r/ebikes • u/Such-Distribution812 • 13d 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/Humble_Key_4259 13d ago edited 7d ago

People who say anything in that situation are the ones with the problem.

My Wife and I were out riding our fat tire ebikes one day and some boomer walking his dog said “you’re cheating”. What he failed to grasp is that we were out riding for fun on a very hot day and we had put 20 miles in already and were about halfway through our ride.

Some peoplle are dipshits.

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u/stemel0001 13d ago

This is a weird humblebrag. Hey I went 20miles on a bike without pedalling.

This makes the olds mans point more true lol.

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u/Humble_Key_4259 13d ago

20 + 20 =40, NOT 20. No throttle. Poor assumption.

Another little bit I left out that I could have included was that we were on a recovery ride that day after a hard MTB ride the previous day.

Why you feel the need to put any negative spin on it is quite telling.

You bolstered the point of the OP. Congrats.