Originally Posted by
staehpj1
I draw the line in a bit different place. I am okay with what I consider genuine power assisted bicycles on MUPs and other developed paths. I am still trying to get my head around what I think about them on actual trails that allow mountain biking. It gets to be more of a slippery slope there. I definitely don't think electric motocross bikes pretending to be bicycles belong in national parks.
FWIW, a lot of the folks feel the same way about MTBs or even bikes in general in the national parks. When you start restricting you just might find bikes kicked out altogether. It isn't impossible.
Many years ago a friend of mine and I drove from Toronto Canada to Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada. We intended to ride our mountain bikes on the trails there. However, upon arrival we were informed in no uncertain terms that MTBs were NOT allowed on the trails in the park and to stay on the dirt or paved ROADS. Now you can ride an MTB on many of the trails there. They were concerned that hard braking of MTBs would cause wear and then erosion of the trails. Times change.
I wouldn't mind E-bikes on MUPs or Rail-Trails if the E-bike rider would use some sense and ride in a manner that doesn't endanger others. I've seen and experience far too many instances of E-bike rider riding as fast as their E-bike could go and with absolutely no regard for anyone else who might be on the trail or path. Zooming along at high speed whilst approaching a blind curve/corner where someone including children or people with children might be approaching from the opposite direction is not a considerate thing to do on a bicycle or on an E-bike let alone an electric scooter/motorbike.
Cheers