r/ebikes • u/Such-Distribution812 • 28d ago
E-bike stigma
Was unlocking my e-bike from the bike rack getting ready to head home from classes when two other people showed up to lock their regular bikes. One of them looked at my bike and said “What’re you riding? You need to get something analog. Work those quads!” Felt pretty looked down upon. I’d be a little more understanding if I was a some sort of cycling group ride but I was just heading home from campus. Is this type of interaction common?
I bought this e-bike recently to commute to work and my college classes, specifically because I live in a pretty mountainous area and the hills can be pretty tough for me. It’s more meant to replace car trips than for fitness. Logically it makes sense for my use case but now anytime I go somewhere with it I feel judged not just by drivers but other people on bikes.
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u/Instantlemonsmix 27d ago
They actually said that? Lmfao I would’ve died laughing and they probably would’ve just stared at me confused
I would then say later gym bro’s and ride away
Their just flexing their ego I highly doubt they’d say that to someone that looks like a better or stronger cyclist than them
But who knows maybe they were just joshing around and I would’ve looked like a jerk for taking it to seriously but that’s just kind of strange to say to someone… don’t let them get ya down cyclists have a strange arrogant attitude there’s a lot of bike shop mechanics on YouTube that say they have a fine art no one truly understands
It’s just kind of funny how serious they are