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I can see the benefits for the elderly or injured, I really can but, I also feel like with many places already giving mountain bikers grief over trails, adding a motor will just give them further leverage to get us off the trails. In my local parks, we finally have the equestrians and mountain bikers living peaceably and I could see the e bikes further complicating things in state and national parks. I could see it being a good angle for bike parks to market though…
I’m torn. Do I want to share local trails with them while riding my bike or my horse? No, not really. Do I see an honest use for them? Yes, if elderly or injured.