Ebikes - Love 'em or Hate 'em? [POLL]
I've been having some entertaining discussions on Facebook regarding ebikes, or pedal assist bikes, and I'm curious of your opinion on them.
Disclosure, I do not own one, nor do I have a bias towards or against them, and I have no plans on purchasing one any time soon.
But those threads keep getting deleted :lol8:
Though I am unbiased, I do like to get some clarification if somebody doesn't like them, even for those that like Motorcycles and Mountain Bikes, but they do not like electric bikes. I'm having trouble getting feedback on this question and I would love to discuss why or why not an ebike would be banned from a non motorized trail.
In my humble opinion, I believe a mode of transportation should be banned from a trail if it can either cause more damage than a regular bike, or if it produces too much noise and disturbance on the trail, or if it poses a safety risk for others on the trail. I can't seem to find evidence of these 3 factors with an ebike.
The explanation of "ebikes are motorized" doesn't point to any trail damage, noise, or unsafe riding. I would love to discuss this topic in depth.