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 (DIR) Post #AZ6jYL31gGgrWPLhPU by ascentale@sfba.social
       2023-08-25T23:49:01Z
       
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       We'll end #BikeNite with this question from @dx :Q8. What is your most “out there” fringe opinion about bikes or biking?#BikeNite #BikeNiteQ
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ6jYLzs9TlISush8K by clive@saturation.social
       2023-08-26T01:44:08Z
       
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       @ascentale @dx Ebikes are the single most potent gateway to getting a great mass of people -- far greater than those currently riding regular bikes -- to stop relying on cars so much(Many cyclists I know truly loathe ebikes, so this opinion tends to cause strong reactions amongst cycling folks I know 😂 )
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ6jYMFpCAWRGOLQzw by ascentale@sfba.social
       2023-08-26T00:23:51Z
       
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       @dx A8. I guess I'd have to ask other people what my most "out there" opinions are because everything I think seems obviously correct to me 😅 One behavior that I can think of is that I often wear my helmet, during errands, after parking my bike because it's comfortable, light, and it honestly feels like more work to take it off and carry it or stow it. And as @glightly mentioned in an earlier answer, it lets businesses know that I rode my bike in.#BikeNite
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ6jtopy7ThFzdU4zA by ascentale@sfba.social
       2023-08-26T01:48:01Z
       
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       @clive @dx I wonder if those cyclists who loathe ebikes view them more as acoustic bike replacements rather than car replacements?
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ6k9rKUcYjMM9PUZ6 by clive@saturation.social
       2023-08-26T01:50:57Z
       
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       @ascentale @dx I think it's partly the formerBut also, they dislike their presence in bike lanes -- often for very understandable reasons! Folks riding ebikes can sometimes be going awfully fast for a bike lane, and/or be a neophyte to riding who doesn't have great control over the bike, nor a sense yet of the protocols of cycling ...Though "yet" is the key word here; I suspect much of this could normalize, and fairly quickly
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ6kHBMIYFvwVDkLPU by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
       2023-08-26T01:49:34Z
       
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       @ascentale @clive @dx that’s where I assume the “cheating” comments come from. 🙄
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ6kHC8Vf0UwukIqYa by clive@saturation.social
       2023-08-26T01:52:13Z
       
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       @IPEdmonton @ascentale @dx yep, heh, I've heard the cheating comments too
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ6kOIFpJPn7ur6u36 by glightly@mastodon.social
       2023-08-26T01:53:27Z
       
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       @clive @ascentale @dx I think a lot of this isn't the mode per se. I usually go 10 - 13mph with e-assist. Many roadies blow by at much faster speeds. I think it's all about the person using the mode of transit.Although I will admit that at this particular moment in time, the inexperienced cyclist is more likely to be wobbling around on an e-bike than an acoustic bike.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZ7Tq4fttDWFqUvYPI by nothingfuture@mastodon.social
       2023-08-26T10:22:45Z
       
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       @clive @ascentale @dx I *really* like e-bikes for transportation, car replacement, and utility needs. I think they’ll get more people on bikes and out of cars, and that they’re a key point for helping climate change. I (generally) loathe e-bikes out on regular mtb trails- the so-called “bro-ped” use case. Out here, they aren’t legal on the trails, and I don’t like seeing the speed those riders often rip ride around other trail users. #bikenite