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If they don't ask, how would they know what kind of bike you have in the bag? I'd leave the battery compartment open and tape a big note saying the battery has been removed in case TSA for some reason pokes around so they don't freak out.

They claim to make the controller themselves I think

Luna isn't a big player, although much bigger than they used to be. Not sure about the geometry, but it's a great bike for the $. Someone will try to sell something similar with more customer service eventually and compete with the legacy bike companies.

Good for him. I like it.

You'd probably break them, but.... https://www.modernbike.com/product-2126202205?gclid=CjwKCAiA1aiMBhAUEiwACw25MSJRvmqV3r_ZmdruRsGYV4i2thKNQtrf8zhar97-Wj6KML-jYtbIzRoCmaAQAvD_BwE

Yep, lay the brightest light you have on the floor and sweep it around.

Nah, everyone treats them like bikes, so no helmets, no insurance, no registration, nothing required. At higher speeds, like over 30mph, they're actually legally mopeds which laws vary from state to state I think. Until there are cops out there with radar guns no one is going to know though. The...

Depends. Almost all have pedals, all have throttles, in the slowest (legal) mode, some of the bikes are pedal assist only where the throttle is disabled, some are not, it's just speed limited. You can even buy a pedal kit that turns your Sur Ron dirt bike into a pedal assist ebike. :rolleyes...

Imagine that, a more powerful motor enables you to go faster.... ;) So many videos on YT of guys flat out ripping around on DIY ebikes. Of course, they also eat bike drivetrains for breakfast.

In the states, we have transformer ebikes, with just the push of a button, it can be anything you want! ebike/moped/motorcycle. :LOL: https://landenergy.io/ This is just vaporware atm, but there are other ebikes out there now that have multiple modes like this, with one being legal.

Directly? Nothing. There have been ebike specific demos taking place here and there around the country in the past and I know they try to get land managers on them occasionally. They all are paying members of the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association who funds People for Bikes who pushes for...

You've built a nearly flat trail, so yeah, you'll need to pedal on it. You can build a beginner trail all at 6-8%, and it'll be easy to ride if it's wide and smooth, harder to ride if it's narrow and rocky. My point is that grade isn't the only factor in difficulty.

I can't think of much that would be more boring to watch in an enduro than a hillclimb, ebike or not, technical or not. Will it be scored like trials? Or just treated like CX, where it's often just faster to get off and run? A climb in an XC race is dramatic because it's a way to make time and...

Not sure how much enforcement you guys see in the UK, but in the US you can ride what you want, as fast as you want, since only forum warriors seem to care about what the laws say. Certainly no one with any authority does.

Imagine that..... I know lots of people who were part of the army who built their database for free, who now would have to pay to use it, who said fork off. The heatmap is great, I've been using it for years to find all the trails you're not supposed to know about.

In the western US, I doubt there are any bike paths where it’s not legal to ride an ebike, wether they’re paved or gravel. Single track is a very different story. All Colorado state parks and Jefferson county parks allow ebikes on single track. No one seems to be paying attention anyway

Considering how long development cycles are, I'm sure both SRAM and Shimano have motor+gearbox designs underway. Shimano will no doubt release one years after other people have lol.