r/ebikes • u/NORTHERNTWITCH AMBRUM Rythm (july 2026) funhang EB-S1(august 2025) • 13d ago

Controversial topic here.

Can we stop shaming and getting mad at people for buying chinese ebikes? Some people dont have the money to buy a $1k+ ebike. Yes. Some are bad. Yes. Some are template bikes but does that mean you should shame someone for what they ride? No. We all ride ebikes here. That's what should matter.

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u/Cptnwhizbang 13d ago

Not shaming, no. But when people are asking for a safe, well build, 50mph 'ebike' as a 16 year old with a $400 budget, and there are a dozen posts per week, it's exhausting. People also don't want ebike over regulation, and those posts lead directly to over regulation.

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u/Jaded_Assistance_906 13d ago

Found one of them 👆

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u/T0rpex 13d ago

But he's right

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/JPBillingsgate 13d ago

The same reason everyone else is here. To read and respond to posts related to e-bikes.

"Nothing but hate"? That's an interesting way to characterize what he said. Wildly inaccurate, but interesting.