E-bikes are a thing

[SmooveP]

we were supposed to have hoverboards in 2015.....Hello, McFly

We were promised jetpacks.

 

[Patrick]

We were promised jetpacks.

we got facebook.....ugh

 

[Carson]

@Carson would do this for free. Just give out warnings!

Nothing in life is free.

 

[Ironjunk]

I can't envision how they're gonna successfully regulate e-bikes. Let's say they come up with a definition of what constitutes an e-bike, which would be the first step in writing a law. The lines between so called "classes" of e-bikes are already so blurry and new variants are popping up as we speak. Then there's e-skateboards, scooters, OneWheels, Segways, DIY hacks, etc. By the time they come up with legislation, there will be some new type of propulsion system that doesn't involve wheels. I feel like I saw the original version of this movie when mopeds arrived on the scene.

Disclaimer: I still haven't ridden an e-bike.

Simplify it by regulating the speed and just allow throttles to simplify it further. Ebikes just themselves have 3 classes and that doesn't even include all the low speed vehicles, nobody cares that ebikes have 3 classes and nobody has ever paid attention.

Sort vehicles by weight and speed, everything with a motor and put in 4 classes. Anything up to 6mph is a toy and there are pretty much no rules so your baby can ride a hoverboard. Class 3 anything up to 12mph needs a helmet and you need to be 12 to ride. Class 2 anything up to 20mph and 14 and up. Class 1 no more than 80lbs and no faster than 30.

Your baby can ride a hoverboard but not go too fast.
Your 12 year old can ride their razer moto with a limited and safe speed
You can ride your mtb on trails and road with a reasonable speed limit
Commuters can ride their faster bikes with a limited weight and limited damage liability.

If it's over 80lbs it's a moped and can abide by moped rules.

 

[SmooveP]

Simplify it by regulating the speed and just allow throttles to simplify it further. Ebikes just themselves have 3 classes and that doesn't even include all the low speed vehicles, nobody cares that ebikes have 3 classes and nobody has ever paid attention.

Sort vehicles by weight and speed, everything with a motor and put in 4 classes. Anything up to 6mph is a toy and there are pretty much no rules so your baby can ride a hoverboard. Class 3 anything up to 12mph needs a helmet and you need to be 12 to ride. Class 2 anything up to 20mph and 14 and up. Class 1 no more than 80lbs and no faster than 30.

Your baby can ride a hoverboard but not go too fast.
Your 12 year old can ride their razer moto with a limited and safe speed
You can ride your mtb on trails and road with a reasonable speed limit
Commuters can ride their faster bikes with a limited weight and limited damage liability.

If it's over 80lbs it's a moped and can abide by moped rules.

This kind of common sense approach has no place in modern society.😶

 

[mwlikesbikes]

We were promised jetpacks.

We were supposed to have adopted the metric system by 1984 as well…

 

[SmooveP]

We were supposed to have adopted the metric system by 1984 as well…

You're free to adopt it yourself at any time. BTW, can I borrow a 12.7mm box wrench?

 

[Steve Vai]

I feel the spork is underrated.

I keep a titanium spork in my lunchbox and don’t ask for utensils. If I do get plastic forks I save them until it’s worth taking a trip to throw them in the ocean.

 

[Steve Vai]

Do you have any new friends that just got into riding bikes?

I could use the same logic for myself, that all my friends with e-bikes came from regular bikes but I also don't know any new riders to the sport. I'm sure bike shops are the ones who would actually know the mix of new riders who go e-bike vs regular.

When I got into biking in my 20s I was fat and out of shape. An e-bike if affordable would have likely been my choice. And that 20-something me also thought riding wet muddy trails were cool until I knew better.

New riders aren’t buying mountain bikes of any kind outside of base model Rockhoppers or the like. An actual MTB as we’d see it is 2 or 3 bikes in and a few years of riding.

 

[SmooveP]

If I do get plastic forks I save them until it’s worth taking a trip to throw them in the ocean.

 

[Patrick]

I keep a titanium spork in my lunchbox and don’t ask for utensils. If I do get plastic forks I save them until it’s worth taking a trip to throw them in the ocean.

metric spork?

btw, I've also seen them with a serrated edge........

 

[Steve Vai]

metric spork?

btw, I've also seen them with a serrated edge........

Who doesn’t have one with a serrated edge?

 

[mwlikesbikes]

Who doesn’t have one with a serrated edge?

I sharpen up a spoon so I can take it on a plane and they don’t flag me for having a knife

 

[Steve Vai]

I sharpen up a spoon so I can take it on a plane and they don’t flag me for having a knife

But you can bring a knife on a plane already.

 

[scott62]

My travel tool

https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Bear-Tactical-Pen-Construction/dp/B0BKNQDMVD

 

[tonyride]

My travel tool

https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Bear-Tactical-Pen-Construction/dp/B0BKNQDMVD

View attachment 273259

I actually have two tactical pens. One I keep in my daily driver and one I carry.

 

[tonyride]

We were supposed to have adopted the metric system by 1984 as well…

We (cyclists) already did. With the exception of tire and wheel sizes on mountain bikes, every other measurement are in metrics. Road bikes are straight up metrics.

 

[SmooveP]

We (cyclists) already did. With the exception of tire and wheel sizes on mountain bikes, every other measurement are in metrics. Road bikes are straight up metrics.

That's cuz we're rebels and have thrown off the shackles of Imperialism.

 

[Steve Vai]

We (cyclists) already did. With the exception of tire and wheel sizes on mountain bikes, every other measurement are in metrics. Road bikes are straight up metrics.

Me, telling a customer that a bike clears 29x2.2 tires.

Customer, the website says it will only do 55C!!