'Cheat' - best riposte?

[xcentric]

A number of people have mentioned that they often get called out for 'cheating' - as they go quickly up the boring parts of trails! - and i'd be interested to hear of good ripostes to this.....

"I'm really fast downhill, so I might as well be uphill as well" might work, if you're actually any good.....

what others do people use?

 

[Pinoy-E-MTBer]

Short answers are the best! My response:

“If you cant beat em, join em!”

 

[Tamas]

I absolutely don't care what others think or say when I'm riding my ebike and I found it to be a perfect solution... I don't owe an explanation to anybody.

 

[njn]

This ain't a race.

 

[davarello]

My answer is "not when I have heart failure", usually makes them think a bit.

 

[Rockyw]

I always say back to them , your only cheating yourself until you get one, I 'm having more fun than ever now.

 

[Mad Mark]

"DON'T TELL THE WIFE"

 

[Pdoz]

I'd like a tshirt that says

"Cheetah ? Thanks, pussy."

With an appropriate picture of the fastest land animal on earth....

 

[Dax]

"Its great, I've got loads of KoMs now"

 

[Doomanic]

Yelling "Milkfloat coming through!" usually preempts any shouts of "Cheat!" although our riding group will often shout it at other eBikers, just to get a rise.

 

[billwarwick]

' I'm only cheating old age'. mind you , you have to be old like me to get away with it.

 

[outerlimits]

My answer is "not when I have heart failure", usually makes them think a bit.

I’m in the same boat, it’s shit, but I get out there.
I usually say “swap ya bikes for a bit and i’ll still beat ya anyway”

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

I get in first saying "I'm cheating, don't worry."

If I'm stopped and we talk about it I let them have a shot. The reactions are brilliant.

 

[stiv674]

Cheating who? Would be my response.

Who are we supposed to be cheating anyway?

 

[Wiltshire Warrior]

Luddite

 

[HikerDave]

Cheating who? Would be my response.

Who are we supposed to be cheating anyway?

In my case I’m generally cheating old age and physical degradation. Today coming home from the day’s work I cheated a strong and gusty headwind. I haven’t been called a cheater but an eBike-curious mountain biker called my bike the soul crusher. I’m keeping the name.

 

[flash]

"yep."

Gordon

 

[Mabman]

I prefer hand signals



Well not really but it isn't anybodies business but my own what I ride..

 

[Al Boneta]

Cheating? So she finally told you?

 

[sirshan]

I dont care what folks say and its becoming a bit more accepted as time goes by.

But when I do, I just tell’em I aint racing so what am I cheating?

"I'm really fast downhill, so I might as well be uphill as well" might work, if you're actually any good.....

what others do people use?

 

[ggx]

I´m usually enjoying the riding to pay atention to people . Just pay atention to people if they want to engage in a positive conversation .

 

[Couchy]

Nothing I’m so far past caring what others think of me and what I do ?

 

[pgtips]

Cheating????.....yes with your wife

( No not really )

 

[OldBean]

“Well I am 79”

 

[Adasb]

Here, E bike Acceptance is growing. More often these days people I pass ask if I have tow rope !

 

[Frankieboy]

Yeah, sorry (not really) whilst laughing my f***ing are off. ???

 

[flash]

Here, E bike Acceptance is growing. More often these days people I pass ask if I have tow rope !

Here too. I got the "cheating" thing last weekend but it wasn't aggressive. It was almost "I wish I had one of those right now". We were half way up a 1km fire road slog. 95% of the time they are curious or want a go. Monday as I came up on a group they pulled over when one guy said "let the eBike through". We had a quick chat at the car park after and they were all thinking about one. It was just the cost that was holding them back.

Gordon

 

[Taff]

Whose racing?

 

[Adasb]

“Didn’t I just see you taking the shuttle up the hill..? Isn’t that cheating too?”

 

[dirt huffer]

"How could you tell I was taking performance enhancing drugs?"