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The future of e-bikes in U.S. National Parks could be decided in the next few months (www.themanual.com)

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Electric bike riding in U.S. National Parks is a contentious topic. Now the NPS wants to know what you think on whether they should be permanently banned?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have health issues and hadn't rode a bike in a while until I got a compact (and 250w) ebike not long ago, have rode 100 miles now. If trails are off the table I may as well sell/trade my ebike (if someone would still want it here) as the roads near me are not bike friendly (and I don't even have a mirror). Not much around here, I made a 20-mile round-trip to the nearest tourist city and I definitely would not do that if I had to deal with cars+ditches+unshaded roads (especially as I lack cell service and thus mobile GPS for better routes).

Also I don't seem to see very many people on the trail and have been passed by actual cyclists a few times.