eBikes slowly being accepted in bike club rides

[Smaug]

It was a busy week on bikes last week; I wound up with 144 miles. (~55 on eBikes)

I didn't have my daughter that weekend, so I was able to go out for a ride on Saturday, but I also had an organized 100km (62.1 mi) gravel ride on Sunday. Can't do both at full strength.

Turns out it was super-windy again Saturday, so I brought my gravel eBike. I got some flak from the fellas upon unloading it, and replied with: "You don't get to give me flak for bringing an eBike AND draft me, so watch yourself..." That did the trick and they were more than happy to draft me into the 20-30 mph wind for 25 miles going west.

The gravel ride Sunday was great and my legs were not shot from the day before, which was also great.

However, my legs WERE shot for Monday night's club ride, so I brought the gravel eBike again. Good thing, as it was windy, too. Again, I pulled into the wind and everyone was thankful for it.

Legs are still a bit sore today, but it's rain in the forecast all day today, so I'll take the cage.

The ride stats:

Saturday's: https://www.strava.com/activities/14511165403
Sunday's: https://www.strava.com/activities/14523371281
Monday's: https://www.strava.com/activities/14534583090

 

[Yorkman]

When I first started commuting on my ebike 4 years ago, I would acknowledge all bikes on the road. However many conventional bike rider just ignore me. However, now that is changing, at least where I live in Maine. 4 years ago I would pass a couple of e-bikes on my commute, now I see a dozen or so on a regular basis. So as the community grows, acceptance grows.