Originally Posted by
prj71
I did a 65 mile ride on a rail trail this weekend. 80%+ of the riders I went by were on e-bikes. Most were young enough that they could pedal. Not sure why they need an e-bike. Probably didn't want to deal with the physical exertion of having pedal so this was their way of getting "out there" Couple things I noticed...They were flying by us all day long...This is also the busiest I've ever seen this trail. Not sure I'm a fan of the e-bike boom.
I agree with this. I see many more e-bikes on our rail trail than ever. A couple of days ago one passed me on my right, a walker was walking down the path on my left and this clown whizzed by me on my right with no warning, I see a lot of younger people on these bikes riding very fast without peddling. Most of them are riding no helmet's and with no concern for other people's safety. I sure most of them are inexperienced riders. Also that clown that whizzed by me, we had a heated conversation, he was 30 years old in very good shape.