Is it ok to feel cheated if overtaken by an Ebike?

[DRHysted]

Coming home from work tonight and I was overtaken by a cyclist as if I was in reverse.
Now I accept being overtaken, there is always someone faster than myself. But this bloke was sat bolt upright and pedalling at about 50 rpm (if that), whilst I’m spinning at about 80 doing 18mph.
This just didn’t feel right, for some reason I just felt cheated. I know, sour grapes on my side.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I suppose it depends upon whether you’re out there because you enjoy cycling, or because you’re really competitive.

Personally, I hate it when I get overtaken by anyone. Bastards!

 

[Tom B]

A few years ago before ebikes became common. I remember blowing my ass out catching an old bloke on what looked from a distance like an old clunker. I could bearly keep pace with him up a pretty steep hill. Gasping I pulled up behind him at some lights as they changed only for him to whirr away on the battery..

I've still yet to come close to that effort on the hill!

Flip it on its head, I love passing ebikes, aren't they speed limited?


The think that boils my bladder contents are those on strava who upload their ebikes rides as standard MTB rides.... There are a couple of guys around here who do it, include pictures of their ebikes and have the names like "ebikerjames" "ebikercharlie" I feel petulant flagging their rides.

 

[Freelanderuk]

My ebike cuts the power to the motor once I reach 15.5 mph and most others do also which are pedal assist

 

[Dave 123]

Yes, it's fine to feel cheated. But then you have to go and overtake the buggers back, it's good training!

 

[PeteXXX]

Soon, there’ll be an eBike jammer on eBay that’ll work like an electronic ‘Stick in the spoke’ for such battery assisted tomfoolery!

 

[numbnuts]

A few years ago on a bright sunny morning I was in my best cycling gear, shaven legs with a fake tan and I got overtaken by a yoof dressed in jeans and a hoodie..............

 

[NorthernDave]

Blimey, if I got upset every time I was overtaken I'd never go out!

I've been had for toast by a lad on a clearly derestricted e-bike, and also by a bloke on a clunker of an MTB with a Heath Robinson petrol engine set up too.

 

[HLaB]

I just beginning to feel close to normal now the pollen season is coming to an end and last Tuesday and was going up one of the near flat inclines (oxymoron ) of the Cambridge guided busway at 21mph when another rider came cruising past barely pedalling #CHIPPEDEBIKE

Its an improvement though on my last E bike overtake. I was going up a similar incline at circa 13mph when a e bike came by and slotted in in front of me. When on the other side of the near flat incline when I'd free wheel to circa 19mph; the bike still sat there at 15.5mph #NONCHIPPEDEBIKE

 

[Drago]

I feel cheated beyond belief when a car overtakes me.

 

[Racing roadkill]

E bikes are the future. If it keeps people riding past where they otherwise would, that’s fine by me.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Had a bloke pass me on his carbon road bike, cheating bastard why can't he ride a raleigh shopper like me?

 

[Deleted member 23692]

The FTKW I pass every day on my ebike didn't like it at first but he's starting to give chase now... Free interval training!

 

[Dan B]

My ebike cuts the power to the motor once I reach 15.5 mph and most others do also which are pedal assist

My ebike is a Christiania trike, and dangerous approaching lethal at any speed exceeding 15mph. Certainly if there's any prospect of having to steer

 

[classic33]

Flip side of being passed is that some "doped" bike riders feel they "have to get past", even if what they're passing isn't built for speed. Why the need ti pass a loaded cargo cycle?