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Earlier in the year, James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini embarked on a biking and climbing trip around the south of France. From Ceuse, to Orpiere, to St Leger, the couple visited some of the best crags in France during three weeks of riding with E-Bikes, trailers, and a 2-year-old!

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Madagascar or an E-bike?

E-Bikes? What's wrong with using legs? These people are exceptionally fit, not elderly or disabled.

Tsss, why don’t you show us how you do the Ceuse approach with 50kg of toddler, trailer and gear on your normal MTB.

I'd leave the bike in town and walk.

Yes, I think simes is forgetting that they're climbers and just don't have legs. And I suppose the uninformed and cynical might say just give it to the film crew...

Earlier in the year, Me and Mrs Gravity embarked on a biking and climbing trip around the south of our back garden despite it being the size of a postage stamp. From the begonias, to the geraniums, the rhubarb plot, we visited some of the best bits of damp earth in our suburban prison, during three minutes of walking without the assistance of with E-Bikes, trailers, and small children! The five hour epic video of our summer holiday will be available in full 4K glory shortly. Plans are already afoot to visit the front garden and share the experience with you all early next year so make a note in your diaries !

What category will it be entered in at Kendal 2022?

Yes the film crew. Which probably made the carbon footprint of the holiday larger than just the two and a baby driving around in a small car, despite the claim at the start of the video that they were using bikes to reduce that footprint.

Most boring category, or dreariest narration maybe.

Can't decide if you're taking the piss or not. Was there a film crew?

Liked that vid a lot. As usual for their stuff.

Intrigued how they will manage two kids and kit on the bikes.

You liked it? You are very, VERY easily pleased. That video is dreadful.

And going by your "best ever climbing experience" on your profile you really don't give a crap about carbon footprints or climate change.

So that's who  e-bikes are 'for' then? Well, well.....that's me told. 

Yeah, told me too, here's me feeling pleased I use mine instead of the car a lot now...

That's great, it's better than driving a car, but again, what's wrong with using your legs? I had a full hip replacement on 22nd of September and I've cycled over 130 miles since then. I wouldn't have dreamed of getting an E-Bike instead. It's just plain lazy.

My physiotherapist agreed with me, so I must be right.

(That last bit was very much tongue in cheek). (But he did agree with me).

When you've followed that up with doing routes as hard as James and Caro do I'll give your views on this some consideration.