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Very difficult to put in place though so my feelings on the whole subject are very mixed.
Yeah, me too.
Why?
Battery and motor tech is moving on so fast you might as well allow scooters / motorcross bikes. You could try to impose some kind of speed restriction but then...enforcement.
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I suppose. Looks like the rules should be placed around the manufacturers as much as anything else. The question I suppose is when does a bike become a scooter? Pedals?
When I was up in the lakes at Grizedale Forest the other week they rented out pretty swish E-mountain bikes. For a "non cycling" family to be able to rent a bike, put the little ones in a trailer and potter up to the top of a pretty big hill for some crazy beautiful views and fun descent, I thought they looked fantastic.
Wouldn't want to ban them as I do think they make the sport more accessible to a lot and can't yet see the point where they'd become a massive PITA. Perhaps wishful thinking from me and robot bikes will take over the trails...
Scrabble
This is a tricky one. Some times I think it is important that walkers can use a path that they know wont have riders flying down. Around lots of the North Downs there are plenty of bike friendly trails but so many riders, it's important that people can get away from us. However some paths would be ideal "up only" routes, i.e., don't come flying down at breakneck speed but feel free to chug up it. Very difficult to put in place though so my feelings on the whole subject are very mixed.
Why?