Originally Posted by
big john
In one hilly area near here there are groups of young men on long travel, high power electric mountain bikes. They wear full face helmets and body armor and I have been warned to stay off the trails they descend on. I've chatted with a couple of them and they were friendly but stay out of their way. This is what concerns mountain bikers, that these guys are going to cost us hard earned trail access.
I know, guys on human powered bikes cause problems, too but this is just amplified.
This is another reason why bicyclists and e-bicyclists need to band together instead of bickering. If we don't collectively fight to retain trail access, we'll collectively lose it. Same with MUPs and bike infrastructure.
In the Venn diagram of mobility, there is a large overlap between the needs of bicyclists and e-bicyclists, and both in opposition to the needs of cars
Infighting does not help our collective cause.
Originally Posted by
Troul
flood the path making it muddy. Eventually those batteries will give up the ghost.
Please, no.