Noob living in The Algarve, Portugal

[Coolbanana]

Greetings All!

I am a new eMTB owner and rider, from the UK but living in Portugal's Algarve; collected my KTM Macina Kapoho 2972 2019 model yesterday.

As a road rider primarily, I have not really taken my off-roading very seriously but find myself in a particularly beautiful part of the World with fantastic off-road Trails and none of the 'issues' I read here concerning eMTB use and acceptance.

I raced road in my youth, was quite successful, 50 this year and finding my knees struggling a bit of late on my road bike and hardtail MTB. My Physio suggested an e-bike and here I am, riding one!

I go to gym 4x a week and reserve my general fitness suffering for there and ride for fun nowadays. That said, while I found the eMTB could be relatively easy to get around on, I managed to get a decent workout too!

So far, with only one ride under my belt, I am very happy with my KTM. Indeed, I found myself tackling terrain comfortably and confidently that I stopped and walked my Scott hardtail over! I'm not a great off-roader yet, but this new bike is so much easier to navigate rough terrain on for me.

Anyway, looking forward to lots of fun rides!

 

[Mabman]

I guess jealous would be too weak a word for how I feel about your geographical situation. I live a block and a half from the ocean but it is blowing 20kts with some sideways rain happening.

Nice bike too, enjoy!

 

[Coolbanana]

I'm fortunate to live here, only moved here 18 months ago from the UK - 300 days of Sun each year, on average, and that leads to an outdoor lifestyle and plenty of good cycling days.

Winter here is great; 15-19C, warm Sun most days and low tourist numbers and a relatively small local population means many Trails all to myself - my home is literally opposite a Trail area that includes an MTB race route.

Next month the Volta ao Algarve has all stages within an hour's drive and one in my area, 15min cycle away.

I wasn't sure what eMTB to get, but in the end went with what my local Bike Shop stocked.

 

[Welshrobinireland]

Lucky f***er. Looks amazing.

 

[ggx]

Greetings from Sintra .
Not so sunny but great trails to ride.