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Old 10-16-18, 11:34 PM
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B. Carfree
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I went on a ride with my Congressman's district office director a couple of months ago. The other rider runs a shop that only sells e-bikes and was very concerned with the impending tariffs. I don't know where his estimate comes from, but he thought that he was looking at a 25% price increase.

This is a real shame. My city used to be a leader in bike use, but has fallen on hard times and is on track to have no cyclists left after 2024 if trends continue. However, the majority of the bikes I see during the day these past couple of months have been new riders on e-bikes. I was really hoping these things would help lead a resurgence in cycling locally. They may still do it, but as the price for a decent e-bike jumps up over $2k, that's going to slow things down a bit.
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