To be honest, there are times I wish the motor wasn't there as it add's A LOT of resistance to the ride and I am carrying around an extra 125lbs! But it's worth it. Just the other day, I went for a 45km bike ride, where I was peddling as hard and as long as I could, pushing myself into part of the town I wouldn't normally go with my bike, I could feel the inside of my coat was drenched in sweat and my hands were sore. I pushed myself to a limit I would normally never go to, since you have to save energy to bring your tired body home too. But that day, I saved nothing, I pushed and pushed. Felt great... and then I realized I was fairly far from home, in fact two towns away!
So, I turned on the motor, while still peddling to keep the bike moving along.. I got home, exhausted and I ended getting more out of myself then I normally would have.
Along the way home from a long ride, I saw another fat tire bike rider, riding along the side of the road, on the dirt path, I waved a nice "Hello." and in return, he gave me the finger. Guess he saw that I put an electric motor on the bike and just assumed I converted it to an electric motor cycle or maybe he just doesn't like to be social.
The finger? Well, that was just rude!
ReplyDeleteI don't get the rude behaviour at all. You have a calm, friendly demeanor and you seem like the last person who would bring out the bad in people. And I'm saying this as one of the rude people (didn't I flip you off in traffic once years ago without realizing it was you? :D ).
ReplyDeleteMaybe your area is just rife with e-bike hating? I personally don't get that one either. Who cares what people ride. Ride whatever you like, however you like and enjoy yourself.