Dark Knight
Likes Bikes
Hi All
My first post on this awesome site and thought I'd just canvas some opinion on this topic.
Full disclosure - I own a turn key cross country eBike (BH Neo Jumper) and plan on building from scratch another. I've done my fair share of trails and (very) light downhill riding through my life but as the age went past 40 and the weight well over triple figures couldn't quite keep it up (or did the weight exceed the triple figures because I didn't keep it up...?). Since acquiring the bike I've been out and about loads more and have cut 10kgs from the human engine...and am back commuting every day.
From my point of view there are actually some really good quality all purpose eMTBs being released that really open the trails (and roads) up for a whole new demographic of more elderly/infirmed people. With the ageing of the population I can only see this as being a good thing...
Couldn't see much discussion on this topic hereabouts so thought I'd kick it off.
What's the general consensus?
My first post on this awesome site and thought I'd just canvas some opinion on this topic.
Full disclosure - I own a turn key cross country eBike (BH Neo Jumper) and plan on building from scratch another. I've done my fair share of trails and (very) light downhill riding through my life but as the age went past 40 and the weight well over triple figures couldn't quite keep it up (or did the weight exceed the triple figures because I didn't keep it up...?). Since acquiring the bike I've been out and about loads more and have cut 10kgs from the human engine...and am back commuting every day.
From my point of view there are actually some really good quality all purpose eMTBs being released that really open the trails (and roads) up for a whole new demographic of more elderly/infirmed people. With the ageing of the population I can only see this as being a good thing...
Couldn't see much discussion on this topic hereabouts so thought I'd kick it off.
What's the general consensus?
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