The term moped (/ˈmoʊpɛd/ MOH-ped) originally referred to a type of small motorcycle with both a motorcycle engine and bicycle pedals, generally having a less stringent licensing requirement than full motorcycles or automobiles. The term is now often used to mean a similar vehicle except with no pedals. Mopeds typically travel only a bit faster than bicycles on public roadsThat is my point. This not just "pedal assist", this is proper power like a motorcycle.
I think electric will probably find a way to do this just fine. As battery energy density gets better, with a few battery swaps this will likely be a reality.Unless, of course, you want to go 100mph in the desert.
workday....dirt arms
I know that look
That's the end of a work day or somebody just ate shit
is that a purse or a battery stuck to your tramp stamp?
If at work you assist someone in their task but in reality you do 70% of the work, do you still assist the other person or does the other person assist you?No. That is the very definition of "pedal assist"... I'm still outputting a decent wattage... and my HR is still up in a fairly high zone. The bike is simply adding MY effort. I guess you've had no real time riding an emtb?
Gravel and road.Why not both what?
On regular rides with a typical effort from me + Trail Mode on the Shimano system I reckon I'm putting out more than half of the total energy.If at work you assist someone in their task but in reality you do 70% of the work, do you still assist the other person or does the other person assist you?
Who the fuck cares?If at work you assist someone in their task but in reality you do 70% of the work, do you still assist the other person or does the other person assist you?
As I said I find gravel riding shite. The bikes tend to be heavy and lifeless in comparison to a nice fast roadbike and drop bars off road just kill almost all of the bike's playfulness, not to mention the flimsy tyres.Gravel and road.
Not a mullet but I wouldn’t mind one like Hucker’s.I think I spot a mullet, so trendy.![]()
is there a moderator who calls a vote or how does this shit work?
We all get in a line, drop our pants, and piss into the wind.is there a moderator who calls a vote or how does this shit work?
nahWe all get in a line, drop our pants, and piss into the wind.
Whoever comes out the wettest, or the driest, is the winner.
How do we decide whether it is the wettest or driest that is the victor?We all get in a line, drop our pants, and piss into the wind.
Whoever comes out the wettest, or the driest, is the winner.
Ask R Kelly.How do we decide whether it is the wettest or driest that is the victor?
Not that I give a shit either way, buuut next time someone wants to argue that the old "they're motorbikes" line one way or the other - pointing out the companies that decided to get involved is sure to ruffle people.
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There's obviously more, but just something to stir the pot.
Actually wondering if any of the moto companies will put out a "good" ebike. Maybe they are ok, but you think their R&D budgets would let them totally bury conventional bicycle companies if they tried.
Nah, that is sure to backfire: "See? If, Yamaha, Ducati, and Husky are making them, they must be motorcycles."Not that I give a shit either way, buuut next time someone wants to argue that the old "they're motorbikes" line one way or the other - pointing out the companies that decided to get involved is sure to ruffle people.
A lot of the people that matter in the Forest Service are actually pro e-bike. At least in our district.We're only doing this because of shitty, wealthy non-profits who claim to protect the environment while jetsetting all over the planet to their next feelgood conference with the forest services' balls in their purses.
That's good. Now get them to the next stage and build some moto trailsA lot of the people that matter in the Forest Service are actually pro e-bike. At least in our district.
It's changing though. Look at Jackass/Big Chief etc being opened to e-bikes now.That's good. Now get them to the next stage and build some moto trails
Is that the Eldorado? The NEPA people there and the new supervisor live on planet earth.
But region 5, who oversees all the forests in CA does what future litigants want, and every future lawsuit goes to the regional office. The USFS in this state is a patsy to rich fucks who think they know how everyone else should live based on 'preservation' from their mansions 4 hrs away.
They got it designated as such only because it was a new trail. They're still not allowed on previously designated non-motorized trails.It's changing though. Look at Jackass/Big Chief etc being opened to e-bikes now.
my inability to breath or stand up at the top of that hill is just proof I only have a poor person's ebikeThe new norm is that any time you climb a hill on any kind of bike, everyone assumes you must be riding an eBike.
I was referencing this part.Look at what we've become. Is/isn't motorbike.......who cares.
I was referencing this part.