Me and my non- broken collar bone have no desire to go down that trail!
@IHatePikeys3 күн бұрын
Wish all of you insecure people would stop making excuses to have an e-bike. E-Bikes make it more fun. that’s all that matters. Screw everyone else.
@davidv84305 күн бұрын
I’m a large MtB 6’3, what size full face are you using?
@vgullotta5 күн бұрын
I don't understand gatekeeping the trail location from those who don't know it.
@remymxo6 күн бұрын
Good attitude
@remymxo6 күн бұрын
Great video. Big man can jump
@brandonboss68686 күн бұрын
My philosophy is, if I'm having fun, my body has NO idea we are exercising. So I lose more weight because i'm going so much farther and doing so much more work than I think. I've always wanted to go faster, but i've only done average 12-14 miles an hour but not for very long. Now i'm averaging 18 mph with pedal assist 1 on a Ebike.
@1har2vey36 күн бұрын
Peddle snobs just dont get it. Rideing is for fun and ebikes just increase the the fun factor.
@aaronwyatt30746 күн бұрын
Awesome video, and yes id like a full review on your E-bike.
@schlehrbear6 күн бұрын
I want one!!
@fikumikudeone97927 күн бұрын
Lovely
@timfontenot29117 күн бұрын
How’s that poison oak doing!😂
@thepalmpilot3g7 күн бұрын
This video hit my like a mac truck on a 10% downgrade missing all the gears. i'm 6'7" 280 and getting back into mtn biking again and managed to score an out of this world deal on a 2020 levo sl and really enjoying the new geometry and my knees not hurting due to my 34" inseam. biking is fun again and really enjoyed this take on the current status of the community. Looking forward to more videos!
@mrk10757 күн бұрын
You need to stay away from McDonald’s!
@timsteele80637 күн бұрын
I was all into riding bikes when i was younger but then getting a real job and working and doing the family thing i would be lucky to go on a ride once a week... Soo yeah physicaly i just couldnt have fun anymore because i would get too tired.. but the ebike brings back the fun of riding...
@Battleneter7 күн бұрын
bingo, e-bike riders get to choose how much effort they put in on any day, much easier to stick at it and enjoy it.
@PhantasyGaming7 күн бұрын
Ebikes are nice for older people who cant really handle the ride or people who cant handle the ride in general because im heavy set and always used bikes that are either extremely extremely cheap or under sized and never had a problem keeping up if anything people had to keep up with me just gotta learn your rhythm and yes ebikes do wear out trails because especially when you get those people the rip through it with high powered ones and lets say it catches fire as well then the forest is going to be as well
@Battleneter7 күн бұрын
No you are completely missing the point, E-Bikes are great for "anyone at any age" that is not hard core into traditional biking, allowing them to put in as much effort as they chose on any given day. You want to go hard then turn down or off the assist, you want an easy ride on a nice day turn up the assist. E-Bikes have wide appeal and get people out of cars, you should love them regardless if you want one yourself.
@PhantasyGaming7 күн бұрын
@Battleneter again its nice and all for older people or people who are trying to get into biking but are to heavyset otherwise or if you are just flat out to out of shape or to lazy ride a bike normally and use a ebike as a way to possibly work your way up to or just for people who wanna lazy cruise around the beach or if you live in new york city or Tokyo but im pretty sure Tokyo you need license plates for them even
@andygonzales94698 күн бұрын
Just a video of nothing but excuses just train hard put the time and invest in a decent bike
@Battleneter7 күн бұрын
You are the kind of person that is helping encourage people to stick to cars, I guess congrats?
@MrPatrick77778 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Sounds to me like you just needed a bit if "scaffolding" in your fitness. This helps me because I have some physical limitations and I just want to ride atall like on city bike trails and lanes for a fitness boost.
@grahambullman8 күн бұрын
Great stuff. Looks like a fab place to ride. My e-bike takes me places I wouldn't have ridden otherwise.
@robertkeith96209 күн бұрын
E bike riders who incorrectly call the Sierra the sierras.
@HeathenRides9 күн бұрын
I'm a food delivery boy the last four year's it actually pays better than instructing kickboxing in other people's gyms I thought it would keep me in shape it didn't now I can't go anywhere without my ebike,,I bought a levo in 2018 and made it a mullet it's actually the first bike i saw with that set up everyone told me that I fucked up the geometry two year's later they started selling them like that even same slackness ..sorry I got of the track yes training it feels like you doing it but you aren't i even adjusted it in the mission control so turbo mode is only 85 percent and added ten percent extra on the eco so the three settings are closer to each other it was good for making it last longer at work..yes i use a levo to deliver food here in Norway it's so much hills and long stairs and high snow etc after four years I'm in really bad shape and on the second battery and fifth motor.. So I bought a trail bike without motor and it sucks i have to lock out the damper and because im also a big guy it still moves so i have really slow rebound and it feels really stiff but it's like pedaling in mud and syrup it's only fun downwards ..don't believe the hype it's more training to take a walk on the beack for fifteen minutes than a five hour shift delivering food with a levo even im often running up to fourth floor to give the customers their food..I lost muscles and gained fat so fast after a year I had to buy new pants the three year's after that I been struggling but a accident did so I lost a lot of mobility..but I love bike's and can't live without a good Enduro style ebike/emtb it has become kinda like my wheelchair.. You aren't not fat by the way it just looks like it because your legs are massive probably from climbing with full suspension mountain bike's I'm pretty sure you will look slimmer after three years on the levo but won't have strong legs anymore..anyways you should learn to pump on flat ground if you doesn't already do it it's a fun way to train your legs I started doing it when having low battery and when I became kinda good at it it became really fun and now I can get up to cruising spped just by pumping but it's tiresome after a few minutes.. It's probably a lot of other things you can do to use more muscle to but just bicyng an ebike is almost same training as using electric wheelchair for me and has become exactly that..I don't have video's of how i look now but I have video's of me from before the virus hysteria in my two different work places...maybe it will get better when my injuries heal..anyways I'm a big fan and aren't trying to be negative it's just honesty also you are a better mountain biker than me ,I was never really into it but wanted a easy way to enjoy our Norwegian mountains i love the mountains..
@theutahtexan627610 күн бұрын
Im the same , im big but shorter. Always have been. Just turned 40 and i live in the actual mountains with gorgeous scenery that i knew im not in shape enough to be able to ride , even though i want to. Very encouraged by this and is the reason i found your video
@jimturpin10 күн бұрын
Your comments are encouraging. I'm 63, used to ride a lot as a kid so bought a regular bike a few years back as a means to get more exercise. We have lots of interesting trails around here I wanted to explore but it tired me out so badly it wasn't enjoyable so I quit riding. I bought an ebike this week, waiting for it to arrive and plan on getting back into riding. I've had people call me out saying I won't get much exercise with an ebike, but I feel with just that little bit of assistance (and safety net to be able to get back home if I wander off too far) that a little exercise is better than none at all. By the way, I'm a big guy too, and due to the squared-cubed law, the bigger you get, your effort goes up exponentially. You've heard how strong ant's are, but if they were as big as us, they would collapse under their own weight? Same principle. your effort is disproportionally greater to propel yourself on your bike, than your smaller friends, so if their effort for their size is 100 percent, for your proportional size you will have to expend 120 to 130 percent. I hope that all makes sense. Cheers!
@dhanso92810 күн бұрын
I loved riding my KTM 520 on forest trails. You can really rip, have a total blast! I did have to kick-start it, the first one I had but later I got an Estart 520. It allowed me to.....oh, nevermind. Still, if ebikes get universal trail access, motorcycles should have it, too. Yes?
@dhanso92810 күн бұрын
E bikes are motorized bikes. I get that ebikers want to say otherwise, or like spin it somehow to seem like they are really just like regular bicycles. But they're motor-assist on those that you're supposed to pedal. Motorbikes. I have seen friends put away their bicycles and switch to ebikes and do a lot more miles, get leaner, spend more time outside. And I certainly get the "being slow on climbs" as well. But I'd say don't fool yourself by saying ebikes are the best bikes... they are motorbikes actually...Yes, you can pretend, but they do have motors and they'll haul you around... The issue of where they're allowed? I hope they're restricted to everywhere motorized travel is allowed, as they are motorized.
@the_derpler11 күн бұрын
I ride in this area all the time. Too much a wimp for this stuff, I can't deal with breaking myself haha.
@jeremyryan974212 күн бұрын
I would buy one if I could afford it, lol. The only argument against them that sounds legit is the fact that you can get so many more laps in. 5 guys on normal bikes might put 25 runs down a trail in a day where those same guys on ebikes can put 100 runs on that same trail in that same day. Not worse wear, just a lot more of it.
13 күн бұрын
În my 20s, I used to be the weirdo that doesn't dismount for getting up the hill and yapped about huge pinions and tiny chainrings while being ridiculed by the folks that were choosing a taxi up the mountain. I admit, now I ride ebikes because I can ripp thru the climbs trice that fast.
@gregwebster878413 күн бұрын
How's all the poison oak to go with that sketchy chute? Dude!
@ELECTROSLOTH13 күн бұрын
At least there are no E MTB. They SUCK!
@user-on7vr4cs7l13 күн бұрын
I never had more fun on a bike than I did on a EV mountain bike… I grew up riding bikes.. very kind of cycle including unicycle.. who cares what people think. When I can afford one I’m getting one and I’m in good shape.
@maxcottle14 күн бұрын
Ebikes are cheating unless you are over 60, disabled or something like that. If you want to get fit, hit the hills, have that work out
@Battleneter7 күн бұрын
You ever driven a car?, I guess your cheating ah
@maxcottle7 күн бұрын
@Battleneter Idiotic, I don't use a car for mountain bike trails, that's like comparing mountain biking to an electric toothbrush. If you want to use one, have at it. For me, I think they are cheating and undermine the point of mountain bikeing, which is why a lot of people sell them. For some people they are great as they get you out and onto the rails rather than not riding at all, but its not for me
@jasonkmills14 күн бұрын
IMO i reckon ebikes only ruin the uphills, as in they will make a root climb more rutted out. Who even cares about uphill, those who ride it will and those who walk wont care
@evanwiger15 күн бұрын
make mo vids
@MrScotia15 күн бұрын
I recently purchased a mountain e-bike and love it. I've not increased the amount of miles I do on my e-bike compared to my normal bike but I'm now doing cycles that involve lots of hills and going to areas that I would have normally avoided because of the amount of hills. In Scotland, legally e-bikes power assist has to cut off when the bike reaches 25km ph but not an issue as I mostly use the assist of go up hills.
@pipewrench6416 күн бұрын
Makes biking more fun for us that are not in prime condition! Shared on FB
@sdbomedyclashofclans849016 күн бұрын
Where can I find the finished edited of this video shoot?
@brentmc7917 күн бұрын
I'm in my 40's and my riding group ranges from guys in their 20's to 50's and we all ride e-bikes and absolutely love them! I've been riding a full power Levo for 2-3 years and I just got a new Kenevo SL. They're both tons of fun!
@justingrady196418 күн бұрын
It's the best thing to happen to cycling as a whole. It has opened up cycling to everyone and getting more people into shape. There is nothing negative about it. I applaud people who ride traditional bikes but if you have health issues like me I never would have jumped on one. The ebike has made it possible where I can ride 30-40 mils a week and get fitter.
@carl_thunder20 күн бұрын
I'm 42, 6'4, roughly 260 lbs and I love my 2020 Levo SL. It's allowed me to keep up with my friends who are much smaller than I am and gives me just enough to keep me on the bike during climbs. All in all, I'm much healthier and I'm getting amazing exercise on this bad boy.
@rikk98920 күн бұрын
Great video and wondering if that is a tuned rear shock? I tried 3 shocks (coil and 2 air cans) and bottomed out multiple times every ride with the right spring and over-pressured air cans. RS select +, 2024 Fox X2, and RS Ultimate Coil 650 spring. 225 lbs geared and cannot get anything to work. The X2 is the closest with 290 PSI (40 over recommended PSI) and 4 spacers (max vol spacers) and still bottoms out in the open position. I move it to firm and it does not bottom out, but feels like a hard tail cause its maxed everything (PSI and spacers).
@issacstephens297621 күн бұрын
Can you put a go pro on your brothers helmet??
@arudenko8722 күн бұрын
Gone from 440 to 200 lbs in the last 2 years. It's a different life buddy. I'll meet you there in no time. Keep it up. Love your take on ebikes, but I'm too poor for a good one yet. May be some day.
@adrianhrusca406723 күн бұрын
One more guy here who tesrifies that you get e better and longer workout on a emtb than on a push bike. The descent is even faster and more confident. You ride more often. It is better. I burn per hour same.calories as in the cycling session inside the gym. At least on Garmin.
@doubledanzaXX23 күн бұрын
What I realized very quickly is, I get double the work out on any given ride descending a trail multiple times in a row vs getting completely exhausted & resting at the top for a good chunk of time. Time well spent having fun and less sitting and chugging water!
@LBproductions66624 күн бұрын
Im glad u pointed out the fact tht riding an ebike has allowed you to become more efficient on a regular bike. The bike shop i work at we are also a specialized dealer. My coworkers and I got e-bikes. I had the levo expert carbon. It was amazing how fast I was able to go and I developed sort of a muscle memory once I got comfortable on the ebike that translated very well once id go back to riding a regular bike. My coworker and I actually discuss this often comparing the effects riding the ebikes gives to pur riding as a whole. And definitely riding a 50lb bike trying to be as fast and nimble as you would on a normal bike is a serious workout! I wouldnt be as exhausted but my whole body after riding enough would be sore and in a way becuz I was able to go so fast so effortlessly I develop better riding techniques and control as well. Id def recommend anyone that can get an ebike to try it. Its definitely worth it!
@spacinggaming949525 күн бұрын
Luv the ridge
@appaloosaman961627 күн бұрын
I agree with everything you said. I personally don’t have an e-bike yet, my daughter won’t let me get one because she’s worried that she won’t be able to keep up with me 😂. But one thing that I find frustrating is you’re allowed to ride horses all over the mountains and they do more damage to the trails than an e-bike ever could and I own both horses and mountain bikes and love riding both so I’m not being biased. If you want to see a rough torn up trail watch a pack string of mules go down the trail while it’s wet.
@dgochez27 күн бұрын
Something that is obvious but you didn't explicitly say is that you are having more fun en the e-bike.
Пікірлер
Bikes for fat people! I need one … lol
Me and my non- broken collar bone have no desire to go down that trail!
Wish all of you insecure people would stop making excuses to have an e-bike. E-Bikes make it more fun. that’s all that matters. Screw everyone else.
I’m a large MtB 6’3, what size full face are you using?
I don't understand gatekeeping the trail location from those who don't know it.
Good attitude
Great video. Big man can jump
My philosophy is, if I'm having fun, my body has NO idea we are exercising. So I lose more weight because i'm going so much farther and doing so much more work than I think. I've always wanted to go faster, but i've only done average 12-14 miles an hour but not for very long. Now i'm averaging 18 mph with pedal assist 1 on a Ebike.
Peddle snobs just dont get it. Rideing is for fun and ebikes just increase the the fun factor.
Awesome video, and yes id like a full review on your E-bike.
I want one!!
Lovely
How’s that poison oak doing!😂
This video hit my like a mac truck on a 10% downgrade missing all the gears. i'm 6'7" 280 and getting back into mtn biking again and managed to score an out of this world deal on a 2020 levo sl and really enjoying the new geometry and my knees not hurting due to my 34" inseam. biking is fun again and really enjoyed this take on the current status of the community. Looking forward to more videos!
You need to stay away from McDonald’s!
I was all into riding bikes when i was younger but then getting a real job and working and doing the family thing i would be lucky to go on a ride once a week... Soo yeah physicaly i just couldnt have fun anymore because i would get too tired.. but the ebike brings back the fun of riding...
bingo, e-bike riders get to choose how much effort they put in on any day, much easier to stick at it and enjoy it.
Ebikes are nice for older people who cant really handle the ride or people who cant handle the ride in general because im heavy set and always used bikes that are either extremely extremely cheap or under sized and never had a problem keeping up if anything people had to keep up with me just gotta learn your rhythm and yes ebikes do wear out trails because especially when you get those people the rip through it with high powered ones and lets say it catches fire as well then the forest is going to be as well
No you are completely missing the point, E-Bikes are great for "anyone at any age" that is not hard core into traditional biking, allowing them to put in as much effort as they chose on any given day. You want to go hard then turn down or off the assist, you want an easy ride on a nice day turn up the assist. E-Bikes have wide appeal and get people out of cars, you should love them regardless if you want one yourself.
@Battleneter again its nice and all for older people or people who are trying to get into biking but are to heavyset otherwise or if you are just flat out to out of shape or to lazy ride a bike normally and use a ebike as a way to possibly work your way up to or just for people who wanna lazy cruise around the beach or if you live in new york city or Tokyo but im pretty sure Tokyo you need license plates for them even
Just a video of nothing but excuses just train hard put the time and invest in a decent bike
You are the kind of person that is helping encourage people to stick to cars, I guess congrats?
Thanks for sharing. Sounds to me like you just needed a bit if "scaffolding" in your fitness. This helps me because I have some physical limitations and I just want to ride atall like on city bike trails and lanes for a fitness boost.
Great stuff. Looks like a fab place to ride. My e-bike takes me places I wouldn't have ridden otherwise.
E bike riders who incorrectly call the Sierra the sierras.
I'm a food delivery boy the last four year's it actually pays better than instructing kickboxing in other people's gyms I thought it would keep me in shape it didn't now I can't go anywhere without my ebike,,I bought a levo in 2018 and made it a mullet it's actually the first bike i saw with that set up everyone told me that I fucked up the geometry two year's later they started selling them like that even same slackness ..sorry I got of the track yes training it feels like you doing it but you aren't i even adjusted it in the mission control so turbo mode is only 85 percent and added ten percent extra on the eco so the three settings are closer to each other it was good for making it last longer at work..yes i use a levo to deliver food here in Norway it's so much hills and long stairs and high snow etc after four years I'm in really bad shape and on the second battery and fifth motor.. So I bought a trail bike without motor and it sucks i have to lock out the damper and because im also a big guy it still moves so i have really slow rebound and it feels really stiff but it's like pedaling in mud and syrup it's only fun downwards ..don't believe the hype it's more training to take a walk on the beack for fifteen minutes than a five hour shift delivering food with a levo even im often running up to fourth floor to give the customers their food..I lost muscles and gained fat so fast after a year I had to buy new pants the three year's after that I been struggling but a accident did so I lost a lot of mobility..but I love bike's and can't live without a good Enduro style ebike/emtb it has become kinda like my wheelchair.. You aren't not fat by the way it just looks like it because your legs are massive probably from climbing with full suspension mountain bike's I'm pretty sure you will look slimmer after three years on the levo but won't have strong legs anymore..anyways you should learn to pump on flat ground if you doesn't already do it it's a fun way to train your legs I started doing it when having low battery and when I became kinda good at it it became really fun and now I can get up to cruising spped just by pumping but it's tiresome after a few minutes.. It's probably a lot of other things you can do to use more muscle to but just bicyng an ebike is almost same training as using electric wheelchair for me and has become exactly that..I don't have video's of how i look now but I have video's of me from before the virus hysteria in my two different work places...maybe it will get better when my injuries heal..anyways I'm a big fan and aren't trying to be negative it's just honesty also you are a better mountain biker than me ,I was never really into it but wanted a easy way to enjoy our Norwegian mountains i love the mountains..
Im the same , im big but shorter. Always have been. Just turned 40 and i live in the actual mountains with gorgeous scenery that i knew im not in shape enough to be able to ride , even though i want to. Very encouraged by this and is the reason i found your video
Your comments are encouraging. I'm 63, used to ride a lot as a kid so bought a regular bike a few years back as a means to get more exercise. We have lots of interesting trails around here I wanted to explore but it tired me out so badly it wasn't enjoyable so I quit riding. I bought an ebike this week, waiting for it to arrive and plan on getting back into riding. I've had people call me out saying I won't get much exercise with an ebike, but I feel with just that little bit of assistance (and safety net to be able to get back home if I wander off too far) that a little exercise is better than none at all. By the way, I'm a big guy too, and due to the squared-cubed law, the bigger you get, your effort goes up exponentially. You've heard how strong ant's are, but if they were as big as us, they would collapse under their own weight? Same principle. your effort is disproportionally greater to propel yourself on your bike, than your smaller friends, so if their effort for their size is 100 percent, for your proportional size you will have to expend 120 to 130 percent. I hope that all makes sense. Cheers!
I loved riding my KTM 520 on forest trails. You can really rip, have a total blast! I did have to kick-start it, the first one I had but later I got an Estart 520. It allowed me to.....oh, nevermind. Still, if ebikes get universal trail access, motorcycles should have it, too. Yes?
E bikes are motorized bikes. I get that ebikers want to say otherwise, or like spin it somehow to seem like they are really just like regular bicycles. But they're motor-assist on those that you're supposed to pedal. Motorbikes. I have seen friends put away their bicycles and switch to ebikes and do a lot more miles, get leaner, spend more time outside. And I certainly get the "being slow on climbs" as well. But I'd say don't fool yourself by saying ebikes are the best bikes... they are motorbikes actually...Yes, you can pretend, but they do have motors and they'll haul you around... The issue of where they're allowed? I hope they're restricted to everywhere motorized travel is allowed, as they are motorized.
I ride in this area all the time. Too much a wimp for this stuff, I can't deal with breaking myself haha.
I would buy one if I could afford it, lol. The only argument against them that sounds legit is the fact that you can get so many more laps in. 5 guys on normal bikes might put 25 runs down a trail in a day where those same guys on ebikes can put 100 runs on that same trail in that same day. Not worse wear, just a lot more of it.
În my 20s, I used to be the weirdo that doesn't dismount for getting up the hill and yapped about huge pinions and tiny chainrings while being ridiculed by the folks that were choosing a taxi up the mountain. I admit, now I ride ebikes because I can ripp thru the climbs trice that fast.
How's all the poison oak to go with that sketchy chute? Dude!
At least there are no E MTB. They SUCK!
I never had more fun on a bike than I did on a EV mountain bike… I grew up riding bikes.. very kind of cycle including unicycle.. who cares what people think. When I can afford one I’m getting one and I’m in good shape.
Ebikes are cheating unless you are over 60, disabled or something like that. If you want to get fit, hit the hills, have that work out
You ever driven a car?, I guess your cheating ah
@Battleneter Idiotic, I don't use a car for mountain bike trails, that's like comparing mountain biking to an electric toothbrush. If you want to use one, have at it. For me, I think they are cheating and undermine the point of mountain bikeing, which is why a lot of people sell them. For some people they are great as they get you out and onto the rails rather than not riding at all, but its not for me
IMO i reckon ebikes only ruin the uphills, as in they will make a root climb more rutted out. Who even cares about uphill, those who ride it will and those who walk wont care
make mo vids
I recently purchased a mountain e-bike and love it. I've not increased the amount of miles I do on my e-bike compared to my normal bike but I'm now doing cycles that involve lots of hills and going to areas that I would have normally avoided because of the amount of hills. In Scotland, legally e-bikes power assist has to cut off when the bike reaches 25km ph but not an issue as I mostly use the assist of go up hills.
Makes biking more fun for us that are not in prime condition! Shared on FB
Where can I find the finished edited of this video shoot?
I'm in my 40's and my riding group ranges from guys in their 20's to 50's and we all ride e-bikes and absolutely love them! I've been riding a full power Levo for 2-3 years and I just got a new Kenevo SL. They're both tons of fun!
It's the best thing to happen to cycling as a whole. It has opened up cycling to everyone and getting more people into shape. There is nothing negative about it. I applaud people who ride traditional bikes but if you have health issues like me I never would have jumped on one. The ebike has made it possible where I can ride 30-40 mils a week and get fitter.
I'm 42, 6'4, roughly 260 lbs and I love my 2020 Levo SL. It's allowed me to keep up with my friends who are much smaller than I am and gives me just enough to keep me on the bike during climbs. All in all, I'm much healthier and I'm getting amazing exercise on this bad boy.
Great video and wondering if that is a tuned rear shock? I tried 3 shocks (coil and 2 air cans) and bottomed out multiple times every ride with the right spring and over-pressured air cans. RS select +, 2024 Fox X2, and RS Ultimate Coil 650 spring. 225 lbs geared and cannot get anything to work. The X2 is the closest with 290 PSI (40 over recommended PSI) and 4 spacers (max vol spacers) and still bottoms out in the open position. I move it to firm and it does not bottom out, but feels like a hard tail cause its maxed everything (PSI and spacers).
Can you put a go pro on your brothers helmet??
Gone from 440 to 200 lbs in the last 2 years. It's a different life buddy. I'll meet you there in no time. Keep it up. Love your take on ebikes, but I'm too poor for a good one yet. May be some day.
One more guy here who tesrifies that you get e better and longer workout on a emtb than on a push bike. The descent is even faster and more confident. You ride more often. It is better. I burn per hour same.calories as in the cycling session inside the gym. At least on Garmin.
What I realized very quickly is, I get double the work out on any given ride descending a trail multiple times in a row vs getting completely exhausted & resting at the top for a good chunk of time. Time well spent having fun and less sitting and chugging water!
Im glad u pointed out the fact tht riding an ebike has allowed you to become more efficient on a regular bike. The bike shop i work at we are also a specialized dealer. My coworkers and I got e-bikes. I had the levo expert carbon. It was amazing how fast I was able to go and I developed sort of a muscle memory once I got comfortable on the ebike that translated very well once id go back to riding a regular bike. My coworker and I actually discuss this often comparing the effects riding the ebikes gives to pur riding as a whole. And definitely riding a 50lb bike trying to be as fast and nimble as you would on a normal bike is a serious workout! I wouldnt be as exhausted but my whole body after riding enough would be sore and in a way becuz I was able to go so fast so effortlessly I develop better riding techniques and control as well. Id def recommend anyone that can get an ebike to try it. Its definitely worth it!
Luv the ridge
I agree with everything you said. I personally don’t have an e-bike yet, my daughter won’t let me get one because she’s worried that she won’t be able to keep up with me 😂. But one thing that I find frustrating is you’re allowed to ride horses all over the mountains and they do more damage to the trails than an e-bike ever could and I own both horses and mountain bikes and love riding both so I’m not being biased. If you want to see a rough torn up trail watch a pack string of mules go down the trail while it’s wet.
Something that is obvious but you didn't explicitly say is that you are having more fun en the e-bike.