tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12540914.post2388542983543188425..comments2023-04-08T05:20:52.887-04:00Comments on ELgiN StreEt iRReguLars: Barking up the Big E-Bike Bancoyotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13849975141730668288noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12540914.post-91581737892095792712011-05-23T22:21:54.998-04:002011-05-23T22:21:54.998-04:00Your rebuttal is cogent, M-guy. I stand corrected ...Your rebuttal is cogent, M-guy. I stand corrected on multiple points.<br /><br />Damned facts, <i>any</i>way. <br /><br />Still, I <i>might</i> postulate, based on a completely anecdotal sample with no chi factor howmsoever, that your notional 250 lb. dude may be more likely to be coasting on the electric than peddling the Schwinn... <br /><br />Anyway, as is my irrational wont, I'm gonna continue hating the idea of 'em be on recreational paths.<br /><br />Us coyotes is just kinda <i>oppositional</i> that way...coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849975141730668288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12540914.post-2429559492575343602011-05-23T11:09:21.562-04:002011-05-23T11:09:21.562-04:00All ebikes including the ones you erroneously refe...All ebikes including the ones you erroneously refer to as e-scooters are limited to a maximum of 32 kilometers per hour and a maximum of 500 watts power assist. (My toaster is 1000 watts for reference). <br /><br />Presently scooter style ebikes weigh 150 lbs on average, but remember the heavier the ebike the harder that teeny electric assist motor has to work, so performance suffers. Scooter style can be made quite under 100 lbs with aluminum frame and/or lithium batteries. A lot of the weight is in the lead batteries that is just starting to be replaced with newer lighter technologies like lithium. <br /><br />Forecasts of doom where scooter style ebikes are scattering dead and injured bodies everywhere are unfounded. I pose the question do you ban a 150 lb man on a 150 lb scooter style ebike, and not ban a 250 lb man on a 50 lb beach cruiser style regular bicycle? They both weigh 300 lbs. <br /><br />Ebikes complete with battery can weight as little as 40 - 75 lbs, similar in range to cruiser style regular bicycles. I have not even touched on tandem bikes, which can weigh over 100 lbs for a bike alone, then add a couple of riders, say 200 lbs each, you have 500 lbs without even adding any groceries or a case of 24, and their top speed is unregulated. <br /><br />The whole weight argument gets tedious, and probably unenforcable anyway, unless you ban by weight and have a set of scales at each entrance to the trails.mariposamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611897643326972658noreply@blogger.com