To me there are e bikes and "normal" bikes. I guess e bike are becoming more "normal", so I might have to change my adjective at some point.
One of my work suppliers has used the guitar analogy, in an article introducing a new staff member; -
"the team offers acoustic and electric bikes for all disciplines".
To get the acoustics, do I sit on a low stool and pluck the spokes like a harp, or tape on some beer mats to rub on the spokes?
What to call a not an e bike?
Re: What to call a not an e bike?
"Pushbike"?
Re: What to call a not an e bike?
How about vanilla?
Jonathan
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PedallingSquares
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Re: What to call a not an e bike?
A bike,or bicycle is a bike.
An E-bike is a variation of a bike,not the other way around,and I very much doubt there are anywhere near the same amount of E-bikes as there are bikes on the planet.I don't foresee that changing any time soon
So an non-E-bike is a bike.
An E-bike is a variation of a bike,not the other way around,and I very much doubt there are anywhere near the same amount of E-bikes as there are bikes on the planet.I don't foresee that changing any time soon
So an non-E-bike is a bike.
Re: What to call a not an e bike?
I call them muscle powered bikes but I doubt that the term will catch on.
Re: What to call a not an e bike?
Yeah.PedallingSquares wrote: ↑17 May 2022, 9:43am A bike,or bicycle is a bike.
An E-bike is a variation of a bike,not the other way around,and I very much doubt there are anywhere near the same amount of E-bikes as there are bikes on the planet.I don't foresee that changing any time soon
So an non-E-bike is a bike.
I'm glad I didn't have to write that first, but I will support the view!
Re: What to call a not an e bike?
Following the guitar analogy, electric and Spanish.
Re: What to call a not an e bike?
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Stradageek
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Re: What to call a not an e bike?
My daughters food bank delivery service uses both types and have adopted the 'acoustic' vs 'electric' to make the distinction when asking for a bike.
Imagine the fun I'm having, I ride a 1999 'acoustic' recumbent emblazoned with the name 'BikeE'
Imagine the fun I'm having, I ride a 1999 'acoustic' recumbent emblazoned with the name 'BikeE'
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hoogerbooger
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Re: What to call a not an e bike?
Oy! Stop all this Vanilla-ist badmouthing. You can't beat Vanilla. (I bet you're some pretentious and quite frankly inconsequential salted caramel with mungbean jobbie)
old fangled
Re: What to call a not an e bike?
Isn't it fascinating how a word that was once associated with being exotic and delicately fragrant could come to mean plain and standard?
Jonathan
Re: What to call a not an e bike?
OED records use in 1906 and 1910, apparently in contrast to bikes with engines.
I wondered if it had originated when bikes were pushed rather than pedalled by the rider.
Jonathan
