Mr. Coffee
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- A Demented Corner of the North Cascades
Where we are in 2026
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Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
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- Carlsbad, CA
Yeah, that's certainly how many see ebiking now — including most of my older neighbors. Ebike fans they are not.
But all isn't lost. I live in a place (SW SoCal) crawling with kids on ebikes of all kinds. Most are riding reasonably responsibly these days — at least when I see them on public infrastructure — especially the girls.
This is a marked improvement over the riding prevalent just 3 years ago. I credit it mainly to the many local schools that now confiscate ebikes without campus parking permits. And to get a permit, you have to prove that you passed an accredited ebike safety course.
But we still have a small minority of teen and even pre-teen males on illegal Surrons, Super73s and the like. And few seem able to think of others or resist abusing the power in their hands.
Irritates me no end that the future of legal ebiking partly rests in the hands of these yahoos. Glad, though, to see the following encouraging developments:
1. For the most part, our state and local politicians, public safety regulators, and media outlets have finally figured out the difference.
2. The politicians are largely committed to reducing ebike-related injuries while preserving legal ebiking.
3. Local enforcement's now confiscating illegal bikes caught on public infrastructure.
4. New state and local laws, either passed or in the pipeline, are going after illegal ebike suppliers, making enforcement easier, and holding parents responsible for their kids' behavior.
Long overdue, but it's a start.
But all isn't lost. I live in a place (SW SoCal) crawling with kids on ebikes of all kinds. Most are riding reasonably responsibly these days — at least when I see them on public infrastructure — especially the girls.
This is a marked improvement over the riding prevalent just 3 years ago. I credit it mainly to the many local schools that now confiscate ebikes without campus parking permits. And to get a permit, you have to prove that you passed an accredited ebike safety course.
But we still have a small minority of teen and even pre-teen males on illegal Surrons, Super73s and the like. And few seem able to think of others or resist abusing the power in their hands.
Irritates me no end that the future of legal ebiking partly rests in the hands of these yahoos. Glad, though, to see the following encouraging developments:
1. For the most part, our state and local politicians, public safety regulators, and media outlets have finally figured out the difference.
2. The politicians are largely committed to reducing ebike-related injuries while preserving legal ebiking.
3. Local enforcement's now confiscating illegal bikes caught on public infrastructure.
4. New state and local laws, either passed or in the pipeline, are going after illegal ebike suppliers, making enforcement easier, and holding parents responsible for their kids' behavior.
Long overdue, but it's a start.
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Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
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- Europe
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- Mazovia, PL
I liked South Park America!
Gionnirocket
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- Y. O.
I just realized what I've been doing wrong...
When on an ebike it's not "on your left" but SMD bitch!
When on an ebike it's not "on your left" but SMD bitch!
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