Anyone else get called a cheat??

[Snoozeboy]

Do you ride a Bosch?
I have had a Shimano, and a Bosch, and basically don't notice any difference over 25Kmh. The difference is so minimal it doesn't really count in my opinion.

Yes, I have a Bosch Performance CX. I think the lag at 25km/h is very noticeable on roads as much as even making my forks dive a little, less so on trails.

However, I love eMTBing so much that I'm ok putting up with it. I don't know how Bosch compares to other motors for lag, but from what I've read, it's very laggy compared to e.g. Brose.

 

[Paul Mac]

I've had a couple stopped out of breath on a popular steep hill in my area say I was "cheating" and I said, "no I changed the game" and they got a chuckle. Most people say something like that in jest and deep down they're simple jealous if you ask me. All good, doesn't bother me. I firmly believe eMTB's are the future and for those who can afford them will buy them and the rest will wait until prices drop substantially.

I like the "No, we changed the game" quip.
Can't wait to use it ?

 

[HikerDave]

A guy pulled up alongside me this morning and said “Cheater!”. I said “I’m 61 years old with joint problems” but he just laughed and told me he was on a Turbo Levo. That bike is stealthy!

I found it interesting that he was on a size large; standing next to him he looked about 6’3” tall with average proportions but the bike still looked like a good fit.

 

[Sapientiea]

Cannot be bothered to respond to being called an cheater. Those people are not even close to me caring about their opinion. Few times they said something to me was probably out of frustration that I was climbing faster then they were lol. Made me smile

 

[Beekeeper]

I get the same comments even at home when I use pancake mix or make a pie using puff pastry from a packet ?
The worst abuse i get however is when using the microwave to make ready meals.

I’ve got plenty of wise quips to use when out on the trails but it’s in the kitchen that I’m a bit lost for words.

 

[boBE]

A photographer who uses editing software got the same response, "oh, you altered that photo (cheated)". His answer is "just say yes". The accusers will argue with anything else we say but "yes" just stops them cold because they can't argue with it.
YES!

 

[Levo-Lon]

You can get 0% finance if that would help you with your Ebike purchase ?

 

[Doomanic]

I often pre-empt any cries of cheating by calling out “Milkfloat coming through” or “Excuse me, I’m cheating”. Never fails to raise a laugh and usually results in a friendly chat. I don’t force my way past non-eeb riders on climbs and if it’s a technical one specifically tell them that I’ll wait for a better place to pass so as not to put them off.
In my experience, if you don’t behave like a twat you almost never get treated like one.

 

[Beekeeper]

? “put those flappy things away you big cheater”

 

[Jackware]

If it gets said, though with the increasing number of ebikes I see when I'm out, it's getting less often, I just reply 'and so much fun' which goes down well with other MTBers or walkers, the roadies don't seem to appreciate it for some reason. ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

E-bikes are like making love.

You come first and the other person just complains.

 

[simonk]

E-bikes are like making love.

You come first and the other person just complains.

Eco, not Turbo.

 

[Beekeeper]

A world without ‘cheaters’ would be very different.

We are simply early adopters, risk takers and fearless pioneers of the future

This is not cheating.
This my friends, is progress.

 

[Nicho]

E-bikes are like making love.

You come first and the other person just complains.

I suspect you might be doing it wrong Zimmer.

 

[Zimmerframe]

I suspect you might be doing it wrong Zimmer.

It's a race isn't it ? You climax and shout "Yeahhhhhhh .. KOMMMM" !
and generally the same when love making ..

 

[GrandPaBrogan]

In my experience, if you don’t behave like a twat you almost never get treated like one.

Well, I was just slowly pootling along a paved cycling path with my wife one morning when an old man going for a walk said to me, “that’s cheating!” I mean, he was heading the opposite way for crying out loud!! ?

If it happens again I know what I’m gonna say....

SNITCH!?

 

[Zimmerframe]

slowly pootling along a paved cycling path with my wife one morning when an old man going for a walk said to me, “that’s cheating!”

He could have meant that bringing your own hot lady along was cheating, when he'd been walking for 50 miles to try and find one.

Or from your description, he could have been walking for 40,000 miles and 50 years trying to find one, you're going to get a bit judgemental by then ..

 

[Jackware]

You can get 0% finance if that would help you with your Ebike purchase ?

What a very thoughful and helpful reply

 

[Jackware]

He could have meant that bringing your own hot lady along was cheating, when he'd been walking for 50 miles to try and find one.

Or from your description, he could have been walking for 40,000 miles and 50 years trying to find one, you're going to get a bit judgemental by then ..

Zimm - Have you been on the horse hormone tablets again?

 

[GrandPaBrogan]

He could have meant that bringing your own hot lady along was cheating, when he'd been walking for 50 miles to try and find one.

Or from your description, he could have been walking for 40,000 miles and 50 years trying to find one, you're going to get a bit judgemental by then ..

Interesting that you've equated 50 years = 40,000 miles?
Miles? Really? You make fun of my trusty Betamax video player but you're still using miles... and you live in France??!
Anyway, I digress...

Let's see... hmm... 40,000 miles that's 64,373,760 metres (now see how easy it is to convert Kms to Metres by just moving the decimal point?)
Say tall gentleman can equate 1 metre to one step and there's 365 days in a year... so that's 18250 days in 50 years...
Sooo... that's 3527 steps in one day...
Or 3.5 kms per 24 hours...
Gives a nominal speed of 147 kph non-stop with no rest, meal, toilet, shower breaks.

Pffft! No wonder he can't snag a partner... he's walking too fast! The dude needs to slow down... ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

3.5 kms per 24 hours...
Gives a nominal speed of 147 kph

You know it's ok to use a calculator, we won't call you a cheat..

 

[GrandPaBrogan]

You know it's ok to use a calculator, we won't call you a cheat..

SNITCH!!

 

[Zimmerframe]

147 kph for 50 years ... 64,500,000 Kms....ISH... ????

 

[GrandPaBrogan]

147 kph for 50 years ... 64,500,000 Kms....ISH... ????

He cheated!

 

[GrandPaBrogan]

I disappear every evening for two to three hours.
I come home all sweaty, red faced, in need of a shower, with a great big smile on my face.
My wife thinks I am cheating.

Can't blame her. Probably better to take your bike along with you, next time!

 

[dobbyhasfriends]

saw an incredible ride report from cannock on a facebook group. the guy had some real grief from 'real mountain bikers' and they even blocked him from going past up the climb on one trail..

 

[Rusty]

One thing my race mechanic told me many years ago when I found out my 125 race bike was actually 138cc ....
"If you are't cheating - you aren't winning".

 

[OldGoatMTB]

I affectionately call myself "The Cheetah!"

 

[MrBrownstone]

Yes, but only from slow riders lol.

 

[Sapientiea]

saw an incredible ride report from cannock on a facebook group. the guy had some real grief from 'real mountain bikers' and they even blocked him from going past up the climb on one trail..

Probably same kind of persons as those whiny -female dog- that complain about their Strava segments being owned by emtb's. As if it was an official tournament