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

[tamiya]

I vote that any friendly overtaking eBiker needs to show a sign at rear saying "FREE TOW UPHILL"

 

[Drago]

And people forget that a switchable bike, ie, a full power machine that can be restricted to road spec at the flick of a swith is also not legal, probably because the temptation is too much for most brain donors. Unsurprisingly, there's a gap in the regs about messing with electronic menus to achieve legal output.

The chumps will ruin it for everyone and the Government will follow NI's lead in insisting they are all licenced, registered and documented.

 

[raleighnut]

View: https://youtu.be/QLVbBgIApPU

 

[Julia9054]

People ride ebikes for all sorts of reasons. Your overtaker due to his age or health may be putting in more effort than you.
I did an off road ride recently (something i rarely do due due to lack of skill!). Saw 2 tourists on hired eMTBs shoot up a really steep stony track easily. "Not having that!" thought i, and tried it on my gravel bike. Crashed at the top and made a right mess of my leg!

 

[Drago]

View: https://youtu.be/QLVbBgIApPU

Awful wheelbuilding. The spokes are bent as they come out of the nipples.

I hope the twot gets stuck on for all the relevant offences.

 

[s7ephanie]

I get overtaken by hikers !

 

[Paulus]

I was overtaken by what at first looked like a standard mountain bike when I was coming home from work several years back. The fact that I was on my motorbike and doing around 30mph was quite perplexing. I followed him onto the A41 at Stanmore and caught up with him at 45mph! it was an E bike, obviously de restricted and highly modified. I have no idea what kind of battery would produce that kind of power, for such a long time. I turned off at Apex corner and he carried onto the A1 still at around the 40mph mark.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Last time I was in Wharncliffe woods I was overtaken on the last drag up to the car park by 3 ebikes. Flew past me like I wasn't trying.
Good for them.
I'd just spent the last half hour passing 20+ more people that were walking their bikes up the hill, so I'm not worried.

 

[Drago]

These folk are utter idiots. Driving otherwise in accordance with a licence - fairly standard 6 points. Driving A motor vehicle without insurance - again, a fairly standard 6 points. Those that drive cars risk losing their licence in one go, never mind the grief if they smack into someone without insurance.

People do get stuck on for it (a Google search brings up a few folk, almost all whining aboitnthe injustice of it all) but not enough. I'd quite like an e assist bike when I'm old, but these chumps will get the, legislated off the road without insurance, plates, mot, by which time I may as well ride my motorbikes anyway. I'm now really angry for the rest of the day. Grrrr.....

 

[Accy cyclist]

I think i might have had one trying to 'scalp' me yesterday. I'm not sure,but it had flat handlebars and quite a large downtube,which might've been the battery. Anyway,he made the mistake of going onto the shared ped'/cyclist lane which meant he had to stop at every junction,while i just sailed along on the road. Don't they make a slight whirring/humming noise? If i ever end up on one i'll be feeling slightly embarrassed if/when i overtake someone on a 'proper bike'.

 

[raleighnut]

These folk are utter idiots. Driving otherwise in accordance with a licence - fairly standard 6 points. Driving A motor vehicle without insurance - again, a fairly standard 6 points. Those that drive cars risk losing their licence in one go, never mind the grief if they smack into someone without insurance.

People do get stuck on for it (a Google search brings up a few folk, almost all whining aboitnthe injustice of it all) but not enough. I'd quite like an e assist bike when I'm old, but these chumps will get the, legislated off the road without insurance, plates, mot, by which time I may as well ride my motorbikes anyway. I'm now really angry for the rest of the day. Grrrr.....

 

[Alan O]

It's fine being overtaken by an ebike rider - as long as they have the decency to not look smug about it.

 

[nickAKA]

It's fine being overtaken by an ebike rider - as long as they have the decency to not look smug about it.

I'm getting a whiff of revolution in the air, where the tribal oppositions for roadies & MTBers start letting on to each other (finally) and join forces, turning their combined ire & outrage upon ebike riders...

 

[DRHysted]

I think i might have had one trying to 'scalp' me yesterday. I'm not sure,but it had flat handlebars and quite a large downtube,which might've been the battery. Anyway,he made the mistake of going onto the shared ped'/cyclist lane which meant he had to stop at every junction,while i just sailed along on the road. Don't they make a slight whirring/humming noise? If i ever end up on one i'll be feeling slightly embarrassed if/when i overtake someone on a 'proper bike'.

Yes they make a whirring noise. Well at least the ones I normally overtake do, and this one last night sounded like a battery drill on steroids.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I don't even have that excuse. I'm in as good nick as I've ever been, rode my fastest imperial ton by a margin of over 30 min at the weekend, and still people pour past me in torrents.

That’s odd. I didn’t post the quoted bit