thank you. that‘s a great information. in the Alps, many if not most trails (outside of Bikeparks and Trail Centers) are managed and serviced by the Alpine Clubs. Some trails are maintained by staff of local tourism offices. Many of these trails reach back to 1800 century or even older (if they been used by smugglers or shepherds).
In Austria alone the Austrian Summit Club manages around 45000 km of trails, I have no info on Italy (CAI) or Germany (DAV).
the Alps themselves are extremly dense populated, and have a lot of recreational area „pressure“. and of course a lot of national parks.
so far in the South Tyrol the transition from MTB to eMTB is quite smooth. people ride the same stuff they have been riding before, newbies stay on the fireroads.
same I hear from Austria or Germany.
I hope you find a good solution for the US, but from the development we have seen here, the drama will be over in one or two years.
pedelec eMTBs are here to stay and can be well integrated.
March 10, 2018, 7:10 a.m. - dolomite
thank you. that‘s a great information. in the Alps, many if not most trails (outside of Bikeparks and Trail Centers) are managed and serviced by the Alpine Clubs. Some trails are maintained by staff of local tourism offices. Many of these trails reach back to 1800 century or even older (if they been used by smugglers or shepherds). In Austria alone the Austrian Summit Club manages around 45000 km of trails, I have no info on Italy (CAI) or Germany (DAV). the Alps themselves are extremly dense populated, and have a lot of recreational area „pressure“. and of course a lot of national parks. so far in the South Tyrol the transition from MTB to eMTB is quite smooth. people ride the same stuff they have been riding before, newbies stay on the fireroads. same I hear from Austria or Germany. I hope you find a good solution for the US, but from the development we have seen here, the drama will be over in one or two years. pedelec eMTBs are here to stay and can be well integrated.