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-increased trail erosion (inevitably significantly higher mileage / more laps w/ assist)
-much higher climb speeds = potential for more up/down user conflicts.
-nebulous category definition: current pedelecs aren't roost machines, but very difficult to police output levels / modifications as the tech evolves. it's the hardware ambiguity that's most problematic in my eyes, and policing said tech trailside could be very difficult.
i do like worca's stance on this issue - nipping things in the bud early.
curious if the nsmba has a statement on the issue.
Jan. 10, 2017, 1:29 p.m. - Perry Schebel
#!markdown -increased trail erosion (inevitably significantly higher mileage / more laps w/ assist) -much higher climb speeds = potential for more up/down user conflicts. -nebulous category definition: current pedelecs aren't roost machines, but very difficult to police output levels / modifications as the tech evolves. it's the hardware ambiguity that's most problematic in my eyes, and policing said tech trailside could be very difficult. i do like worca's stance on this issue - nipping things in the bud early. curious if the nsmba has a statement on the issue.