Average e-biker age?

[KenX]

Can't see a thread on this so thought I'd start one!
Me, 63, in the Alps, been riding MTB for 31 years, e-bike for 3 years now, still got a clockwork bike for the park and road rides!
Out here (Serre Chevalier, France) seems like all ages are on e-bikes, from 10-80 years old! At first I thought "what are these young'uns doing on an e-bike", but then realised at least it's getting them out on 2 wheels!

 

[steve_sordy]

Started riding an mtb at 57.
Started riding an emtb at 68.
Ditched the mtbs within months.

 

[Clausguld]

55 years
Mtb for 10 years
Emtb for 1 year and newer go back so much more fun

 

[Nickolp1974]

45 years
Emtb for about 5 months
Mtb since they began, gotta be 30+ years. 1st proper mtb was an emelle cortina, did have a Raleigh bomber before that but not sure I'd call it an mtb.

 

[YrianX]

42 and still waiting for my first eMTB which is on order but probably will not be here before the snow, so looking at first proper rides on it next spring.

Rode a lot of MTB back in the mid to late 90's in my late teens & early 20's

long hiatus until I picked up a great deal on my Scott spark a couple of years ago. Ridden a lot of friends e-bikes as well past 2 seasons, mainly Haibikes and some lesser known more local brands and finally gave in...

 

[steve_acp]

57, moved to very hilly south Shropshire, ebike is a game changer!

 

[R120]

40, riding MTB since I was 11 years old.

 

[Stuart569]

31, MTB for 20+ years, E-MTB for 3 months. Can't see me rushing back. Maybe a full DH for Uplift/gondola use. More miles = more fun

 

[shawry]

Just turned 49, barely any biking experience since about the age of 15, amd certainly no mountain biking (unless you count my raleigh striker going over a few mud bumps at age 11)

Turbo levo should be collected on thursday and hoping to grow into it over time.

 

[Bergboxer]

66 , Lake District, smiling on the Descents, bigger smiles on the ascents

 

[couplands]

62, had mountain bikes for 30years. Just bought an eMTB, but still got my acoustic hardtail.

Much more fun on the eMTB, up and down hill In the Peak District and Cornwall.

 

[Jersey Skier]

56 years old.
Mtb'er for 30 years.
Emtb'er for 8 months.
New Turbo Creo on it's way to replace the road bike.

 

[CjP]

40 year old officially
70 year broken body old (back injury)
15 year old mind
BMX into my teens
Mountain biking started again in my 30s
Ebikes for the last year.
I keep my Specialized Big Hit on the wall for memories.
I sold my old climber just recently.
I see no reason to pedal under my own power ever again.
I love my ebike way too much, it does everything I need it to do and more.
Riding a non motored bike feels like a baby’s toy to me now.

 

[Neverbeentomoab]

49 and had an ebike for about a fortnight and loving it.been riding mtb’s since the early 90’s

 

[steve_sordy]

I suspect that you need to be old enough to be earning decent money to be able to afford an emtb!

 

[Trickz]

Started with MTB’s at 24 years old 20 years ago for about 5 years then stopped until I was age 41,got back into it then broke t5 vertebrae and ribs 18 months ago, I got back riding after 12 weeks but I’ve suffered ear ache and vertigo ever since,docs cant find out why but I do know that if I keep my heart rate under 160 I can cheat the vertigo kicking in hence at 45 I will hopefully own my first emtb?

 

[Gary]

broke t5 vertebrae and ribs 18 months ago, I got back riding after 12 weeks but I’ve suffered ear ache and vertigo ever since,docs cant find out why but I do know that if I keep my heart rate under 160 I can cheat the vertigo kicking in hence at 45 I will hopefully own my first emtb?

Did you hit your head in the accident?

 

[Husky430]

Took up MTB as cross training for vintage MX when I was about 35, been in and out of it for the next 20 years and now just got an ebike at 57. No going back to just pedaling now as having a ball, feeling like a little kid again

 

[Trickz]

Did you hit your head in the accident?

Yes buddy quite hard which I did mention to the docs.

 

[Rusty]

I'm 61 - started on MTB 20 years ago - well, all cycling really. Had one as a kid but after we moved to the farm I had tractors and motorcycles to ride so the bicycle was give to a relative.
Started fun club racing shortly after I started MTB and got into 12 & 24hr team events before I ran a couple solo races.
Raced the world SS champs in 2010 and finished around 250sh out of about 1200 riders with many not being allowed to start the second lap due to time. Did the 2017 version and got my ass handed to me - I think DFL equal Of course, WSS is pretty damned social racing.
Been on a ebike since August last year when my LBS was advised my bike would not arrive until late October they loaned me a bike for a couple months.

 

[HikerDave]

Can't see a thread on this so thought I'd start one!
Me, 63, in the Alps, been riding MTB for 31 years, e-bike for 3 years now, still got a clockwork bike for the park and road rides!
Out here (Serre Chevalier, France) seems like all ages are on e-bikes, from 10-80 years old! At first I thought "what are these young'uns doing on an e-bike", but then realised at least it's getting them out on 2 wheels!

62 years old got my eBike last year after riding MTB for 35 years; 20 years of riding rigid fork and front suspension took its toll. Haven’t ridden my CX bike or MTB except around the neighborhood since I got my SDURO.

 

[Beekeeper]

I suspect that you need to be old enough to be earning decent money to be able to afford an emtb!

After selling all your belongings and emptying every savings account to buy your ebike, you have to be old enough to forget what you just did ?

 

[Mikerb]

I think @steve_sordy had it right......the link between emtb and age is probably more to do with disposible income.....or maybe wisdom!

 

[Rusty]

After selling all your belongings and emptying every savings account to buy your ebike, you have to be old enough to forget what you just did ?

BUT, BUt, But, but ...................... I own 2 of them


Thankfully too many concussions over the years may have made me ............... WTF was I talking about?

 

[Nickolp1974]

Hmmm quite a few at a good age here (old) good on yer. Are we gonna start to see emtb's sold along side mobility scooters??


Runs and hides.....

 

[KenX]

 

[Beekeeper]

The thread does ask ‘Average Age’
Well if I average my age over the last 50 years it comes to 25 ?
I’ll settle for that!

 

[MitchF]

55
E-bike for 4 months
Game changer

 

[Jamsxr]

33, had my eBike for 4 months, it’s great but nothing beats the real deal for me. My eBike is a shuttle machine or for lazy blasts.

 

[BigLee]

I'm 48 for the next 3 weeks and at the same time should hopefully get my first emtb ? riding mtb since about 1988 with a muddy fox courier ? had some lazy non riding times in between but finding an ebike is putting the fun back in to slogging up mountains here in the Lake District ???