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obygobywanoby Liked a comment about Feature 14mph Uphill! Vital's First Ride on the New 2019 Trek Powerfly LT
7/20/2018 2:22pm
I'm all for e-bikes if the rider has some sort of injury, disability, or any other legitimate reason that makes the e-bike his or her only option to get out there and rip some trails. But all I see on my local trails (which are closed to e-bikes) are completely healthy and young looking riders on e-bikes who are just too lazy to pedal uphill under their own power. And more often than not their trail etiquette is completely lacking... full Jerry mode.
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Kuttermax Added a comment about feature 14mph Uphill! Vital's First Ride on the New 2019 Trek Powerfly LT
7/20/2018 2:21pm
Those are very fair comments and suggest it wasn't the intent to write an article that is biased towards Trek. However what was once "a long-time practice in any industry" is rapidly changing. Take physicians for example. Many were often invited to activities such as evening dinners hosted by pharmaceutical companies to learn about a new drug or flown to different locales by equipment manufacturers to see a new piece of technology that might be of value to their practice. Many physician employers have now outlawed such practices, and every dollar spent by industry on a physician in the United...
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Kuttermax Added a comment about feature 14mph Uphill! Vital's First Ride on the New 2019 Trek Powerfly LT
7/20/2018 9:46am
Interesting article and clearly touches on some big issues facing both mountain bikers, but also web content creators. First, there clearly are potential issues with E-bikes and traditional bikes sharing trails. The trickiest area is bidirectional singletrack, especially when one person is climbing and the other descending. At times on twisty/windy trails, it can be difficult to see the climbing person until the last minute. With E-bikes motoring up, the potential for collisions and other mishaps seems more likely. This may be why some regions have allowed E-mountain bikes on fireroads and dual tracks, but not on bi-directional singletrack. E-bikes...
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