Originally Posted by
BigAura
I've seen what ATV's have done to the backcountry that was once the domaine of foot-powered-humans. I see the incursion of motorbikes on rail-trails as a similar blasphemy. The earth is covered with roads designed for motorized vehicles, eBikes need to stay there and accept the fact that they are motor-powered-bikes not human-powered-bicycles.
I think Clydes on bikes are heavier and do more damage than a lightweight rider on an ebike. Maybe we should keep them off the paths too?
A 600+lb ATV with 50hp is understandably going to do more damage than a 50lb bike that has roughly double the power of a human.