I’m not going to lie, dedicated e-bike training protocols are a lot like e-bike specific bike components… mostly hype. But, if you’ve ridden an e-bike for any length of time, you don’t need me to tell you that it places different demands on your body to riding an analogue machine.
And there are a couple of reasons for that. The obvious one is that, with the motor potentially pumping out over 500 watts of peak power, you can choose to take it easy on the climbs and smash the descents, or you can smash the climbs and the descents.
Regardless of your approach, there’s simply no getting around the extra weight. Full power e-bikes are typically 8-10kg heavier than equivalent-travel analogue bikes, so you need
