Originally Posted by
zacster
There is a phrase used here about department store bikes, a "Bike Shaped Object", and we can say the same about e-bikes. They are a "Bike shaped motor vehicle". Are we really doing the same activity if I'm putting out 200 watts with my legs and you are putting out 200 watts with a motor, while your legs just spin freely?
And how does that justify verbal abuse and (alleged) assault?
I'm not a huge fan of e-bikes on rail trails (they are always going 20+mph.. for that matter, I'm not a fan of roadies going 20mph on rail trails) and even then I think that insulting someone on an e-bike just shows how much of sad case the abuser is. Yes, you really are doing the same activity - you are getting from point A to point B.