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I'm getting very tired of the constant "Europe wants it and loves it"
argument. Being a resident of Europe (Dutch to be precise) I can tell you that
we also have a lot of discussion whether or not E-bikes should have similar
access as normal bikes. Also the argument that unlocking the speed doesn't
give that much of a difference is b*ll. Being pushed out the corner of an
steep uphill corner by a speed pedelec has happened to me and others more than
once… The one place where I feel they could work is as an alternative to lifts
and uplifts in the Alps and such. Long boring fireroad up and than unassisted
down. But for the busy winding and undulating tracks that we have here it just
creates issues. Many of our biking areas are actually forbidden for motorized
traffic, but somehow this does not apply to e-bikes. (I would be very much OK
if someone rode with the motor on to the trails and rode the trails without
assist, but I guess that would not be very popular 😉 )
Dec. 22, 2016, 2:01 a.m. - Mikey
#!markdown I'm getting very tired of the constant "Europe wants it and loves it" argument. Being a resident of Europe (Dutch to be precise) I can tell you that we also have a lot of discussion whether or not E-bikes should have similar access as normal bikes. Also the argument that unlocking the speed doesn't give that much of a difference is b*ll. Being pushed out the corner of an steep uphill corner by a speed pedelec has happened to me and others more than once… The one place where I feel they could work is as an alternative to lifts and uplifts in the Alps and such. Long boring fireroad up and than unassisted down. But for the busy winding and undulating tracks that we have here it just creates issues. Many of our biking areas are actually forbidden for motorized traffic, but somehow this does not apply to e-bikes. (I would be very much OK if someone rode with the motor on to the trails and rode the trails without assist, but I guess that would not be very popular 😉 )