Not sure, but I may have been law breaker when I rode my nerdy Gazelle around Perrygin Lake. I should think that this trail, which is pretty easy, would be a candidate for ebike use. It is in a WA state park. I got passed by an acoustic MTB. I wasn't trying to go fast, I was enjoying the scenery and seeing where the trail went.
Another Washington State Survey--Ebikes On Trails
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Not sure, but I may have been law breaker when I rode my nerdy Gazelle around Perrygin Lake. I should think that this trail, which is pretty easy, would be a candidate for ebike use. It is in a WA state park. I got passed by an acoustic MTB. I wasn't trying to go fast, I was enjoying the scenery and seeing where the trail went.
TomD
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I would venture to guess so called "throttle misapplication" is a byproduct of other characteristics of these "class 2" bikes. Removing throttle wouldn't make them any more suitable for trails under consideration.
How do we educate if we just throw up our hands vs. have an intellectually honest discussion about whether assist beyond 20 mph would even come into play? If you can actually use assist beyond 20 mph on a natural surface trail it's probably a trail that should already be open to ebikes and mandating speed limits would make more sense than mandating class 1.
How do we educate if we just throw up our hands vs. have an intellectually honest discussion about whether assist beyond 20 mph would even come into play? If you can actually use assist beyond 20 mph on a natural surface trail it's probably a trail that should already be open to ebikes and mandating speed limits would make more sense than mandating class 1.
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