Ebike Ernie AKA Evan Mercure, just found out about the magic of Ebikes. So he headed out to his friend's private trails to see how many laps he could bang out in a day. Safe to say he is now hooked and has changed his name to Ebike Ernie
To find out more about the Alpine Trail E head here.
I agree, i d just say his protections are not a good example, for downhill speed he should have a back protection, gloves ??? Looks like he has kneepads at least
I am in cape town , just came back from a 27 degres ride and a great blue sky , it was lekker On the top of the trail I met with Arnold , a 75 years young guy. He did not try to convince me about his Levo with minnion on it, his fox tee shirt and baggy pants, He just asked me if my bike was doing it s job...i asked him what job ? Do you like to go up or down ?? well sir, down i am a downhiller... He answered , Life is too short for holding on , do yourself a favour found those dollars and enjoy the ride on the way down , at least 5 or 7 times....while i was pushing my bike up, he managed to do 4 runs , while i done 1 and looked at my best friend ( a 26 devinci enduro from 2011 ) , don t tell my bike and the wife in 2 years i will own one of those pedal assisted machine. i just hope the change and timing will be smooth and make me enjoy as much i do love shredding and going out for a quality time on or off trail.
Oh come on. A 75 yo grandpa managed to complete 4 times as many runs as you did? Your problem, my friend, is obviously not that you don't have an e-bike!
@mi-bike: Bru who is racing here ? Never took time to enjoy the scenery and watch people riding ? i did . great to see youngster shredding and older sweating on a ebike OR NOT . don t mix your understanding of reality with mine dude, Different world , Different minds , this is the country of the Cape Epic and those riders will smoke you up hill anytime or down ( ask greg) . that is why i am here riding, trully enjoying nature and appreciate riders of many stories. Be good, Be open ,There is no problem Karen.
@thepoolguy: First he mentions that Mr. 75yo managed 4 runs while he was pushing his bike up, which sounds like a complaint to me. Then he explains a bit more about himself saying that he enjoys the scenery and nature and watching people ride (very zen). @krazyjey can blabber all he wants (and people can downvote me all they want ), but he does not need an e-bike.
Now let’s see the edit from the haters that rode their 120mm killer climbing machine to the top because there are real riders. No short travel bikes are hitting it like that.
@Dlakusta: Yeah, I don't really get why people are getting as sour about content on here as they are. It's out of race season, for most people in the Northern hemisphere there's going to be less riding going on, there are virtually no product launches at this time of year, product availability is patchy at best so it seems most sites can't get hold of parts to review them - I'm not really sure what people are expecting other than that? They've just released the Field Test which was a load of original content, the same with the Budget vs. Baller series, the PinkBike Awards and PinkBike Academy (not a fan, but it's not like they aren't doing their own thing in terms of producing original content).
I don't spend much time on YouTube so a site like Pinkbike that aggregates content is a handy way of seeing some better quality edits that pop up without having to sift through all the thousands of hours of riding-related videos uploaded to YouTube every day. Not all of it is my thing, but they're trying to cater to a wide array of riders so I just scroll on by to something else. It's not hard...
Actually on the topic of the post, that video was sweet. Dude can throw some shapes and carry some speed!
I'm guessing Northern California...Marin is in, well Marin County, and Evan is from Humboldt county. However, looking at the trees and terrain it might be Oregon too.
@DoubleCrownAddict: I did a fist bump emoji after my comment but it didn’t show up. I sent a fax to the Nuremberg tribunal outlining their advertising activities and finger tattoos iconography, which we were all lucky enough to have you point out but I haven’t heard back yet. I’ll keep you posted…..on yer blog, naturally. In the meantime: fight the patriarchy. (Fist bump emoji followed by raised fist emoji)
Or you know, enjoy the edit and cut the "holier than thou" attitude. They're out there to shred, not to raise your kids for you.
On the top of the trail I met with Arnold , a 75 years young guy. He did not try to convince me about his Levo with minnion on it, his fox tee shirt and baggy pants, He just asked me if my bike was doing it s job...i asked him what job ?
Do you like to go up or down ?? well sir, down i am a downhiller...
He answered , Life is too short for holding on , do yourself a favour found those dollars and enjoy the ride on the way down , at least 5 or 7 times....while i was pushing my bike up, he managed to do 4 runs , while i done 1 and looked at my best friend ( a 26 devinci enduro from 2011 ) , don t tell my bike and the wife in 2 years i will own one of those pedal assisted machine.
i just hope the change and timing will be smooth and make me enjoy as much i do love shredding and going out for a quality time on or off trail.
As a son of Dutch immigrant parents, that made my day. Cheers!
No short travel bikes are hitting it like that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-glHAzXi_M
I don't spend much time on YouTube so a site like Pinkbike that aggregates content is a handy way of seeing some better quality edits that pop up without having to sift through all the thousands of hours of riding-related videos uploaded to YouTube every day. Not all of it is my thing, but they're trying to cater to a wide array of riders so I just scroll on by to something else. It's not hard...
Actually on the topic of the post, that video was sweet. Dude can throw some shapes and carry some speed!