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Depends on how big your battery is and what kind of terrain you're riding, but I doubt it. Big battery + flat terrain + low speeds + eco mode = possibly.

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Is this an opportunity to hate on tan sidewalls? Those things are ugly.

Same. Me pulling over for a second makes no difference to me, but it makes their descent more flowy and fun. I would want them to do the same for me.

Unless they're descending what's normally a...

Is there anything in Canada these days where analog bikes are allowed, but class 1 isn't? Lift served bike parks maybe?

It's not really poaching if you're allowed to ride ebikes there. Isn't all your local stuff class 1 legal?

This.

And if you're climbing up a downhill trail (on moped or analog), I'm not pulling over for you. Climbing up downhill trails is wrong, and you should feel bad.

The community that gets suuuuper wound up in any comment section if anyone says anything somewhat negative about ebikes.

Local shop says about 50% of the bikes they sell these days are mopeds. ...

This is 100% correct.

But I also see a lot of advocates that are working their asses off on various trail projects. Reaching out to ebikers is just another thing to add to an already full plate....

I don't really get the hate in Canada where class 1's are allowed in most places.

I get the hate in the U.S., where ebikes aren't allowed in a lot of places but ebikers ride everywhere anyways,...

This, X3.

Ride whatever bike you want. But the ebikers poaching non e-bike trails (whether through ignorance or because they're douchebags) is a problem that's going to affect e-bikers and...