Originally Posted by
kingston
As a representative of the fit-over-fifty group, my opinion about e-bikes on bike paths has nothing to do with ego. A big adventure motorcycle makes over 100hp and goes over 100 mph. Should we let people ride those on the bike path? There has to be a limit. We just disagree on what that limit should be. My personal opinion is no motors on the bike path at all. If you want to ride a motorcycle we have roads for that. If you want to ride off-road motorcycles, we have trails for that too. I couldn't care less about ebikes or motorcycles on the road. I feel the same way getting passed by an ebike as I do a Hayabusa.
Originally Posted by
kingston
I care about ebikes. I think they are stupid and wish they weren't allowed on the bike path. My opinions haven't changed but I understand the other point of view better. I guess that's something.
Okay I do understand your point and agree with it right up to the part I highlighted above in bold. But you should by now have realised that not all e-bikes are dangerous on the bike path and are nothing remotely like conventional motorcycles. There does have to be a limit and in many places there is actually a very sensible limit. But your stubborn all or nothing attitude doesn't allow you to differentiate between a 1500W e-bike with a throttle and a 250W e-bike with no throttle and a 15 mph speed cut-off.