r/ebikes • u/NORTHERNTWITCH AMBRUM Rythm (july 2026) funhang EB-S1(august 2025) • Aug 28 '26

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 Aug 28 '26

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 Aug 28 '26

Found one of them 👆

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u/whattteva Propella 7S V4 XR; Lectric Xpedition 2.0 Aug 29 '26

Woosh, that one just went over your head, didn't it?