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Before you criticize, keep in mind that there are lots of people who are on a class 2 ebike because they do not have the ability to pedel. A throttle gives those people the ability to get out and enjoy biking.
Haha - sure it does!Does one's basement count?
Nice choice...reminds of the words of Robert Frost, ''Two roads diverged in a yellow wood...... (The Road Not Taken).
Very nice. I remember going on a boat trip on the Lake there.This is where I'd like to ride.....maybe next spring/summer.
Moraine Lake Highline Trail - Banff National Park
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On Trailforks I see some trails designated as eBike as well as Mountain Bike, but not this one. Assuming it's OK to ride there?This is where I'd like to ride.....maybe next spring/summer.
Moraine Lake Highline Trail - Banff National Park
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Parks Canada as a general rule doesn’t allow e-bikes in the backcountry but that hasn’t stopped me before. It’s an antiquated regulation that was initiated by Transport Canada under the motorized vehicles act. I rode Goat Creek Trail last summer with my brother-in-law and only encountered one disgruntled man on a standard MTB who didn’t appreciate the fact that we were in direct contravention to the ruling. I think he was more upset that I passed him on a climb up near the end of the trail. We finished the out-and-back ride without a problem and didn’t see any park officials lurking in the bushes.On Trailforks I see some trails designated as eBike as well as Mountain Bike, but not this one. Assuming it's OK to ride there?
Indeed the rules are Draconian. Silly really. No difference between a fat guy on an acoustic bike and a lightweight guy on an ebike.Parks Canada as a general rule doesn’t allow e-bikes in the backcountry but that hasn’t stopped me before. It’s an antiquated regulation that was initiated by Transport Canada under the motorized vehicles act. I rode Goat Creek Trail last summer with my brother-in-law and only encountered one disgruntled man on a standard MTB who didn’t appreciate the fact that we were in direct contravention to the ruling. I think he was more upset that I passed him on a climb up near the end of the trail. We finished the out-and-back ride without a problem and didn’t see any park officials lurking in the bushes.
The Town of Banff has been mandated to oversee the administration of this regulation but after speaking to the project manager for visitor relations in Banff, i was advised that there were going to be changes forthcoming to the park plan in the coming months and the issue surrounding e-bikes was slowly evolving. As for penalties/prosecution, he doubted if it would ever come to that as the matter was still very much in the gray.
Most of the anti e-bike push appears to be coming from lobby groups such as the Bow Valley Naturalists and CPWS (Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society) who feel that greater speeds, range and relative silence of e-bkes will somehow lead to more wilderness conflicts. Other parks such as Jasper or Kananaskis already have trail pilot programs in place for e-bikes and Bragg Creek's trails are most/all e-bike friendly. I'll continue to ride in these areas in a responsible and courteous manner as I always have.
End of rant.
This is where I'd like to ride.....maybe next spring/summer.
Moraine Lake Highline Trail - Banff National Park
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Yes, it’s a beautiful area to be riding in when the skies are clear. That pullout is a popular spot to stop after the descent down from Sunwapta Pass. It was hazy day five months ago when we cycled to the Columbia Ice Fields.Banff is so beautiful. I rode a motorcycle thru it in '17 on my way home from an Alaska motorcycle trip. Unfortunately this is all I could see.
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When I got home it wasn't much better several hundred miles west where I live because some kid decided to set the gorge on fire by throwing incendiary smoke bombs down a canyon along a hiking trail.
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