Setting aside singletrack, the crushed limestone paths around Chicagoland are packed this year with inexpensive e-bikes purchased online. I'd say one out of every four bikes you see now is an ebike. These are usually not the restricted "pedal boost" type e-bikes shops sell. These have throttles, powerful motors and, judging by how fast I've seen them going, they are derestricted for speed. I've seen 13 year old kids tooling around not pedaling at 30 mph in basketball shorts on cheap e-fatbikes. This is not a good idea. These paths specifically ban "motorized vehicles" but have a very vague, unenforceable allowances for e-bikes. The lines between different types of "bikes" is already very blurred and the price of entry is plummeting every day. It's only going to get worse.
Last edited by Hiro11; 05-15-21 at 03:46 PM.