http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: electric bikes - Recent Posts en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:44:20 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47230 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:01:26 +0000 splitshift 47230@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>electric mtb ! apart from the injured/disabled type of thing ( and I know thats not a nice way to describe them, ) its pointless, next we can have electric tourers/comuters, who to stop them getting wet will have a roof, roll bars and heated seats, just like that rediculous bmw motor bike thingy. Surely cycling , and esp MTB is to get you outside ? at one with nature so to speak, self propelled, not powered !<br /> Besides, 360 cc Husquavarna was my own particular steed !<br /> ive got the power ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47185 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:01:40 +0000 David Smith 47185@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great comments people, keep them coming :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47159 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:18:27 +0000 Morningsider 47159@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would have loved to have been in the meeting where a bike company agreed to develop this!</p> <p>"Hey, you know what's stopping more people from mountain biking?"<br /> "No, what?"<br /> "Mountains! Such a nuisance to get up"<br /> "Err.." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47146 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:15:13 +0000 Smudge 47146@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Gave up on my off road motorbike because there was nowhere that I could legally use it. (Too old/breakable for competition and no greenlaning in Scotland)</p> <p>I still enjoy a 660cc four stroke assisted tourer though :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47143 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:11:29 +0000 recombodna 47143@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a 350cc 4stroke assisted MTB. It's great fun. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47140 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:39:05 +0000 DaveC 47140@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh, discharge MTB on way up, regeneratively charge up on way down, perpetual motion??</p> <p>[warning don't read below if you're sensitive]</p> <p>I had a perpetual motion yesterday after eating a dodgy curry on Weds night!! [joke] </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47138 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:35:13 +0000 DaveC 47138@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anything which gets people cycling is good right? Its only a few smnall steps from starting out on an EA bike to competing at the highest levels of cycling....</p> <p>... you just have to get on you're electrically assisted bike, as if you were to walk all those steps you'd never get there... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47137 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:34:49 +0000 ruggtomcat 47137@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>all of the above! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47135 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:09:05 +0000 Smudge 47135@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>But do you mean mountain biking/cross country or downhill....?!? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47134 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:05:59 +0000 ruggtomcat 47134@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah but for <em>mountain biking</em>? Silly! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47130 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:40:48 +0000 Smudge 47130@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>MTB's are a bit of a sub-group of a sub-group! As far as electric bikes generally go, I think there is a bit of an unfair bias against them by many "serious" cyclists. Especially in hilly locations such as Edinburgh I think they may well encourage waverers/less fit potential cyclists as well as allowing older/injured/less able cyclists to start/continue cycling. They also have the potential to make slightly longer commutes practical as the technology continues to improve.<br /> (eg I'm a fairly confident/acceptably fit cyclist, but 27 miles each way is just that bit too far to cycle on top of a normal working day, might consider it with the right elec assist though?)<br /> So a resounding "good", provided improvements continue and the prices continue to fall.</p> <p>Further, though I believe electric cars are a red herring (all that extra bulk to push along with only one person inside!) small electric 2/3 wheelers may have a part to play in future. Electric cycles are a good developement exercise/introduction to electrically powered vehicles maybe? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47129 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:38:43 +0000 steveo 47129@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not sure they'll catch on for many reasons. </p> <p>At pro level your winched to the top so its redundant and probably cheating. </p> <p>At a leisure level the extra sprung weight would make the bike less agile and less fun to use once you've got to the top. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4451#post-47126 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:28:50 +0000 David Smith 47126@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>With electric assisted MTB's likely to become popular over the next few years, what do you think about them?<br /> After all most of the fun is going downhill but you have to get to the top in the first place!<br /> Will they catch on?<br /> are they cheating?<br /> What do you think of electric bikes in general? </p>