My e-bike has gotten me more confident and interested in biking! I’ve done some social rides, and for those I turn the motor off. I was surprised how well my 50 lb bike rides unassisted (after a couple of years of e-biking on class 1 bikes, getting me in better pedaling shape). Even with a 1x9 drive train I didn’t have any trouble with hills that some other riders struggled with. Last weekend I went on a 21 mile ride unassisted with no problem!
50 lbs is somewhat light for your average e-bike, but yeah, even heavier ones are fine on flats. I’ve cruised around on my EP2 Pro, which is about 70 lbs base weight.
My e-bike has gotten me more confident and interested in biking! I’ve done some social rides, and for those I turn the motor off. I was surprised how well my 50 lb bike rides unassisted (after a couple of years of e-biking on class 1 bikes, getting me in better pedaling shape). Even with a 1x9 drive train I didn’t have any trouble with hills that some other riders struggled with. Last weekend I went on a 21 mile ride unassisted with no problem!
50 lbs is somewhat light for your average e-bike, but yeah, even heavier ones are fine on flats. I’ve cruised around on my EP2 Pro, which is about 70 lbs base weight.