Which is your favored experiment?
MST3K Asked by MST3K
10/23/2020

Which is your favored experiment?

33%
Tormented

38

67%
The Touch of Satan WINNER

92

33%
Tormented

37 Comments
Paul Smith
3
Paul Smith

Why do I like it? Jazz, baby. Hot, steamy, non-corporeal, paranormal jazz. Why would you want Beelzebub's caress when you can get cheeky with a detached woman whose name is a roman numeral. And jazz!

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Chuck Campbell
2
Chuck Campbell

Because "TOM STEWART KILLED ME!"

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Mike Aronow
1
Mike Aronow

This one was really tough. I love both episodes. But, Tormented never fails to crack me up. "Sessions presents!"

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Todd Divel
1
Todd Divel

this is the toughest one yet.

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Barbara L. LeMaster
1
Barbara L. LeMaster

It's actually a fun ghost story with some engaging characters.

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Allison Auld
1
Allison Auld

Can’t beat a good yeet off a lighthouse!! “Vi ask Vi?!?” 😂

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Andrew Gauer
0
Andrew Gauer

A less played option touch of Satan is pretty slow paced

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Luis Reyes
0
Luis Reyes

A battle of who was more obnoxious, the pesky little girl or the ghost of Vi.

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Chelsea McQuaid
0
Chelsea McQuaid

Pretty much sums up 2020

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Masque of the Redrua Death
0
Masque of the Redrua Death

One of the best films every Riffed

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Chris Hartman
0
Chris Hartman

Richard Carlson and Bert I. Gordon ... and Joel and the bots 'happy thoughts' song ...

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Anthony Rios
0
Anthony Rios

It's the only episode that has a jazz magician.

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Honest Jonn
0
Honest Jonn

Tom Stewart killed me! Tom Stewart killed me!

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Naggle Toof
0
Naggle Toof

What no croutons?!?! Vi Mason:)

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Dee Schendel
0
Dee Schendel

Tormented is one of my all-time favorites!

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Mary Clev
0
Mary Clev

It happens at the beach, and it is a fun little ghost story.

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Casey Killingsworth
0
Casey Killingsworth

I just liked "Tormented" better than "Touch Of Satan"

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Eddie J Miller
0
Eddie J Miller

Because I'm a New York method actor!

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Laurel Wilson
0
Laurel Wilson

Tom Stewart killed me!!

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Margaret K. Jordan
0
Margaret K. Jordan

So funny... one of my all-time favorite MST3K movies!

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Tony Rosales
0
Tony Rosales

That beatnik guy really grinds my gears.

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Andrew Brandt
0
Andrew Brandt

The jokes are funny, but there's close to a decent movie hiding in this one.

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Gretchen Crumpacker
0
Gretchen Crumpacker

Put her DOWN, Jerry Lee!

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Howard Sauertieg
0
Howard Sauertieg

This is a fun episode! Touch of Satan is good too but I think it's had more exposure than Tormented.

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Tamsin Parker
0
Tamsin Parker

"She's wearing today's paper."

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Alexandrea Cyril Niell
0
Alexandrea Cyril Niell

This is such a great episode and it never gets enough love. <3

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Marian Luther
0
Marian Luther

I'm cancelling out my daughter's vote. Love you anyway. <3

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Randall Newcomb
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Randall Newcomb

I voted for this because it is not "The Touch of Satan"

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Mike Ensing
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Mike Ensing

Slightly more coherent story

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John Manning Moore
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John Manning Moore

This is one of the most watchable movies that’s being riffed, plus the explosion during the end credits cracks me up, every time. But, it was difficult to have to pick one as both deserve to advance.

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Troy Thomas
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Troy Thomas

This was a tough one for the exact opposite reason of the first day's vote, as I'm not a tremendous fan of either episode. However, I just rewatched Tormented recently and laughed a lot, so I pick it.

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Tiffany Fricke
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Tiffany Fricke

I almost saw this with my great grandmother. Almost. As soon as the footprints appeared in the sand, I said “I hear my mom calling,” and ran away. I suspect I’ll feel safer watching it with Joel.

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DataAngel Nine
0
DataAngel Nine

Tom Stewart killed me!

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Phyllis Lanza
0
Phyllis Lanza

You just can't beat floating heads and walking hands and seaweed. And Sandy! Why did you have to see it, Sandy? Wonder what kind of twisted movie she grew up to write.

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67%
The Touch of Satan

90 Comments
Nathan
8
Nathan

This is where my vote lives.

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Mike Aronow
Mike Aronow

Phenomenal comment.

Jackson Munden
6
Jackson Munden

Steffi The Babysitter!!

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Ben Murphy
Ben Murphy

Beez!!!

Joe Sanchez
5
Joe Sanchez

This is where the fish lives

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Josh Ryals
4
Josh Ryals

The walnut farming vs. pecan farming bit is one of my all-time favorite Satellite Of Love moments.

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Celena Hval
3
Celena Hval

Both are excellent but Touch of Satan is so delightfully weird and the riffs are stellar

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Benjamin Owen
3
Benjamin Owen

I'm kinda hungry, but I can't go back to the store after that "zaa" incident...

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Forrest L
3
Forrest L

“—and then he DIED! Hahahahaha!”

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Shannon Tobias
2
Shannon Tobias

Because this is where the fish lives, of course!

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Charlie Hinz
2
Charlie Hinz

Because it's where the fish lives

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Victoria Maille
2
Victoria Maille

This is where the fish lives.

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Josh Colletta
2
Josh Colletta

The Touch of Satan softens your hands while you do the dishes!

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Kevin Smith
2
Kevin Smith

Because The Touch of Satan softens your skin while it cleans!

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Britt Bisson
2
Britt Bisson

This sooong is in.... the public domain.... that’s whyyyy we used it twice....

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Josh Colletta
Josh Colletta

You can't use "Amazing Grace" in a devil movie!

Amber Scaggs
2
Amber Scaggs

I voted for "The touch of Satan". For the "This is where the fish live." bit.

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Nathan Smith
2
Nathan Smith

I just meant to ask him in for pie, I don't know what happened...

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Debbie Noonan
1
Debbie Noonan

Ohhhh... Look at the blood!

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Travis Huffman
1
Travis Huffman

If I don’t find out where the fish lives, no Thanksgiving for ANYONE!

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Sara Lipowitz
1
Sara Lipowitz

I'm into walnut ranching, what can I say?

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William Manley
1
William Manley

“Is that your car? Mind if I skip rocks across it?”

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Bertram Thorpe
1
Bertram Thorpe

Ugh, it's just so .....poorly written & bizarre. "This is where the fish lives."...That's the highlight....and their weird on-screen chemistry....Jodie seems like a eunuch, and...yeah, it's terrible.

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Dan Wiencek
1
Dan Wiencek

It's pretty, in a floppy, Rhoda way.

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Brandon Belch
1
Brandon Belch

Love that movie. "This is where the fish lives." Hahaha

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Greg Method
1
Greg Method

"Tormented" is a bit of an ordeal to get through. "Touch of Satan" is weird and pretentious in that lame early '70s art-house way. Plus, the episode has the one and only Beez as Steffi.

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Lillian Lasher
1
Lillian Lasher

I like be walnut farmers. They work so danger hard.

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Ashley Jo Verity
1
Ashley Jo Verity

Honestly I would watch this unriffed. Don't judge me.

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Nicole Loughran
1
Nicole Loughran

This is where the fish live.

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Corey Core Grundstein
0
Corey Core Grundstein

Because it softens your hands while you do the dishes.

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XxkngmnrnxX
0
XxkngmnrnxX

"IT's just 'A Toich of Satan' in your heart."

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Hilary Aronow
0
Hilary Aronow

I sure hope he said "Peanuts."

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Joshua Keene
0
Joshua Keene

That's where the fish lives!

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Ashley
0
Ashley

this is where the laughter lives.

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Hawk
0
Hawk

This is where the fish lives

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Raven Cain
0
Raven Cain

Because Beez rocks.

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Stacy Mclinn
0
Stacy Mclinn

I spent the whole movie laughing about the dishsoap joke in the first 5 seconds

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Justin Wingate
0
Justin Wingate

Love this episode, the first one I ever taped!

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Harry Sherman
0
Harry Sherman

It's got a Ford Maverick in it, just like I used to drive.

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🌊harasan
0
🌊harasan

No contest. This is one of the best.

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Christopher Nichols
0
Christopher Nichols

I love all the awkward and unusually long pauses in the movie dialogue. It's just such a bad movie, but the episode is hilarious to watch!!

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Jess Burke
0
Jess Burke

"this torment can't end forever" "you know that it can!" -- an apt description of 2020

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Wade Mintz
0
Wade Mintz

Who wouldn't vote for a touch of Satan?

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Kate Halleron
0
Kate Halleron

This was a tough one. I'd have liked both - they both have their charms.

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Kimberly Heiser
0
Kimberly Heiser

While not my favorite, the line “Also, ‘go packers’ but mostly ‘burn the witch’.” is my default response to any and all questions about my feelings on football.

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Greg Gancho
0
Greg Gancho

Tormented is so icky. What else do you do with a blackmailer or two? Whereas, the Touch of Satan is kinda wholesome. OK, there's the Devil and all that, but what else do you do with a lynch mob?

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E. G. Lowe
0
E. G. Lowe

We just don't see it enough!

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Bruce Turbeville
0
Bruce Turbeville

I'm looking at a fromacidal maniac!

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Aaron smith
0
Aaron smith

Because that's where the fish live.

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KozyTimeOnline
0
KozyTimeOnline

Walnut ranching is hard work

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Robert Webster Caldwell
0
Robert Webster Caldwell

If I have to hear “Tom Stewart Killed Me!” one more time, I may jump from an abandoned lighthouse.

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Jeff Oskins
0
Jeff Oskins

"Hold on. I'm getting a call from Margot Adler." I love that reference.

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Steve Dillman
0
Steve Dillman

Well hello, Tractor!

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Diana Psotka
0
Diana Psotka

The sweet, soulful sounds of, "Come sit with me, and satan, too. He's your friend and mine."

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David Iacovino Sr.
0
David Iacovino Sr.

I sure hope he said peanuts

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Linda Farmer
0
Linda Farmer

One of my all-time favorite episodes!! Literally have it memorized I watched it so often :-)

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Ben Murphy
0
Ben Murphy

Because it's where the fish lives. There, in the stream by the walnut ranch. You'd have to be a chromosidal maniac not to like this movie.

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Kelly Luck
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Kelly Luck

I think Tormented is my least favorite episode.

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Sierra Rein
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Sierra Rein

I love knowing where the fish lives.

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Terry Lehman
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Terry Lehman

It was nice to see Herbert Von Karajan get some work

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Rob Gullo
0
Rob Gullo

Who DOESN'T have walnuts and peanuts at Thanksgiving?...he DID say peanuts, right?

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Emma Jochum
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Emma Jochum

This one makes me laugh everytime I watch it.

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Starry Monroe
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Starry Monroe

Both movies have their own standings. But..this one has way better riffs!!!!

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Rocco Stio
0
Rocco Stio

Love commissioner Gordon and his dolls!

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Dan Asnis
0
Dan Asnis

Stan is in the market for robots souls.

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jeff lingenfelter
0
jeff lingenfelter

One my favorites. The riffing is one of their best efforts.

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Eric Tacti
0
Eric Tacti

Team Mike, Bill and Kevin! And because you can sight see on your own time, Beelzebub!

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Dan O
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Dan O

I never had the opportunity to see this episode before so it'd be nice to finally be able to catch it

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ZOMBIEDAWG
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ZOMBIEDAWG

I havent see it before or at least not on MST3K

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Britt Whale
0
Britt Whale

The fish lives here...

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Jared Hutton
0
Jared Hutton

Just a touch is needed in your life

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Chris Tari
0
Chris Tari

One of my top favs that makes me laugh the most! "Hey! Beelzebub! Kali! And Lucifer!" XD

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Tim Mayer
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Tim Mayer

Because this is where the fish lives

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j c
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j c

How can you go wrong with a special guest appearance from the grody incestuous hillbilly from "Giant Spider Invasion?!" ZAH!

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Dakotacrat
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Dakotacrat

It's where the fish lives.

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James Goodwin
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James Goodwin

This is where the fish live.

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Zoltan Wilson
0
Zoltan Wilson

This is where the fish lives

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James Paparella
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James Paparella

Today I didn't have a clear preference, so sorry Tormented fans, I went with the crowd on this one.

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John Harris
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John Harris

Both episodes are good, but Touch of Satan looks ridiculous now that the Satanic Panic is thankfully long over, while Tormented is actually kind of effective, one of Bert Gordon's better efforts.

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Beardo Beatnick
0
Beardo Beatnick

Yes! Touch a touch a touch me!!!!

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Stelbert Stylton
0
Stelbert Stylton

I have seen Tormented one million times.

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Ken Gorski
0
Ken Gorski

Educational film that explains where the fish live.

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Should e-bikes be allowed on forest trails?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
2,293 Votes

Should e-bikes be allowed on forest trails?

Yes

17

No

20

Yes

11 Comments
MATT FALKENSTEIN DDS
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MATT FALKENSTEIN DDS

Anyone who has pedaled a Class 1 ebike (the ONLY type in contention) quickly realizes two things: first, they don't go any faster than a meat-motor bike and second, they REQUIRE work from the rider.

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Todd Brown
2
Todd Brown

Yes,,Ebikes should be allowed on trails! Why wouldn't they be allowed? Mine has "Pedal Assist" which I am peddling at all times.

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Carl England
2
Carl England

Ya’ll need to understand. These are not the kids you see flying around town on throttle e-bikes. Mountain E bikes are quite expensive and are designed for mountain biking and for serious mountain bikers. Most of the people you will see on them initially will be people with disabilities.

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Dave Custer
2
Dave Custer

Let people ride whatever they want

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💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤
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💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤

Class 1 electric assist bikes should not be discriminated against, they are capped at a max of 20mph, provide assistance to the people who for whatever reason need assistance to tackle parts of the trails and they won't do any damage to the trails. Other national forests provide access already!

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Linda C May
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Linda C May

I am 66 years old. I ride a ebike so I can get out on the trails & forests I love. Otherwise I couldn't. Not everyone is a speed junkie. There are many bike riders that speed and do damage to the land. Ebikes are here to stay. Stop penalizing them.

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Loretta Ryll
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Loretta Ryll

For many who have invisible disabilities, the Class I pedal-assisted e-mountain bikes, make it possible for these individuals to enjoy our forest single-track trails. They want to stay healthy and active. Class I ebikes are NOT the throttled ebikes we see zooming around the streets of Bend.

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Tammie Bendele
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Tammie Bendele

The once beautiful city of Portland has been destroyed by liberal government! It’s time to turn the city back into a safe place to live. Governor Kotek will not stop the destruction. Instead she allows the destruction to continue under pretense of freedom of speech. She needs to be recalled!!!

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Jim Petsche
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Jim Petsche

They don't put any more damage to the trails than regular bikes and in many cases less. Generally they are ridden by older riders who go slower

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Duane Wyman
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Duane Wyman

Not all trails are suitable or compatible for e-bikes and other users. What is next, e-bikes on the PCT or ridden to the summit Of South Sister...?

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Erik Thompson
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Erik Thompson

I am 62 and my e mtn bike allows me to ride trails I'd otherwise never ride.

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No

20 Comments
Peter McGann
4
Peter McGann

They are ridden frequently by inexperienced people. They have too much speed when approaching hikers. Many cannot stop adequately. Their silence is dangerous when approaching from behind. There should be drivers license requirements. Peter SNRA/ Ketchum pdmcgann@gmail.com

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True Omen
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True Omen

E bike owners are mad they bought into the hype before reading the rules. If it has a motor it is a motor bike. Not my fault you are lazy. Mtb'ing is hard. It is not for everyone.

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island er
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island er

Ebikes are motorized. They can already access forest roads and ohv trails. They are a hazard to mtbers on single track.

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Frank Dietsch
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Frank Dietsch

They are motorized. I have been sprayed by dirt and gravel when the went flying by me at great speed and have seen them pop wheelies going up the steep trail. Motorized bikes belong on the many OHV trails.

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Dianne Price
CB
CB

Gatekeeping our public lands, eh? Pathetic.

Rick Allen
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Rick Allen

It is a motorized Vehicle period.

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Rob Pempin
2
Rob Pempin

E-bikers need do to do their own footwork to obtain land for E-bike trails just as we have done for Mtn bikes for years now. The excessive speeds especially climbing & entitlement is out of control. Stop taking the soul out of MTB biking, do the footwork & obtain the land.

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Dennis Bennett
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Dennis Bennett

There are many ways to hack these ebikes and make them go over 20mph. https://www.ebicycles.com/how-to-make-your-ebike-faster/ Also, there will be no one to police the trails to make sure that on class 1 bikes are out there. For example, people illegally riding the trails with ebikes now.

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Mark Davis
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Mark Davis

More power and speed will cause greater damage to the trails and create a dangerous situation for all users.

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Loretta Ryll
Loretta Ryll

I encourage you and many others to rent a Class I pedal-assist emountain bike and then form an informed opinion. These bikes are not throttled, can't go above 20 mph, are not noisy and provide those with invisible handicaps some assistance so they can enjoy the thrill of biking our forested trails.

Todd Miller
2
Todd Miller

It's a motorcycle with peddles. Internal combustion engine motorcycles aren't allowed either for the same good reason, erosion and safety of the mixed speed of riders and hikers.

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💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤
💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤

That's a lie, they have no throttle and are capped at a 20 mph no matter how hard you peddle! BTW damage to the trails is done by the speed demons on mountain bikes!!

Loretta Ryll
Loretta Ryll

Class I pedal-assist emountain bikes are not throttled so no internal combustion, they are capped at 20 mph. No pedaling =equals NO power. I encourage you to Google the descriptions of the various classes of ebikes.

Kimmy Wasatch
1
Kimmy Wasatch

There are more than enough parks and trails in and around Bend for ebikes. We do not need them in our forests. Forests are abused enough already and need to be reserved as forests.

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James Rosser
1
James Rosser

Because mountain biking is for exercise not tourism. There are plenty of other places to ride e-bikes.

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Geoff Freeland
1
Geoff Freeland

As ebikes get more powerful, they create trail damage. Might as well allow motorcycles if you're gonna allow ebikes.

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CB
CB

You obviously know nothing about class 1 ebikes and are just regurgitating nonsense you heard from an unreliable source.

Judith Van Gilder
1
Judith Van Gilder

These trails are mean for people who are out EXERCISING. There are plenty of FS roads where people with e-bikes can ride. Also available are plenty of dirt bike trails. Please leave these trails to those of us who are enjoying the peace and quiet.

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CB
CB

Judith, please educate yourself before commenting. Class 1 ebikes are pedal assist, they aren't tearing up the trails any more than a regular mountain bike. They help people with disabilities and the older generation enjoy the great outdoors. Stop gatekeeping our public lands.

Lexus Maximus
0
Lexus Maximus

They travel too fast and tend to have an attitude that they own the trail. I have not only seen electric bikes but other bikes in the wilderness areas already and my experience has not been a positive one with them.

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Ed Drahos
0
Ed Drahos

Not a fan of more trash and junk strone all over national forest. There's a serious problem with waste as is, without making the problem worse.

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James Rosser
0
James Rosser

This misses the point of physical training which is to start exercising on easier trails and slowly build up to more challenging trails as one gets stronger. E-bikes are just a shortcut allowing one to jump to the more challenging trails without the proper training. People just want a magic pill.

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Gary Kayser
0
Gary Kayser

E-bike are indeed motorized. Cause more erosion to the trials. E-bikes are a death sentence to horseback riders.

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Jo Kendrick
0
Jo Kendrick

They run over people and scare pets.

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Gerald Smith
0
Gerald Smith

They are wrecks waiting to happen with no enforcement of any of the rules. They should be required to follow the same rules as motorcycles. That's what they are.

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Who do you blame for the federal government shutdown?

Who do you blame for the federal government shutdown?

Democrats

13

Republicans

4

Democrats

5 Comments
Latterdaysaint
1
Latterdaysaint

Democrats would rather support illegals then American citizens

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Wendy glassburn
1
Wendy glassburn

The democrats want to add to the budget. It’s a CR, you don’t add to it. You open the government and then negotiate the budget.

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Steve Baumann
1
Steve Baumann

This is the actual correct answer.

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

I'd like to see how many of the democratic votes came from bots

Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

Democrats are insisting on concessions related to health care policy (specifically extending Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies) to reopen the government. Republicans argue for a "clean" funding bill without these policy changes.

Max
1
Max

It's beautiful. Trump is getting rid of the fake workers Biden hired, and AOC will Primary Schumer. Winner winner, chicken dinner.

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Max
Max

As every 8th grade Civics student knows, it takes 60 votes to end the Schumer Shutdown. Since we only have 53 Republicans, we must have a handful of Senate Democrats

Max
Max

"No one is so blind as one who will not see" means that a person who is unwilling to accept the truth is more difficult to convince than someone who is physically blind.

Max
Max

Trump is ending wars, getting hostages released, after nearly 2 years, while Schumer is holding the US taxpayers hostage, for free medical care for illegal aliens, while our own citizens have to pay for medical care.

Toasty
0
Toasty

Wish I could vote for both. This shutdown is a game both sides are playing. I want to roll up a newspaper and smack 'em both.

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Republicans

4 Comments
MidMoGenX
1
MidMoGenX

Republicans could easily say yes to extending subsidies for Americans and no to the other provisions. If Dems say “no” then it’s on them. Not much compromising is going on.

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

Democrats are insisting on concessions related to health care policy (specifically extending Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies) to reopen the government. Republicans argue for a "clean" funding bill without these policy changes. CLEAN FUNDING BILL WITHOUT PORK

Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

Hand up not hand out.

Kathryn Stayton
0
Kathryn Stayton

They are in charge. Can’t reopen when the House is on a 6 week vacation out of the last 2 months. They won’t come to work. Only a fool could not understand this

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Novel Pairings
0
Novel Pairings

They control the Presidency, Senate and House, and are holding up a budget that would increase healthcare premiums three-fold for millions of Americans to give the rich tax write-offs. This is all Republican.

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Scott Kramer
0
Scott Kramer

I don't believe that the ACA causes a significant amount of money to go to healthcare for illegal immigrants

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Max
Max

"No one is so blind as one who will not see" means that a person who is unwilling to accept the truth is more difficult to convince than someone who is physically blind....

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