This week sees very few new e-bike announcements. More in the headlines have been attitudes to e-bikes. People’s overwhelmingly positive perception and experience of e-bikes is at the root of their fantastic recent success.
But clearly there is still work to do; the implementation of the 2019 Federal directive to public land authorities (including the National Park Service) to establish policies for e-bike access to public lands was clearly a huge win for e-bikes. This week’s news though, shows that there are still those out there who perceive e-bikes as some kind of threat rather than a benefit. This is despite the fact that most public land management policies limit e-bike use off-road to class 1 pedelecs (meaning the rider has to pedal and the assisted speed limit is 20mph). In terms of weight and speed, class 1 e-bikes are pretty similar to non-electric bikes that were already allowed on many of these trails – that is surely the message that still needs to be communicated to those worried about e-bike access.
In this week’s e-bike news:
- Ruling on lawsuit against National Park e-bike access
- NOKO reduce prices on their lightweight e-bikes
- Jeep’s full suspension e-scooter comes to the UK
- Rad Power’s sixth store opens in Salt Lake City
- Amazon e-cargobike deliveries for London
- Dutch compulsory battery recycling scheme
- UK’s Pure Electric stop selling e-bikes and go online only
- E-bikes help NYC cope with crazy free lunch offer
- Accessories roundup
