EMtb’s to feature in National championships

[Kind_cir]

Interesting
https://www.mtba.org.au/news/e-bikes-to-feature-at-national-championships/

The UCI has also intergrated E-MTB into the UCI mountain bike regulations and will organise world championships for e-mountain bikes from 2019.

https://cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/uci-...ne-will-host-first-e-mtb-world-championships/

 

[mas2]

I like the idea of e-mtbs but rrreeeeaaaaalllllyyyy dont get the point of having e-mtb races.

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

^^^^marketing

 

[Chriso_29er]

To be fair, there does seem to be an element of technique to riding one quickly on undulating terrain.
I watched some kind of Ebike challenge and an old dude wiped the floor with a fitter younger guy by regulating his power to keep the bikes sweet spot rather than over powering it on the uphill,flats etc.

Still a dumb idea!

 

[Plankosaurus]

^^^^marketing

Sad isn't it.
I get the industry has run out of wheel sizes and new BB standards to sell us for the time being, but is flogging (electric) motorbikes really the way forward for them?

At least they're a seperate event right? I don't object to that and I can snicker about it without danger of it effecting me. Not a huge fan of finding them in my xc race though, kinda demoralising having them blast past up a hill while I'm struggling to find enough oxygen to climb.

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[Dales Cannon]

Policing them will be hard, say the category is limited to 200W and 10Ah. Easy to rewire motors and repack batteries and cheat without it looking any different. Tricky.

 

[Oddjob]

Policing them will be hard, say the category is limited to 200W and 10Ah. Easy to rewire motors and repack batteries and cheat without it looking any different. Tricky.

I'm assuming that you could use telemetry or data logging of battery terminals to check power usage.

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[Tubbsy]

Not a huge fan of finding them in my xc race though, kinda demoralising having them blast past up a hill while I'm struggling to find enough oxygen to climb.

They had this at the last Mont; e-Bikes in their own category but on course with the rest of us.

These dudes were powering up the hills like they weren't even there, sitting down and chatting. No way could I have kept up, even standing and mashing.

Really do not see the point of this being a race category.

Marketing.

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

Sad isn't it.
I get the industry has run out of wheel sizes and new BB standards to sell us for the time being, but is flogging (electric) motorbikes really the way forward for them?

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some say that's progress

 

[Kind_cir]

Policing them will be hard, say the category is limited to 200W and 10Ah. Easy to rewire motors and repack batteries and cheat without it looking any different. Tricky.

What is surprising is you can download a app, connect to another racers bike, turn all his power settings down, and blast past him right from the start. You could even get your mate to do it from the spectating sideline.

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

What is surprising is you can download a app, connect to another racers bike, turn all his power settings down, and blast past him right from the start. You could even get your mate to do it from the spectating sideline.

Looks like there is a new career for Romano Fenati

 

[Kind_cir]

Looks like there is a new career for Romano Fenati

Hahahaha yeah, maybe.
He had me jump out of my chair when
I seen that.

 

[Cardy George]

It could be a case of racing improving the technology, but no, definitely marketing.

The races need to be twice as long. You either use all the battery and have to actually be fit, or ride so slow to conserve battery everyone gets bored.

Third option is change bikes halfway, Formula E style.

 

[Art Vanderlay]

24 hour mountain bike events are dropping off and e-bikes are gaining momentum. Welcome to lazy world.

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

24 hour mountain bike events are dropping off and e-bikes are gaining momentum. Welcome to lazy world.

 

[SlowManiac]

I'm totally fine with ebikes but I can't believe they are handing out national colours and rainbow stripes for ebike racing! Quite funny after all the rumours about motorised bikes at the Tour etc.

 

[Dales Cannon]

They need to have categories like the Paralympics. From no arms, no legs through to lazy chunt.

 

[Ultra Lord]

Seperate category? Who gives a shit.





Are MX racers lazy too?

 

[Dales Cannon]

Seperate category? Who gives a shit.





Are MX racers lazy too?

Edit for clarity: If the point of having an ebike category is to encourage people who otherwise would not race due to physical limitations then throwing them in with able bodied people defeats the purpose. Especially if the able bodied do it just to smash someone else not ebiking.

If you don't have shits to give then feel free not to post in here.

 

[Ultra Lord]

Is this a better way to say it dales?

What does a seperate category in a mtb race do to affect you? They aren’t competing against you. It won’t effect your placings, and won’t hold you up any more than johnny new guy on his $500 beater wearing a fullface at an xc event will be.

You feel bad when they pass you uphill? That’s in your head. They have a motor, of course they’re going to pass you.

E-bikes aren’t as bad as the forced redundancy we normally cop. They aren’t changing hub standards or introducing shitty bb’s or slightly larger bar diameter.