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Of course. E-bikes are generally considered the new DUI bike. They're the bottom rung of society. It's very easy to get classist about the e-bikes, instead of considering how they give useful transportation to people who had none, and they're probably the greenest thing short of pedal power

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Really? Most people I know use them when they have a long or a very hilly commute so they can still bike without spending too much time it getting sweaty. Most of them make 6 figures.

The word "e-bike", in my experience, has been used to refer to a lot of things.

I've seen the pedal-assist bikes called e-bikes, as well as ones that look more similar to mopeds. The moped-style e-bikes are generally what get called "DUI-bikes".

Where do you live? How did you come across this highly unusual impression?

Hamilton, Ontario. Here, "e-bike" means an electric scooter/moped, and they have a reputation for being used by drunks and the down-and-out here, unfortunately.

Yeah, lets hate on poor people.

Please don't post like this here? It breaks the site guidelines. Specifically this one:

"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I wasn't hating on anyone, I was describing the very real perception of "e-bikes" in my area, and I did mention that it's a classist problem.

I'm describing the classism, not participating in it.

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