Old thread, but my take...
... I've ridden MTB since the late 1980s and have always been fairly fit. These days, early 50s, young kids, running a business, renovating a house, etc, life is just too bloody busy. I came to the realisation that I just could not get enough hours on a bike to have the fitness I needed so it was that fun I wanted (re distance/time/climbs/etc) rather than just lung and leg pain.
The eMTB has been a total game changer! The most fun I have ever had on any bike in 30+ years. I'm still getting decent fitness, but I'm riding better than I ever have and riding longer/harder/more fun places. My other poor old MTBs, as much as I told myself I'd still find uses, are little more than garage wall art now!
Has had a domino effect... with many of my MTB mates jumping off MTB onto eMTB also, post trying mine!
Edit: I also meant to add one other basic factor...
... That is that I ride first and foremost for 'FUN'.... not fitness (though that's an added bonus), not racing anyone and definitely not for ego, status, or for pleasing others. Just fun, of which the eMTB just cant be beat in that space IMO.
... I've ridden MTB since the late 1980s and have always been fairly fit. These days, early 50s, young kids, running a business, renovating a house, etc, life is just too bloody busy. I came to the realisation that I just could not get enough hours on a bike to have the fitness I needed so it was that fun I wanted (re distance/time/climbs/etc) rather than just lung and leg pain.
The eMTB has been a total game changer! The most fun I have ever had on any bike in 30+ years. I'm still getting decent fitness, but I'm riding better than I ever have and riding longer/harder/more fun places. My other poor old MTBs, as much as I told myself I'd still find uses, are little more than garage wall art now!
Has had a domino effect... with many of my MTB mates jumping off MTB onto eMTB also, post trying mine!
Edit: I also meant to add one other basic factor...
... That is that I ride first and foremost for 'FUN'.... not fitness (though that's an added bonus), not racing anyone and definitely not for ego, status, or for pleasing others. Just fun, of which the eMTB just cant be beat in that space IMO.
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