I rented a Madone+ E-bike for a day

[palincss]

Originally Posted by Bisquik

So why a ebike performance? What is the essence of an ebike user; doesn't it have to be a tourist and not a connoisseur.

Admittedly a small and non-random sample, but everyone I know who has an e-bike has health issues that effect performance: old (>80); had heart attacks; coronary artery blockages; cancer.

Without the motor assist, they can't keep up with their friends and would have to ride alone. As for "find a slower group," these folks already were riding with the slow group, and now they can't keep up with them and there is no "slower than that" group.

[Ttx1]

For the custom bike crowd, the Superpedestrian Copenhagen wheel is a great retrofit for a touring bike, cruiser, or even an otherwise retired road bike or 26er.

It has longer range (and regenerative braking), less weight overall, and no limits on fit or integration - it’s just a rear wheel with a self contained motor and battery.

All the same modes and control features are in an app.

$0.02.