Simon Cowell crashed on a......

[Hellgate]

Looks like a blast to me. On terrain/flow/downhill park it would be a hoot!

This is really a tweener bike, not really a bicycle, not a motorcycle.

I'm got a fair number of miles on Zero and Energica electric motorcycles and they are very fun. Not much different from gasoline motorcycles and they're not difficult to ride, in fact once you get used to the fact you don't shift it becomes second nature.

In this case Cowell screwed up and didn't keep the rear brake covered during his ill-fated wheelie. Purely rider error m

[merlinmurph]

Thought while on my ride....

I wonder if the pedals actually do anything. That is, if you spin the cranks, do they actually engage the drivetrain, or do they just spin, maybe for legal reasons.

[ultraman6970]

Well... is that sold as a bicycle or a motorcycle, here in VA just for the speed that thing will be an electric motorcycle.

[Asudef]

Reminds me of this Cycling Tips article that made a good argument about e-bikes.
Thats definitely a motor vehicle class just loopholed as a bicycle but at least its off road where you can only really hurt yourself.

[Hellgate]

I really don't get the hate here. It's a cool bike. Yes it is different but it's 2 wheels. I gets people outside riding. Just because it doesn't meet your definition of riding doesn't make bad. Or is it because people are jealous of the Cowell?

Some days this is the most curmudgeonly place.

Oh, I hate gravel bikes, er, CX bikes. So there! No, I really do hate "gravel" bikes.

[slowpoke]

The hate is not not against ebikes.

It's about people (enabled by ebikes) traveling in a MUP or bike lane faster than the average traffic flow, which presents a possible danger.

[Velocipede]

Codpiece Cowell is thinking of suing the company now.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...yTSsc3wehIf4_Y