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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > The Great Outdoors > The New New Mountain Bike Megathread: bars with eyes freak meowt
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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

wolrah posted:

Yes and no. The amount of wear created by a vehicle is related to the forces applied, which is impacted by weight, contact patch, amount of power being applied, and amount of slip.

Obviously an e-bike is going to be heavier than a normal one, but well within the margin of error of rider weight variance. Contact patch is the same, and e-bikes of course can deliver more power and thus produce more slip than a normal bike but that also entirely comes down to how you ride it.

Someone who's casually riding their e-assist bike up a hill is likely causing less wear than a strong rider pumping hard up the same hill, and someone just ripping the throttle on an e-dirtbike is likely the worst.

I suspect that the smoother power delivery of an e-assist bike might actually make them cause less wear than the variable pumping energy delivery from a strong human rider keeping the same pace when compared apples to apples, but I don't have data to back that up.
From my casual experience helping with trail maintenance, euro e-bikes are almost identical to legs-only MTBs, 250w just isn't a lot of power.
The bikes with throttles and real engines (EV or not) can be horrid. One rear end in a top hat braaaaaping his way up the trail makes it look like a hundred world tour riders pedaled up it.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

HAIL eSATA-n posted:

mods

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it’s not a lot for a trails. it IS a lot for the me.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Cactus Ghost posted:

idk if direct drive was ever a thing but the regen braking they allow for seems like something that'd be appealing for cross-country riding, if not downhill. are the big chonky electric hubs a thing with electric mountain bikes?
Increasing your unsprung weight sucks balls so no. Having a direct drive hub on my cargo bike was great because it enabled silent assist and great torque-assist, but the regen was negligible. Was nice to save on pads tho.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Cactus Ghost posted:

how much riding on hills did you do?
Half my commute was a hill. Like I said, great for avoiding pad heat/wear. Made virtually no difference to range. I rode for months without a brake hall-sensor, and when I finally installed it I was real sad with the result.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Cactus Ghost posted:

interesting. i always assumed it would help a lot on rolling hills, getting back some portion of the energy spent climbing
It helped plenty, just not with what I expected >:-|

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

 Also a good bike TBH. And most nice steel rigid MTBs make great commuters for a reason: they're not actually optimized for climbing/downhill, they're just pretty normal flat bar bikes with decent tire clearances.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

VelociBacon posted:

When I was growing up, myself and 40 other u18 downhill racers got our cheeks clapped by a guy nobody knew on a planet-X hardtail with Jr. T's. I had forgotten all about this trauma until just now, thanks thread.
Those types of dudes are always impressive. My LBS owner *houses* everyone at every ride he shows up to, it's so funny.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

prom candy posted:

Getting fat and forgetting everything I learned in year 1 of mountain biking.

Is it bad to ride if the roads have been salted? We're supposed to have some above-freezing days next week, there's no way I'm gonna hit actual trails as they're probably pure slush but I might take my bike out on a MUP just to get some saddle time in. I haven't ridden since early November.
It's fine just wash down with warm water when you get home and re-lube.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

meowmeowmeowmeow posted:

I simply ride my bike
I hitch my MTB to my e-cargo and ride to the trail. Then I ride the trail. Then I ride home. Feels good.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Platystemon posted:

I was wondering why helmet recommendation didn’t get any pushback. Then I realized that the mountain biking thread is a sanctuary from the Dutch.
I mountain-biked in the netherlands for years and essentially everyone wears a helmet. Same for road riding (wielrennen).

gently caress a helmet for commuting when you have netherlands level infra.

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evil_bunnY
Apr 2, 2003

Nocheez posted:

Accidents happen, and I don't have enough hair to worry about it so I wear a helmet 99.9% of the time I'm riding a bike.
That’s totally fair. I ride with a lid on now that I don’t live there anymore.

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