technology
A Cyclist Reconsiders Electric Mountain Bikes, and the Assumptions He Carried

A writer for The Verge describes how his first ride on an electric mountain bike challenged years of dismissiveness toward the technology and its riders.
Why We Ran This
This story earns its place by modeling the turn from reaction to reflection, showing how a preformed judgment can quietly close us off to truth, and to the dignity of the people we dismiss.
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