06-08-2018, 11:49 PM
(06-08-2018, 05:41 PM)jamincan Wrote:(06-08-2018, 04:53 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: And, really, most of the people who ride the 160 km race do put in less effort than I do, because they're riding lighter faster (more expensive) bikes and they're riding in a pelaton to draft off each other.
I'm not discounting your effort, why do you feel the need to discount other riders' effort? Effort is entirely independent of equipment. Averaging 35+kph over a 160 km route is in part due to equipment, skill and cooperation with other riders. It's also very much due to working really hard.
I'm not sure why you feel I'm "discounting" other rider's effort. The complaint was, that other riders riding an ebike in would diminishes the accomplishments of riders not on ebikes. I don't think that's true, and I pointed out that it's already the case that some individuals have an advantage in equipment and such an advantage doesn't diminish anything. This isn't a race, nobody should let anyone else diminish what one accomplishes. The goal is to have fun, that shouldn't depend on others.