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I would argue that no, not "every core trail builder in the Sea to Sky has and uses an e-bike." I'd guess it more at around 50%. It's also an expensive piece of equipment pushing a volunteer to buy to keep up with maintenance for said piece of equipment.

Waiting time is currently over a year and a half for an approval (or rejection).

"it’s not hard to get approval to build a trail, at least not in BC."

This may differ between forest districts but on Crown land in the Squamish forest district (Whistler, Squamish, Pemberton) the application process currently uses the trail environmental screening tool (TEST). This is a 46 page fillable PDF the requires the applicant to cross reference different environmental layers through iMAP after uploading a shapefile of their GPS track.

I'm not arguing against getting approvals for trails, just that the current process is a significant barrier to entry.

I didn't watch the entire video but the only legal trail I saw was Rupert. Technically Penthouse, Hueso, Boney elbows, and In and Out Burger are all illegal. Referring to them as legal undermines public perception that they have established public ownership.

Looks waaaaay more like Seymour to me.

Yes unfortunately Matt's v1 failed in intial testing so he is on v2 now. Yeah the 2x2 cycles rack seems super sturdy but the QR hardware it comes with is pretty cheap. I also had to flip the bars 180 on the Banshee as the north shore billet offset brake mount doesn't work with the rack.

It's too bad you guys didn't shoot Matt Henn's KLX with the rack set up as well. I went the legit route with the 2x2 cycles rack while he went (in traditional fashion) with the garage-hack ghetto rack. Mine is below.

Having gone from 135/150 for the past 5 years to 155/170 I find the change significant.

As am I. I was just recounting the other day on the fact that Knolly and Transition are also the only companies I know of that offer discounts to trailbuilders on their websites. Rad companies that support their community!

Always game for a 19th retrieval plus it's narrow stature dodges all the potholes!

All of the jump lips have been rounded off from the amount of traffic rolling over them.

Posted by: Kieran

I'd like to see an option where you could travel outside your 'area' and download the area that you were currently visiting for a small fee (for a limited time).

Because let's be honest. How many of us need a map of the whole of BC? I'd guess the majority of riders only leave their riding area a few times a year.

This. Set it to expire in a year, with x percentage going to trailforks and the rest going to the cycling association.

I have a 2x2 cycles rack on my dual sport and it's turned out pretty well although the build of it is pretty cheap for such an expensive rack. It's also a lot of weight leveraged over the back so not sure how it would go on a ruckus. The strap that goes on the handlebars levering it forward is pretty key. Also if you have a north shore billet front brake adapter you have to flip the fork 180 degrees fyi.

I've been using this drawknife which has been pretty good after sharpening it on the bench grinder. Either way peeling stringers sucks. Dog for scale.

https://www.amazon.ca/Timber-Tuff-Tools-TMB-08DS-Pealer/dp/B00DS5QS9Q

Posted by: taprider

done

I wonder how it will be used?

Well I may be off line but judging from the questions they are asking it seems like they're gearing up for more funding/management for recreational trails in BC and how they are going to allocate that. They seem to be deciding between increasing maintenance, increasing accessibility, proper trail design, proper trail usage or increasing enforcement.

I picked through the survey again and below are my notes of some of the questions they're asking:

- Do you construct/maintain trails

- Amount of use and who with (family, friends, etc.)

- What types of trails you use(ie. Crown land, district trails, private, etc.)

- If you participate in trail tourism (travelling to other areas in BC to recreate)

- Getting an idea of how people perceive changing demographics of trails, increased impact, density, demographics, role of transportation

- Rating:

• Over usage
• Conflicting user groups
• Lack of trail accessibility
• Enforcement
• Awareness of proper trail usage
• Unsustainable trail use leading to degradation
• Construction and maintenance standards

- Rating the benefits of trail systems to yourself

- Rating different ideas for what can be done to improve trail systems in BC

- Rating the importance of specific barriers to participating in trail activity in BC

- Personal Barriers

- Rating different funding model ideas for recreation

- Questions regarding resource road use in relation to recreation

The province has created a trails strategy survey with regards to trail maintenance, funding, development, user conflict and their vision statement.

https://feedback.engage.gov.bc.ca/355168?lang=en&fbclid=IwAR1DfY0o7Fc71liniBvLUBX42uMQJJ_lOeyrH-DI2Xv6lfwsUg_AdwZXmIM

"In 2019, the PTAB (Provincial Trails Advisory Body), in collaborations with Recreation Sites and Trails B.C., began a process to complete a formal review of the Trails Strategy for B.C. to ensure the continued relevance and importance of the Trails Strategy to recreationists, communities, First Nations, tourism proponents and the province as a whole.

This work will include:

Talking to key stakeholders from across the outdoor recreation sector and government,

Gathering information and feedback from a variety of trail users throughout the province,

Researching literature on the importance and value of trails,

Identifying trends in trail usage including challenges and benefits, and;

Determining the status of implementation of the Trails Strategy’s 22 Action Items."

Posted by: tashi

Im guessing that nobody is going to give you a free bike if that threat is included in your solicitation letters.

I guess that could be interpreted as more of a threat then I intended it to be. I'm definitely pro e-bikes for opening up new/further/less dense areas regardless of whether or not I get one. I'm just surprised there isn't more of a marketing effort for ebikes towards the trail maintenance aspect when they're only seeming to aggravate trail associations about the increased use.

Anybody ever used or seen these before? Seems like a really good deal (though obviously a chinese knock off) and it looks like parts might be interchangeable with a Husky. Sounds like there's import duties though too.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07P4LTGHV/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A3CBY7KNHT196E&psc=1

Posted by: trumpstinyhands

No. I'd potentially be tempted to get one if I was building a trail that was 'out there', to speed up proceedings, but even then I'd probably get something completely different like an E-assist fat bike. I've got no interest in getting the same style bike but with a motor when I have 'sort of...' working legs. And the whole 'you can get more laps in', will be the death of many trails.

This. I'm surprised more companies, specifically in Canada haven't marketed them as a trailbuilding tool to try and get over a lot of the negative public perception. I'm very biased though as I'm currently contacting a bunch of companies to try and get a hook up on an ebike for a massive project I have in for approval. It seems like a no-brainer considering that I could potentially ask the ministry in my section 57 application that I'd like to ban ebikes from said trail, but I guess this is all still a grey area under recreation management guidelines.

Bought frame and build kit from Banshee, parts from One up, We are one wheels. Frame was expensive...

First impressions were really good but need to figure out the suspension. Or maybe I'm just used to running it too firm on my Prime.