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April 11, 2016 at 12:19 #187083
ICYMI, there’s an eMTB race being held at the Sea Otter Classic this week: http://www.seaotterclassic.com/?Course=eMTB+Race
My question is, how is this a competition?? I’ve tried to rationalize how you’d have to stay pinned all the time to keep your bike at max speed, but I would think that most top riders would be able to put down enough power to max out the limiter at basically all times.
So does it become a downhill race on flatt-ish course on heavy, awkwardly-weighted bikes?
What say you?
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April 11, 2016 at 12:47 #187084
All I can say is that I can’t wait to watch and see what happens! I think you are right that a race like this becomes all about bike handling so maybe it will be like watching a crit where you’re really just there to see the crashes. 🙂
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April 11, 2016 at 15:20 #187138
my money is the guy out front. Bosch sponsored, bro!
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December 27, 2017 at 19:55 #231736
Kinda like motocross. The bikes are matched really close so it’s up to rider ability.
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December 28, 2017 at 07:50 #231760
The bikes are matched really close so it’s up to rider ability.
Ability AND stamina/fitness since the bikes are only pedal-assist. So, really like a mountain bike race, only the speeds are a little faster. 🙂
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December 30, 2017 at 11:10 #231852
dang it! Missed that one, could’ve asked my granny to join.. 🙂
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