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Subject: E-bike Tosser
To whom it may concern, notably the E-bike BELLEND, who shouted "move out the way", half way up the 3 mile climb at Degla.
Is your mother proud of you...?
My mother told me that hard work, patience and politeness are virtues.
Your fat-ass, ringing your bloody child's bell at me, before shouting "move", correspond to none of these values.
Today, I was cycling up a hill and a woman in front of me who had gashed her leg, was trying hard but was visibly slower than me. Instead of shouting "move", I slowed down, asked if she was ok, gave her some words of encouragement and asked is she needed anything. I cycled behind her the whole way up the hill. I didn't shout "move", or "ring" my bell, because primarily, I'm not a bell end.
Thus, I suggest a few remedies to you
A) Recognise your fat arse is sat on a motorbike. I'm happy to share a trail with you in the same way I'm happy to share a road with a cyclist when I'm in a car. I don't shout at the cyclist. I wait.
B) Make the trails a happy place. If some is slower than you say, "'cuse mate". I appreciate there are longer sentences but I'm not sure your intellect can handle it. There are people walking around Degla too. I said hello to and old Bloke walking his dog. I want people to like mountain bikers so they don't write to the daily mail and advocate bans.
C) Shove the bell up your arse.
This isn't a open letter to all E-bike riders. But don't be like him.
Kettle's on.
e bike is irrelevant - tossers are tossers. But blocking the trail when someone wants past is hardly polite either is it.
2 entitled twits make what? a stramash
Did you express any of this to him at the time? If not why not?
We came across some Bell Ends on E Bikes at Grisedale a few weeks ago.
Sometimes Bell Ends ride Bikes, sometimes they are e Bikes.
Just ignore them
Electric kettle CFH?
Meekly move over at the time. Then later make a rant directed at someone who in all probability will never see it.
Got to love STW
Oh and did you get a good look at the womans gash?
tjagain - if he'd asked before riding his motorbike past at 25mph my mate would have had time to move over.
davosarus - couldnt keep up, but I was gonna return to the carpark and write him an angry letter...
Is this electric kettle restricted to 15.5 MPH?
You should have found a suitably sized stick to throw through his spokes 😈 sounds like he'd be an arrogant bellend regardless of his chosen mode of transport.
It's a boil-assist, Stu.
If it was an e bike they are restricted to 15.5 mph. so not a motorbike and not going past at 25 mph
So he asked you to move over and rang his bell as is the correct thing to do - you refused to move over and he squeezed past?
do you complain about fitter folk overtaking you?
If it was an e bike they are restricted to 15.5 mph
Of course they are 🙄
So just reaches the boiling point faster but then requires so much effort to push it past boiling it's not worth it then.
All this piss and steam can be explained in a few words.
Degla on a sunny sunday...
Who's got the biscuits? (Other than the lardy on the ebike in the op)
mrpotatohead - if they are not restricted to 15.5 mph then they are illegal vehicles - not usable anywhere except private land with the landowners permission and are not e bikes. Its one of the definitions of an e bike - that its restricted to 15.5 mph
tjagain - it wasn't me.
The time between him ringing his bell, shouting move and going round my mate was about 2 seconds.
That's what I objected to.
Having read that a few times, I can't see how he inconvenienced you.
What's the problem? Apart from being overtaken?
Stu, it tops out at 98.2°C
Aren't trail centres just recognised as bell-end magnets anyway?
There's your problem, right there.
Well, there seem to be lots of live-and-let-live types on here, but I for one would be delighted if e-bikes were banned from use on bridleways/trail centres. Sadly I don't think that's going to happen.
stufus - don't try racing then - that would count as a polite overtake from a racer
CFH - makes lousy tea then your electric assist kettle
Well, there seem to be lots of live-and-let-live types on here, but I for one would be delighted if bikes with gears were banned from use on bridleways/trail centres. Sadly I don't think that's going to happen.
finbar ebikes are legally bikes - how can you ban them? Unless its private property of course
98.2...
Puts teabag[s]back in trousers[/s] away. 😯
Pik n Mix - Member
Who's got the biscuits? (Other than the lardy on the ebike in the op)
Did have, but scranned them all reading the Strava following/followers ratio thread.
Ebikes arse holes should realise their mistake and flail themselves to within an inch of their lives, especially when combined with bellendery attitude.
To be honest if someone shouted move out of the way to me at a trail centre, I'd be elbows out and crawling for a bit. I have no issue with letting faster riders past no matter what their mode of transport but if you're wearing your Bawbag hat then youll have to wait the mandatory amount of time before you go past.
"I'm sorry officer, I beeped my horn and shouted move and 2 seconds later be didn't move, so I drove my car in to his arse"
E bike rage is a real thing i came across a large angry tatooed man at degla today he also said i was an attention seeker because i was riding a fat bike the man is a menace
I do like an E-bike thread.
I for one would be delighted if e-bikes were banned from use on bridleways/trail centres. Sadly I don't think that's going to happen.
No. You are correct. it won't.
Mainly because it's such a stupid idea.
Teabag, Stu?
Heathen.
Loose leaf or death!
half way up the 3 mile climb at Degla.
Am i right i thinking this is the big three or four riders wide fire road/double track climb from the car park? Two of you would have been doing well to block that whilst having any consideration for other trail users.
i came across a large angry tatooed man
*S****s*
tjagain - MemberIf it was an e bike they are restricted to 15.5 mph. so not a motorbike and not going past at 25 mph
It could be restricted to 3.5mph for all I care. If it's powered by a motor it's a motor bike.
Not tea or biscuits for me, I'm on the Malbec.
Thats ok then. Because e bike motors assist the rider. They dont solely power the bike.
How exactly do you go about loose leafing someone? 😯
😆
I cycled behind her the whole way up the hill
We all know the real reason 😆
We've all done it
Good god.
So people are ok with mad amounts of suspension, gears, droppers...but can't cope with other people using an ebike?
Why does it matter?
nairnster - MemberThats ok then. Because e bike motors assist the rider. They dont solely power the bike.
What so it stops when you take your feet off the pedals whilst going uphill?
Loose leaf or death!
Family motto?
There was a huge amount of dead baby robbins left in the wake of the ebikers this cant be right shirley ?
steveirwin
correct - if its a legal e bike. Pedelecs they are - they add in power according to how much you pedal. a few older ones had a throttle but now thats not allowed.
https://www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rules
chrisylad24 - Member
There was a huge amount of dead baby robbins left in the wake of the ebikers this cant be right shirley ?
But that's what baby robin's are for, what else would they do for gainful employment if not die en masse and on command?
What so it stops when you take your feet off the pedals whilst going uphill?
Erm, yeah, actually. Cos it isn't a motorbike.
This is the problem with the anti ebike crowd. None of them have any clue what they are talking about.
To the OP- your post would be as relevant if it made no mention of him veing on an ebike. Imagine the same post if it said "Bloke on a full suspension bike was a bellend at Llandegla today". It makes no difference. You met a bellend. There are lots of them. All you needed to say was "Bloke was a bellend at Llandegla today". And it would have been no more interesting.
I think e bikes should be in the same class as motorbikes.
It isn't the same sport and if you can't be arsed to pedal then get a proper motor bike instead of trying to hijack a proper sport.
In a few years time when all the ebikes are banned from trail centres, roads , pavements and bridleways then good luck selling them. I can see someone getting hurt by an ebike and a big lawsuit coming their way
If I'm on my ebike and I see someone crawling up a double track or fire road climb I stick it in turbo and offer a push assist if they look knackered.
No tea for me thanks, I'm already on the whisky so who ****ing wants some?..... come on you ****s........if I say move out of the way then do as I say.
On a more serious note I hope you mentioned to him as he passed you that he was riding like a dick and to reign his ****ing neck in but as you've vented on a forum I figure you merely stored your frustration till you got home and let it pour out over a keyboard.
Tip for future reference, it takes all sorts of people to be a dick, better to tell them there and then that they are acting like a dick or even a **** if you think they deserve such a verbal slap.
You'll feel better for venting at the time of the incident rather than waiting a few hours to tell your forum friends
E bikes brexit trump these are dark times we live in
I can see someone getting hurt by an ebike and a big lawsuit coming their way
I can see anyone getting hurt by any bicycle travelling at 15mph. It happened to me just last week. There have been no big lawsuits.
I'm going to get a diesel eBike, that'll learn the haters.
I'm already on the whisky so who * wants some?..... come on you *
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It isn't the same sport and if you can't be arsed to pedal then get a proper motor bike instead of trying to hijack a proper sport.
Is wobbling round a trail center a sport at all never mind a proper sport?
Me and my son rode up a hill on some ebikes today - as I passed a bloke winching his way up I said "Sorry mate, this isn't really mountain biking!" and all 3 of us had a laugh. Jeez, what fun being able to ride hard mtb trails with my lad (without him moaning about the climbs!). Loved it. Then.. then.. this horrible thing happened... my son was faster than me.. on the DOWNHILLS! 😥
Did have, but scranned them all reading the Strava following/followers ratio thread.
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It's cos he's fat, isn't it Dez?
Agree with somafunk
Captain my principles are offended.
Proper tea is theft.
IGMC
Reminds me of the 2 riders who passed me going up Captain Cooks last year, 'it's much easier like this', one of them said as he passed me near the top.
Then had the lip on & called me 'reckless' as I passed him going down the other side. 😈
Dez b, how's he ever going to ride hard trails on a normal bike if all he is going to ride is an ebike? Serious question.
How will he ever get fitter if he's not doing exercise?
Well I'm with the OP even if none of you harsh bar stewards are
big yim
I take it you have never ridden one? I uysed one for commutting including some big hills - I arrived just a out of breath as I would on my non assist bike - it just took me less time
250W is not a lot. Even on a road climb you have to pedal hard to maintain 15 mph once the slope gets to about 1:7
they will never be mainstream for MTBs as they are compromised going downhill with allthe extra weight
how's he ever going to ride hard trails on a normal bike if all he is going to ride is an ebike? Serious question.
How will he ever get fitter if he's not doing exercise?
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To the OP- your post would be as relevant if it made no mention of him veing on an ebike. Imagine the same post if it said "Bloke on a full suspension bike was a bellend at Llandegla today". It makes no difference. You met a bellend. There are lots of them. All you needed to say was "Bloke was a bellend at Llandegla today". And it would have been no more interesting.
The fact he was on an ebike is very relevant. Having that amount of power on tap that enables him to go 25mph up a climb; it gives him the same mentality that many car drivers have i.e. "get out of my way, I'm faster than you."
They need banning, the sooner the better.
This is the problem with the anti ebike crowd. None of them have any clue what they are talking about.
Followed instantly by a perfect example .....
I think e bikes should be in the same class as motorbikes.
It isn't the same sport and if you can't be arsed to pedal then get a proper motor bike instead of trying to hijack a proper sport.In a few years time when all the ebikes are banned from trail centres, roads , pavements and bridleways then good luck selling them. I can see someone getting hurt by an ebike and a big lawsuit coming their way
Big yim- maybe he's tennis fit, or rugby fit or isn't interested in being especially fit. Why does he have to do them on a normal bike? You know most people ride for fun, not fitness? For me fitness is part of the fun but there's no rule when you buy a bike saying that that's how it has to be.
My wife is healthy and does enough exercise. She's really slow on a bike and has no desire to get faster. She just likes it.
The bike is irrelevant really. If anyone shouted "MOVE" at me, I'd slow down.
E bikes may cost a lot but common courtesy does not.
Tjagain if you arrived just as out of breath then why didn't you take your normal bike ?
To get there quicker?
You must be trolling. No one can be so dense.
[quote=tjagain ]But blocking the trail when someone wants past is hardly polite either is it.
An impolite cyclist earlier:
Not really the same aracer is it? sounds like a nice wide fireroad climb as well 😉
They need banning, the sooner the better.
No David, you need banning for your very poor attempts at trolling, sad to say but I once thought your posts were amusing but these days you appear to say anything to garner a response.
Suprised moto/e bikes are allowed at Trail centres.
E bikes are the new x box soon be the norm for all the cool kids
No David, you need banning for your very poor attempts at trolling, sad to say but I once thought your posts were amusing but these days you appear to say anything to garner a response.
🙂 I'm sorry, but I still think my first point stands.
I do quite like ebikes, but felt the "anti" crowd were being outnumbered.