They are open and they are amazing. Yep, the new Mogo trails are open, and have become instantly popular. Currently, there is around 70 kilometres of trail and three main trail-heads: Curtis Road (a convenient 10 to 15 minute cycle from my house), the Botanic Gardens (note that the road is gated between 4:00 pm and 8:00 am) and Mogo, the most spectacular trail head with its rock-work switchbacks.
Since the trails opened I’ve been riding a lot more frequently. The up-tracks are brilliant. I’m old, not a very good rider and have a bottom of the line full suspension mountain bike (NO e-bike for me) and I can ride all the up-hill tracks easily. That, of course, has not stopped the influx of E-bikes or the punters asking when the shuttle bus will start operating. I don’t know if a shuttle is even planned, but, I do think people should toughen up and ride up-hill. Maybe you won’t do as many runs but maybe you also won’t end your days in a care facility with sarcopenia. Easy choices in life are almost always poor choices in the long run.
All E bike riders tell you that they only get a small boost from the electric motor. Conversely, every rider on a regular bike knows this to be nonsense. The E bike riders will even quote poorly done studies to support their viewpoint. But, the longer I live, the less faith I have in “science” which can be manipulated adroitly to support any position required. The science tells us men can be women and visa versa, but anyone who can tie their shoe laces knows that is hokum. The sooner we all start trusting what our eyes, ears and observations show, the saner our society will be. After all, the roots of science are in the observations of everyday people.
But back to E bikes. I met a bloke the other day who told me his E bike gave him 10% assistance which only proves the case in point. If you are really only getting 10% assistance from that heavy battery you carry around on every ride, you would ditch the entire thing and ride a regular bike.
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