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I was recently in contact with the US BLM person David Jeppsen, Travel and Transportation Specialist and he indicated that the Rebuttal you posted was given to the BLM prior to the new Ebike RIN 1004-AE72 ruling. So it looks like they took into account the environmental and user conflict...
Christian: The cage broke while inserting the extender battery into the cage. It’s impossible to plug the extender battery cord in the EBike charger plug unless the battery is locked into place. If I end up buying a new one of the same type, it’s good to hear you have never had a problem with...
My wife’s Levo SL battery cage has broken due to putting the extender battery in. I was wondering if anyone has a better choice for a bottle cage than the stock cage?
Mike: Thanks for the E8000 bearing list. Do you have a source for acquiring those bearings? I have a
complete motor that has 7,800 miles on it that could possibly be brought back to life with some or all of those new bearings.
As stated above Bearing Man is no longer a source for obtaining...
i think in Europe you are probably correct about the lower motor speed cut off at 15.5 mph being a factor in less negativity towards eBikes on your non-motorized trails.
Stihldog: We all agree clearing fallen trees off mountain biking trails can be dangerous. The problem with getting a specially trained land manager sawyer out on most trails which need clearing is that they don’t have the same passion to get the trails cleared as experienced chain saw owners who...
Yoak: I do believe that you are correct about mountain bikers and eBikers doing a lot of trail clearing after a harsh winter. Where I live they would not be happy that volunteers are clearing the trails because of CONTROL ISSUES. They have special people who have been specially trained to remove...
Pan: I actually believe Gary is making up the information in his posts. I am not sure why he is doing it, but it sure seems that way. I wish there was some way he could validate his claims.
Gordon: You post was brilliant. You hit most every point as to why mountain biking and eBiking are two great ways to recreate. If you don’t mind I would like to share your post with some Recreation Employees who work for the BLM and National Forest.
Your point about the very small footprint...
KnollyBro: I totally agree with your point about volunteering for trail days. I have put thousands of hours into maintaining the non-system trails. I am fully aware about the wear and tear the trail users and Mother Nature does to those trails and how to mitigate the damage and add trail fixes...
Jorel: You make some good points about how illogical it is that in the US we don’t allow Ebikes on a lot of the tens of thousands of miles of mountain biking trails we have in our country.
When I read the environmental group rebutal to allowing Class 1, 2 & 3 Ebikes of 750 watts or less on BLM...
lightening: You make a good point, but it seems like Gary is in much better shape then most of us. I am not quite sure why he rides his Ebike on non-motorized trails 4,000 miles a year when his heart is hardly pumping on the uphills. It would sure be nice to be in as good of shape he is. I...
M: I am for all responsible Ebikers being able to ride Class 1 Ebikes on almost all non motorized current mountain bike trails and those Ebike only trails that currently exist and will be built in the future.
Gary: I would be perfectly happy if all land managers were to allow Class 1 Ebikes for riders 65 and older since I am older than 65. Once the land managers saw that that group didn’t create any significant negative impact on their trail system they would hopefully feel fine dropping the age to...
Gary: You are really saying age isn’t important when discussing Ebiking? If that was true why would Park City, Utah allow Ebiking on their trail system to people 65 or older?
Since I ride with many riders 30 years or more younger than me I believe it allows me to keep up with them now, where I...
Gary: Are you assuming I don’t know that riding my non-Ebike 6,000 miles would require more exercise than on my Ebike? How old are you? How many miles did you ride last year?
Gary: I ride 6,000 miles a year do you think I am getting any exercise? I am curious how old you are? Why are you even on this thread?
The fact is that Ebiking is becoming more accepted and that is a good thing.