Experienced my first verbal EMTB abuse today

[davegixer]

I'd been riding in the local forest today and dropped into a village to get the the next trail, a collection of teenagers on bikes were loitering across the path I was riding. They parted enough for me to get through, and then the abuse started (add swearing to the following statements); "its electric" "you're a cheat" "that's cheating" "get a real bike" "cheat".

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, but the one that is most adaptable to change.

 

[Kaelidoz]

Ha teenagers. They'd get that bike instantly if they had the cash .

 

[Tim29]

I was told that ebike riders can climb because they have help. But need lessons on going downhill!!

 

[Al Boneta]

 

[Al Boneta]

 

[Cinnamon]

for me it is still unclear who we are cheating...??

 

[DaveMatthews]

I got told I was cheating in the first two minutes of my first ride last week!
Two minutes!
Bwahahahahaha!!!

 

[Doomanic]

Where the teenagers on decent bikes or a motley collection of budget junkers? If the latter the they would have abused you for something, anything else if you were on a clockwork bike.
Anyway, fuck ‘em, they’re just jealous.

 

[Tmacca]

Lot more relaxed where I ride now, rode the acoustic (did u coin that phrase Al Boneta) bike today and saw at least 8 ebikes .
When I first started riding Levo in 2016 so much negativity, guys who gave me grief are now buying Kenevos and telling everyone they always loved them, blah did blah .I think having pros riding them has made a huge difference to public opinion

 

[Joeri]

In Holland this happens to me every time i ride the trails. I'm used to it. It a pitty. teenagers but also grownups

 

[idahoskiguy]

Just wave and keep riding........they obviously have you confused with someone who cares what they think!

 

[Gary]

Were the teenagers on decent bikes or a motley collection of budget junkers? If the latter the they would have abused you for something, anything else

Wow! Daily Mail with your cornflakes this morning Dom?

 

[Doomanic]

Nope, just bitter experience.

 

[StuE]

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This

 

[Dax]

When you getting abuse for cheating, just check that the person giving the abuse isn't sat on an ebike. @Doomanic raised the valid point that a lot of ebike abuse could be ironic (as I was abusing a guy riding past on a kenevo)

 

[MattyB]

As an exclusively acoustic rider (for now) it really bugs me when I see ebikers getting abuse. Having a go at someone for riding an ebike is like having a go at someone for riding full suspension back in the day. Besides, how do they know that individual does not have an injury or disability that prevents them riding an acoustic bike? Watching the effect that ebiking has had on my (nearly 70 year old) Dad’s health and general well-being has been enough to convince me that ebikes can offer something to every cyclist, whatever genre and type of rider we may be.

It will certainly be interesting to see what these same individuals are doing when ebikes make up the majority of bikes on the trail. My bet? Riding one, mouthing off at “bl#*@y acoustic riders slowing us down”, selective memory firmly in operation ...!

 

[Al Boneta]

Lot more relaxed where I ride now, rode the acoustic (did u coin that phrase Al Boneta) bike today and saw at least 8 ebikes .
When I first started riding Levo in 2016 so much negativity, guys who gave me grief are now buying Kenevos and telling everyone they always loved them, blah did blah .I think having pros riding them has made a huge difference to public opinion

I have been calling them acoustic bikes for more than a decade. It was just something that came from my guitar playing addiction.

Electric guitars are so much more fun to play and you can create so much more.
While people that play acoustic guitars act all stoic and noble, which is what I see with acoustic bikes.
If musicians had that mindset and resisted change, then there wouldn’t be any Rock and Roll.

Apparently the term acoustic bikes is being used by other industry people who are claiming it. It doesn’t really matter to me

I hope someday people will have the same reaction to acoustic bikes as these characters had to acoustic instruments in the following clip.

 

[Dave]

In Holland this happens to me every time i ride the trails. I'm used to it. It a pitty. teenagers but also grownups

Wish I lived and rode in Holland, wouldn't matter what anyone said to me abusive or otherwise ... couldn't understand a dam thing they were saying
Ignorance is bliss

 

[DaveMatthews]

I have been calling them acoustic bikes for more than a decade. It was just something that came from my guitar playing addiction.

Electric guitars are so much more fun to play and you can create so much more.
While people that play acoustic guitars act all stoic and noble, which is what I see with acoustic bikes.
If musicians had that mindset and resisted change, then there wouldn’t be any Rock and Roll.

Apparently the term acoustic bikes is being used by other industry people who are claiming it. It doesn’t really matter to me

I hope someday people will have the same reaction to acoustic bikes as these characters had to acoustic instruments in the following clip.

Another guitar addict! Excellent.
There's a bunch of bike addicts in my guitar forum, and with your permission I shall taunt them with the acoustic bike term.
Cheers,
Dave

 

[Al Boneta]

Another guitar addict! Excellent.
There's a bunch of bike addicts in my guitar forum, and with your permission I shall taunt them with the acoustic bike term.
Cheers,
Dave

Spread it far and wide

 

[DaveMatthews]

Bwahahahahaha!!!

 

[davegixer]

I thought it was hilarious in all honesty, teenagers on junkers mouthing off. What was funny was as I approached them one of them said "nice bike!" to me, and then they noticed that it was a damnation of an electric beast, made for cheating, and the abuse reigned. Hilarious.

Another guitar addict! Excellent.
There's a bunch of bike addicts in my guitar forum, and with your permission I shall taunt them with the acoustic bike term.
Cheers,
Dave

Guitars and bikes (all two wheeled varieties) are my two main passions. Which guitar forum are you on Dave?

 

[DaiGaled]

I thought it was hilarious in all honesty, teenagers on junkers mouthing off. What was funny was as I approached them one of them said "nice bike!" to me, and then they noticed that it was a damnation of an electric beast, made for cheating, and the abuse reigned. Hilarious.


Guitars and bikes (all two wheeled varieties) are my two main passions. Which guitar forum are you on Dave?

Hahaha, It must be like minded people gather together. I too have the same addictions with 7 electric guitars and recently a Kemper profiler.

 

[davegixer]

Hahaha, It must be like minded people gather together. I too have the same addictions with 7 electric guitars and recently a Kemper profiler.

Awesome! I so want to get into a guitar conversation but it's off topic and might annoy the OP, oh, hang on, that's me....so what do you think of the Kemper and pray tell which 7 planks you spank?

 

[OldBean]

I ride an electric bike . shoot a PCP airgun, Make cigar box guitars (acoustic and electric) and drive a Lotus Exige.....dont think this is cheating ITS FUN

 

[DaveMatthews]

I thought it was hilarious in all honesty, teenagers on junkers mouthing off. What was funny was as I approached them one of them said "nice bike!" to me, and then they noticed that it was a damnation of an electric beast, made for cheating, and the abuse reigned. Hilarious.


Guitars and bikes (all two wheeled varieties) are my two main passions. Which guitar forum are you on Dave?

I'm a mod at prsforums.com so you can guess what kind of guitars I prefer... as if my avatar didn't give it away already. Lol!
***EDIT***
Also hang around a lot at the official forum for PRS as well. Bunch of great guys/gals on both sites.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Hahaha, It must be like minded people gather together. I too have the same addictions with 7 electric guitars and recently a Kemper profiler.

OMG... I must have stumbled onto the right place! Got myself a Kemper unpowered toaster a year ago. It has completely erased any form of amp GAS!
Hilarious!

 

[DaveMatthews]

I ride an electric bike . shoot a PCP airgun, Make cigar box guitars (acoustic and electric) and drive a Lotus Exige.....dont think this is cheating View attachment 3964 ITS FUN

You can't see it, but I am bowing down to the guitar maker (that's you BTW). Too cool!

 

[davegixer]

I'm a mod at prsforums.com so you can guess what kind of guitars I prefer... as if my avatar didn't give it away already. Lol!
***EDIT***
Also hang around a lot at the official forum for PRS as well. Bunch of great guys/gals on both sites.

Well waddaya know.....I'm a PRS nut too, I have four, and hang out on the official forum too, really top bunch on there.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Well waddaya know.....I'm a PRS nut too, I have four, and hang out on the official forum too, really top bunch on there.

No Schlitz?!!???
What handle you use there?
Yeesh... small world!