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E bikes are great for older people,comuting or sick people.But as a purist I will never buy one.Also the production of E bikes is not good for the environment.They have similar problems as electric cars when it comes to the environment.

I don't have an e bike, but my son does, and I agree with you that the weight of his certainly doesn't mean he's lazy

Old bikes for me, my newest is a 2014 Cannondale CAA8 but mostly ride my late 90s Shogun Samurai, newer quality wheels and brakes and it rides like a dream

I'll still stick to my road bike I actually like to work out my legs unlike most people

Raced as a 1st cat in uk I’ve now a heart condition so have a ribble ebike so I can keep heart lower on climbs

I bought an e-bike in 2017 because I wanted to make scenic indoor cycling videos. I was too slow climbing the scenic Colorado mountains where I live to make decent videos. The e-bike solved the problem. What surprised me was all the other benefits I discovered. With the e-bike I was riding more and in more places. I was no longer intimidated by tough climbs, strong wind, or fast group rides. I actually got more fit riding with the e-bike as measured by the data from my Garmin Edge and heart rate monitor. The e-bike put me in control of my workouts, not the hills or wind. On a regular bike there were times when I would take on too big of a challenge with long climbs or strong headwinds. I would become exhausted miles from home and be forced to ride slowly which makes the ride that much longer. With an e-bike I can simply increase the level of assist. I suddenly go faster, cool off with the increased breeze, and break out of the doldrums with the exhilaration that comes with speed. My CZcams channel is Jerry's Scenic Cycling. My viewers are mainly male over 65. I have over 23,000 miles on my e-bike and I'm 80 years old.

In my daily travelings in the bike I see maybe 1 e-bike rider pedaling all the rest are coasting along with most of them on the sidewalk ignoring the bike lane. If it has a motor it’s a motor bike not a bicycle

when you can't ride a real bike anymore then it's time for an E Bike, i have no problem with E bikes, but theres a time and a place for them.

I'm not against E-bikes, but my thoughts are if you're healthy then you don't need one. I'm now seeing more e-bikes on my local mountain bike trails than normal bikes; it can be a bit of an issue when the e-bikers are overtaking you on the uphills, then completely getting in the way and slowing you down on the downhills and the technical sections.. I'm getting on a bit, and if I needed one for medical reasons I'd get one, but until then, no way.

EBikes are not all ridden by lazy people. However, if you are reasonably fit and start riding an eBike you WILL LOSE FITNESS. 😢

I am 74 and still going very well on my non-electric bike thanks but quite likely in a few years I'll be looking to add a motor to my cycling. Anything that keeps you mobile on two wheels for longer is just fine by me!

Hi, can you please tell me the make of the small frame bag you have on the top tube?

Subscribed to your other channel mate

Ignore the haters and keep promoting E-Bikes matey. I've just clocked up 10,000 miles on my bikes which I would never have dreamt possible!

Got me a Scott Solace eRide 20 last August and drove over 4.000 kilometers on it. Pure fun and the difference between having this ebike compared to having a normal bike is the amount of kilometers which I had never rode on a normal bike for sure these days, because I wasn't fit at all and I hate riding uphill and against the wind. So at that point I am lazy and fun oriented to some extend, yes. So far, the ebike motivates me almost any time at almost any weather and I had 100 percent fun riding it. Even in the winter months, which are not that hard here in Germany to be fair but anyway. So I think, it was a good investment in my health, I'm quite fit now and even had no gripal infect last autumn/ winter season as well. Also the TQ motor allows to set up how strong the motor support should be on different scales. It also motivates to level the support down to gain the overall distance of the planned tours. If I'm tired from work or something but still want to have some bike fun, I chose a bit more motor support. So these days are not that effective and a bit lazy, but still better than sitting on a sofa relaxing in the end, I guess. Ok, a lot of text. Hope it wasn't too boring reading this ordinary opinion. By the way, I'm 50 years old, if that's of any interest to anybody.

Steel never gets old

Good vlog and totally agree - ebikes are just a natural progression of innovation in cycling. To use the "ebike haters" logic, anything other than a "fixie" is "cheating" and therefore everyone on the Tour de France are "cheaters" - try saying that to Pogačar's face!!! Might be worth a follow up just explaining that it's limited pedal assist, which cuts out at 15.5mph etc etc - sometimes just have to spell it out for the plethora of idiots out there 🤔

for anyont that dose need it no but kids and others HELL YEAH GET OFF UR ASS ur LAZY if I have a spinal injury and love the health benefits and WORK you get out of life what u put into it , if I see one more 10yr old OMG

I'm 77 and have been riding serious miles on various road bikes for 37 years. I raced on a team for a number of years. Several years ago I was one who scoffed at electric bikes, calling them "Mopeds". But that was because I was ignorant of what they are all about. I studied the various types of e-bikes and found that they come in 3 distinct types, 1, 2 and 3. I chose type 1 because it does not have what I call a throttle as the other types do. Type 1 just adds wattage to your effort. If you stop pedaling, the added power also stops, you must continue to add your normal effort in order to have the extra push. I now can ride further and maintain a quicker pace. I get the benefit on hills and against the wind. I too can turn off the assist and do if I have a nice tail wind and the extra weight is not felt. My ride is a LOOK e-765.

I have a Scott Patron e-bike with a 750 watt hour battery, with a range of 90 miles in eco, I just added a powermore 250 watt hour extender pushing it up to around 120 miles I absolutely love the bike it gets me out along country lanes and along the side of the rivers taking in the sights and wildlife, I’m glad at 63 with arthritis of the hips and knees I can still get out on a bike, we do find snobbery amongst fellow mountain bike clubs but he ho

Nice video, I've been cycling for more years than I care to remember on a road bike, but I recently have suffered a lower back injury one of my vertebrae has moved forward and causing pain I push on the pedals so I am seriously thinking about getting an e bike like the Orbea gain D20

My e-bike has renewed my love of cycling, even at 80 years. The guy who said you get more exercise by sitting on the sofa and scratching your ass is talking out of his 😅

Agree totally these idiot ebike haters need to get on with their own life and keep the noses out! If they don’t like ebike then why watch an ebike vlog! 😮

My road bike is 17 yrs old - a Bianchi Via Nirone Veloce. Campy Record groupset. It’s in wonderful shape, and I enjoy riding it - I see absolutely no reason to upgrade it.

I'm still having fun on my 20 year old bike. 😊

I still have my 1986 Peugeot

does your wife bike with you?

How is this even a question? The fashion industry aka the bike industry really pulls people in to believing nonsense.

15 y is old???? Ive 6 bikes. The youngest is 32 y old and my favourite, which i ride 200+ km weekly in the hills, is almost 50 y old.

After selling a few bikes I'm down to two, which are keepers. The oldest is 60 years old, almost as old as me, the other is a mid 90's rigid mtb/atb. Both bikes are Raleighs. If I was forced to keep just one of them it would be the 60 year old roadster type, it's just so comfortable. Either that or I'd put north road handlebars on my rigid M-trax. You don't need a road bike, you don't need to do 50+ miles per day and you certainly don't need a modern bike to get fit. Just do what you can but more importantly don't forget to enjoy it.

@Old Man Cycling, I wish you all the best for your recovery after your operation.

My oldest bike is a 32 year old GT Pantera AL mountain bike, I found it on Facebook marketplace on my birthday last May, I arranged for it to be delivered the next day, the guy I bought from was very helpful, so credit to him for dropping it off at my address! The bike was stored dry for many years so minimal wear other than replacing the chain and cassette, it still has it's original tyres, derailleurs, shifters and brakes and rides like how I remembered it from 31 years ago when I owned the same model bike that got stolen. Nothing wrong with retro bikes if they're maintained well.

Had my Muddy Fox since 1992 and she still rides like silk. I love her.

I’m 71 years old and do 60 miles on a 40 year old bike.

It's like Trigger's Broom . . .

And if you're an overseas viewer, take a look at our shonky roads. Last saw fresh tarmac laid during WW2. 😂🕳🚴🕳

I ride a 25 year old Bianchi Alloro w/ 9 speed Shimano Ultegra group set and a frame pump! 🚴🏻‍♂️😀

I have been riding my 1987 (37 years old) Cannondale 6 speed lately and I enjoy every moment, also have a 2005 (19 years old) Fuji Professional 10 speed which still feels like a new bike. I do know there's a lot of people out there that enjoy those "old and obsolete" bikes, but no one wants to build and sell good parts for them anymore the bike industry wants to force you to only buy the new bikes. For sure out there is a good market for those old frames. "The bicycle doesn't make the rider"

And, older bikes are better quality. They may have less than desired gearing specs or technology - heavier and no suspension (I primarily do XC), but they're overall quality is better For those of us who've been around for a while, I theorise I'm not the only one who's witnesses the continuous decline in quality of products many manufacturers offer. Once trusted brands, now producing rubbish, because the hierarchy of these companies have deeply embraced the business model of 'reduced quality = more money in our pockets'. E.G., - my 2019 Norco Storm 1 29" HT is utter crap compared to my 2014 Merida 26" HT (regretfully sold, ahh, hindsight). They were both around the same price, yet the quality has dramatically dropped on the Norco. Same with my 2002 Ford BA XR6 ute, utter crap quality compared to my 1996 Ford EF sedan, both 2nd hand, both equal in milage and condition upon purchase. I've had the ute for several years now, and I still shake my head at how bad the quality is, but it more than adequately explains why Ford AU no longer exists. Back to bikes: I now ride old bikes I pick up from the tip for $5 each, some complete, all needing new and quality 2nd hand parts to rebuild to ride status. Some just need new grips, saddle, chain, cables and tyres. And in taking up restoring older bikes for a hobby, I've experienced that older 26" HTs are way more fun to ride XC, than sluggish 29ers. Both my 29" Norco and my current ride, a dump find Avanti 26", both have identical groupset specs, brakes and suspension, and the Avanti is a blast on my 42km XC rides on a repurposed abandoned train track, basically a midly bumpy fireroad with minimal gradients, past farmland then lush tassie bush. Of course, many bike manufacturer's primary desire is money, not bikes or riding, so they try all manner of tactics to influence you to constantly buy and upgrade. If I never experienced the huge drop in quality from my 2014 and 2019 bikes, I'd still be buying and riding new. Not any more, I prefer my older bikes, though for XC I still prefer alloy frames, with at least front suspension. I've several road bikes in the shed ready for rebuilds, all alloy, one carbon, an Apollo...ha, someone threw away a complete carbon road bike...but steel frames wouldn't be a problem for me for road riding. I do have a 90's Trek 800 Sport cro-mo HT, pre suspension era, but for me, there's too much fatigue experienced without suspension for XC, seeing as I now do long distance. I'll slowly rebuild the Trek 800 for collection purposes, not for riding.

I am currently riding a 1978 frame :D

I could have lots of fun on my 31 year old steel Trek mountain bike that I converted for touring long before the current trends started.

I don't consider a 15 year old bike as that old. I ride a 1998 Klein Quantum Race and it is still a great bike. I initially replace the seat post for a carbon one and the stock seat for a lighter seat. I also replaced the stem with a shorter one to make it fit my size better. About 13 years ago, my right shifter began to malfunction and I had to replace it with a 10 speed shifter and cassette. Other than that, it is still stock;same frame, wheels, derailleurs and brakes.

Familiar territory again... Nice one 👌😊

I had knee issues riding regular bikes for longer distances, bought an ebike, but now the controller is acting up, so decided to try regular biking again, *but* with much shorter cranks. 152mm from 170mm. I am 172cm tall and the shorter cranks have made my knee pains disappear. So now I probably won't repair the ebike, because I prefer the better workout now that I can just keep riding without knee pain.

thank you sir

I don't understand the bike industry's cruelty of morally outlawing older bikes. For exercise and training, the age of the bike, and rider, are completely irrelevant. My road cycle is goin on thirteen years old now, being ridden rather hard in a quite hilly part of my country and it's still my most trusted steed. As for your fitness, dear sir, I think you're doing fine. if I can do twenty miles at your age, with this bad leg of mine, I'll be quite pleased.

My Canyon Carbon is from 2006. With Hyper wheels and campagnolo 12 mechanical. Apart from breaking in the rain, its still up there 😊

I'm still riding a Dawes Super Galaxy that I purchased in 1998 It will have easily covered more than 55,000 miles by now. it's still in perfect working order and well maintained. I expect it'll last me for another 20 years. It's fickle to change you bike every 5 minutes and even suggesting a 15 year old bike is old seems a bit bizarre to me. A old bike is a simple machine and with proper care and maintenance can last many years providing spare parts are still available.

15years is old? BLimey. My most ridden bike is a 1983 (yes, 41years old...) 531 Carlton Professional, running a late '90s Campagnolo Racing-T 3x9s groupset, modern finishing kit. 8.9Kg. Which is 2Kg heavier than a carbon bike, but insignificant compared to the extra 30Kg I;m carrying!

How many people would drive a 15 year old car and be pleased with it? Thanks for the vlog, keep pedalling.