Originally Posted by
Kapusta
but now there are more people riding 25-30 miles of trail. And those people doing 25-30 miles on normal bikes can do many more miles.
This is not really a complicated concept: Triple the mileage someone covers (something you say is a good thing) and you triple the amount of trail wear they contribute. Also, by increasing the range, you increase the use of more remote trails that preciously had less use and needed less maintenance.
And while eBikes can increase the amount of trail used per rider, they don’t increase the number of volunteer hours per rider, or club memberships per rider. Or trail advocates per rider.
They might if mtbrs were more receptive. You can't have it both ways, insulting peoples choices and then wondering why they don't participate.
It will all work out eventually. E bikes are not going away. Eventually they will become mainstream, form or join associations, influence policy and effect trail design.