Re: Bicycle road test & review

On 5/20/2025 3:30 AM, Wolfgang Strobl wrote:

 I wouldn't care if these motorcycles weren't marketed as bicycles and if
the successful lobbying of groups interested in selling them hadn't
resulted in these motorcycles being equated with bicycles by law in most
European countries.

I think it may be worse in the U.S. than in Europe. Our ebikes have power assist to higher speeds. I'm hearing quite a few complaints about fast ebikes buzzing by and scaring the sort of slow and fearful bicyclists that use bike lanes instead of roadways, as well as the pedestrians. Admittedly, I've not heard of any actual crashes yet in that situation.
There's also been talk of trail damage in our local forest preserve, which has always been open to mountain bikes but closed to motorized vehicles. Our state, like most, legally pretends that the motors in these things don't exist.
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- Frank Krygowski