Originally Posted by Tourist in MSN

In my state the E-bike sellers were lobbying the state to allow E-bikes on the state bicycle/pedestrian trails. They were claiming that the motor is just for assistance for those that needed help. But they wanted the rules to allow up to a 750 watt motor. On several occasions I have been pedaling slowly up hills while being passed by obese people at high speed on their E bikes (which were illegal on the trials) while those obese people thought it was so great to be outside getting exercise without even having to pedal as they blast up the hills with their 750 watt motors.

When I with muscle power can put out 120 to maybe on occasion up to 150 watts (for short times) of power and the E bike sellers say that 750 watts is just a bit of assistance, that is a crock. Such E bikes are motorized vehicles and should be used on the roads where other motorcycles are used.

And I really do not want to see E bikes trying to justify using a hiker biker site in a campground, they should use the same campsites where motorcycle riders are.