assistgrudge
/əˈsɪstˌɡrʌdʒ/nounVerified NewResentment directed at e-bike riders for motorized assistance on climbs and shared trails.
Purists read the motor as a shortcut past the suffering that earns trail standing; riders read the grudge as gatekeeping. The dispute reappears wherever the assisted and unassisted share a path, and neither side convinces the other.
Etym. — assist + grudge: the grievance attaches to the setting, not the person.
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