’s a credible source with typically high-quality content. The lead author, Jessica Bourne, and the other authors are all associated with the University of Bristol in the UK, specifically its Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School of Policy Studies and the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre.


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    #78
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    I think he may be hard of reading.

    Maybe a electric road bike is whats really needed to solve his problems with eBikes.


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    #79
    Jerrykay6
    Site Banned Posts: 78 ✭✭Jerrykay6


    beauf wrote: »
    LOL.

    The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.

    International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA), an open access, peer-reviewed journal with a very respectable impact factor of 5.548. That means a lot of people cite articles in IJBNPA in later studies. It’s a credible source with typically high-quality content. The lead author, Jessica Bourne, and the other authors are all associated with the University of Bristol in the UK, specifically its Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School of Policy Studies and the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre.

    Funny in all my years of reading sport science literature I've never come across them.


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    #80
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    Funny in all my years of reading sport science literature I've never come across them.

    You'd wouldn't have this time either only it was pointed out to you.


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    #81
    Jerrykay6
    Site Banned Posts: 78 ✭✭Jerrykay6


    beauf wrote: »
    You'd wouldn't have this time either only it was pointed out to you.

    Well I am in work at the minute I don't have time to be reading articles on ebikes (something I have 0 interest in).


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    #82
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,570 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    says the man who started a thread on e-bikes?


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    #83
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,542 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    Funny in all my years of reading sport science literature I've never come across them.

    So what sports science journals do you generally follow?


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    #84
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,542 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    Well I am in work at the minute I don't have time to be reading articles on ebikes (something I have 0 interest in).

    Says the man who asked "Are these studies from reputable journals".


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    #85
    Jerrykay6
    Site Banned Posts: 78 ✭✭Jerrykay6


    Some amount of clowns here, probably been cycling a wet week and think they know it all.


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    #86
    Padre_Pio
    Registered Users Posts: 4,965 ✭✭✭Padre_Pio


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    Some amount of clowns here, probably been cycling a wet week and think they know it all.

    some lads are cycling for years and know nothing.


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    #87
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,542 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    Some amount of clowns here, probably been cycling a wet week and think they know it all.

    Did you catch your trousers in the chain when the bad man on the eBike passed you?


    Homer+tiny+bicycle.jpg


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    #88
    avalon68
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭avalon68


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    Some amount of clowns here, probably been cycling a wet week and think they know it all.

    Whats to know - if you don't want an e bike, then good for you. If someone else prefers one, then why is it your concern?

    Ive used both - e bikes were great for picking up shopping and days where I had a lot to carry. Also great for days I didn't feel well or had tired legs. They help people get into cycling. Everyone has to start somewhere. Knowing you wont be a hot mess when you arrive at work, and knowing you will be able to make it the whole way and back is important for people starting out. The last thing they need is to be judged for it.


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    #89
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    Some amount of clowns here, probably been cycling a wet week and think they know it all.

    I think I got my first bike 50 years ago. Until today I didn't know there was any knowledge required.


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    #90
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,570 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    Jerrykay6 wrote: »
    Some amount of clowns here, probably been cycling a wet week and think they know it all.
    i'm closing this thread, it's quite clear it was started in bad faith.


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