Hawke

Yeah I know (not familiar with the precise connotations but the general concept at least.)

I don’t see why it would be a compliment in any way, at most it would just be confusing.

That one just seems meaningless.

With onion posts getting closer to reality and reality getting closer to the onion, it’s hard to tell.

The other nice thing about other people using e-bikes is that it normalizes cycling as a common mode of transportation. So you can benefit from the associated infrastructure even if you personally don’t want or need one. Heck you could even hate the idea of them but still appreciate some benefits from it!

Very much a case where a rising tide lifts all boats.

That said, I think there’s rightfully a big difference between “e-bike = electric motorcycle” and “e-bike = bike with an electric motor and slightly more durable tires”.

I’ve had one for a year, and couldn’t be happier with it.

It’s class 1 so I still need to pedal and get at least some exercise. If anything I am biking much more than I did with an acoustic bike. The reasons:

• longer trips are more feasible, so options are more open.
• faster trips mean it’s less of a commitment, because the ride is likely to be about 10 minutes shorter
• wind direction and speed is less of a concern
• hills are less of a concern
• running a bit late? Not a problem.
• I don’t arrive at my destination exhausted and covered with sweat unless I want to.

Basically because it’s drastically lowered the barrier to entry for simply “hopping in the bike and going”, I’m biking much much more than I did before, easily 2-3 times as much. About the only thing that ever stops me is rain, or the need to carry significant amounts of cargo.

Little bit of introspection goes a long way.

Quoting the article:

At least part of my e-bike hatred came from self-righteousness. A belief that because I was pedaling myself up a hill under my own power, I was more deserving of… well, I’m not quite sure, actually. Recognition? A cookie? It didn’t matter. I was working hard at something, and other people were taking a shortcut. Which is bad, right? You don’t go to the gym because it’s fun. You don’t eat kale because it’s fun. Doing that stuff sucks; the point is to suffer and feel better about yourself afterward.

Oh no, are beans back in vogue on Lemmy?

Oh man I wanted that thing so bad when I was a kid.

I had the less-cool but still really cool Verbot.

No… push forward to go down, pull back to go up.

That’s standard joystick operation, nothing inverted about it.

I’ve never see a flight sim with reversed controls. They all work like a real plane joystick from what I’ve seen.

I count myself lucky to have only used a scissor lift from one manufacturer and I still have to check the control panel every time. And even then I screw it up sometimes.