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Originally Posted by aigel
Some of my favorite places are getting overrun by idiots that have never ridden a MTB and now are out on an electric with 80% assist. The gnarly places used to be safe from idiots, but no more! I do hope they grow tired of it and get a new toy soon.
I am a big fan of e bikes for commuting. I see a lot of out of shape people using them and that's a car off the road. But on the MTB trail it is a bike that wouldn't be there otherwise.
Now GET OFF MY LAWN!
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That’s my position also, but two additional points:
There’s a bunch of ebike commuters that are utterly incapable of thinking at the pace of their vehicles. I’ve witnessed a bunch of close calls because they have no sense of the danger they are in. I think they should be required to have motorcycle licenses so they can have the safety pounded into them, and be verified non senile.
Second: ebikes on mtb trails. They aren’t commuting why do they need to go fast. Enjoy the ride, the feeling in your lungs, move at your own pace, it’s recreational. Seems perverse to want a motor to go bike riding. Actually I’m embarrassed for those lazy #$&@s. Not to mention how awful they are to ride because of the weight, and that noise…