The **_inclusivity of E-mtb’s_** from a fitness standpoint, is only a positive as far as mixing riders with different fitnes levels. It’s not that less fit riders (like me) can’t go out and ride; we certainly can. You get a small chainring and spin. I just ride shorter distances than someone who is fitter.
In reality, there is a very real **_exclusivity to E-mtb’s_**, due to the price: Stumpy Comp: $3300 Levo Comp: $5900
I live in a town that DOES have a large network of MTB legal trails (aiming for 130 miles of trail inside city limits). However, morally and socially we struggle with justifying bike trails when many of our residents can’t afford to participate.
E-Mtb’s make that issue even more precarious.
Then there is user conflict, one of the big threats to trail access (all our trails are multi use). High speeds increase user conflict and E-Bikes increase speeds on the uphills.
And of course, the final issue is trail maintainance: with people riding more miles per week, are they going to be doing more trail work as well?
Sept. 19, 2018, 10:47 a.m. - Tjaard Breeuwer
The **_inclusivity of E-mtb’s_** from a fitness standpoint, is only a positive as far as mixing riders with different fitnes levels. It’s not that less fit riders (like me) can’t go out and ride; we certainly can. You get a small chainring and spin. I just ride shorter distances than someone who is fitter. In reality, there is a very real **_exclusivity to E-mtb’s_**, due to the price: Stumpy Comp: $3300 Levo Comp: $5900 I live in a town that DOES have a large network of MTB legal trails (aiming for 130 miles of trail inside city limits). However, morally and socially we struggle with justifying bike trails when many of our residents can’t afford to participate. E-Mtb’s make that issue even more precarious. Then there is user conflict, one of the big threats to trail access (all our trails are multi use). High speeds increase user conflict and E-Bikes increase speeds on the uphills. And of course, the final issue is trail maintainance: with people riding more miles per week, are they going to be doing more trail work as well?