Do regular mtb's even matter anymore?

[MOTO13]

Just looking for opinions if regular mtb's (non-emtbs) even really matter much to anyone on this site any longer. As far as myself, I don't even pay attention to anything that is not emtb. A regular mtb wouldn't even interest me at this point after riding my emtb's for 3 years now. A non-emtb just seems really boring.

 

[Pdoz]

The ultimate motivation for getting fitter is to lift a " light" levo sl off the bike rack after unloading your sons reign advanced....then trying to keep up down hill.

 

[militantmandy]

I still ride my normal bike with my mates every weekend. If I had to get rid of one, the e bike is the one that would go. So for me, yes non e bikes still matter.

 

[Bummers]

All the interesting R&D is happening on the e-bike side, I don't really follow or care what's going on with amish rides.
Still have my regular mtb though, it's relegated to uplift days only.

 

[Jeff H]

Just looking for opinions if regular mtb's (non-emtbs) even really matter much to anyone on this site any longer. As far as myself, I don't even pay attention to anything that is not emtb. A regular mtb wouldn't even interest me at this point after riding my emtb's for 3 years now. A non-emtb just seems really boring.

I’m with you. Sometimes I’ll chuckle about the latest wiz bang model with a 20% improvement in pedaling efficiency as if it matters much anymore

 

[Mteam]

I cant really see me buying another normal mtb in the near to mid future - I still have my normal MTB (Yt Capra pro) , and I still ride it but only at uplift venues and when we go away to a foreign country, so couldnt justify spending as much as I have done in the past on something that gets such little use these days.

 

[Another One]

Just looking for opinions if regular mtb's (non-emtbs) even really matter much to anyone on this site any longer. As far as myself, I don't even pay attention to anything that is not emtb. A regular mtb wouldn't even interest me at this point after riding my emtb's for 3 years now. A non-emtb just seems really boring.

I am with you on this I have no interest in regular bikes, the mileage I am currently doing monthly is more than what I done annually on my regular bike.

 

[RustyMTB]

Can't beat a good normy for feel & agility vs a full on eeb. The SL's are changing the equation but only in the sense that normies have crept up in weight in recent years. I looked into getting a Santa Cruz something or other normy last year & was shocked to see it coming in around 16kg, where my 2016 still good Zesty is around 12.5.

I still enjoy the burn from a climb on my non assist bikes, the real reward in any form of exercise is from endorphins & you only get that from effort. Eebs otoh give you a bigger day & playground. We're approaching the point of comparing apples with oranges in cycling, the divergence is making it almost not the same thing now, not better or worse, just different.

 

[MOTO13]

Can't beat a good normy for feel & agility vs a full on eeb. The SL's are changing the equation but only in the sense that normies have crept up in weight in recent years. I looked into getting a Santa Cruz something or other normy last year & was shocked to see it coming in around 16kg, where my 2016 still good Zesty is around 12.5.

I still enjoy the burn from a climb on my non assist bikes, the real reward in any form of exercise is from endorphins & you only get that from effort. Eebs otoh give you a bigger day & playground. We're approaching the point of comparing apples with oranges in cycling, the divergence is making it almost not the same thing now, not better or worse, just different.

I totally get the work for the ride thing. But, I simply turn down the assist sometimes for a mile or two then go back to mid boost or emtb mode depending on which bike I am riding. I get plenty of work when I ride. Plus, it's really comes down to the enjoyment factor. I literally have never had as much fun on a regular mtb as I do an my emtb's. This is the main thing that really opened up more and longer riding for me personally...it's simply just A LOT more fun. Then there is my whole previous moto riding I used to do. A regular mtb just does not give me that rush I get from an emtb.