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  1. I agree that riders that pass you like a tool will pass you like a tool regardless of the bike setup. My interest in the topic was around the safety and trial design as well as where the line would be drawn now and perhaps in future. I am not worried about being passed on the hills, that every single MTB'er will know is inevitable. There is always someone faster. I am worried about the speed difference between normal pedaling riders vs assisted riders and what happens when those motors get more and more powerful as time goes on. My experience was on the Conties bush vine climb, I was about half way up when I could see the rider approaching on the dam wall, the rider was not a beginner nor was he unfit, he was pedaling at full pace and looked like he was pumping the contours uphill as someone would on the downhill. This was my first experience seeing the sheer power and pace someone who is fit can achieve with one of those bikes. My argument is this, if people are installing motors into their mountain bikes to ride mountain bike trails due to their personal requirements or physical limitations, when will it become reasonable to have riders who do not need the assistance, to be barred from entering the clubs trail networks. If they are to never be barred for such a practice, then at what speed will it be unacceptable for these riders to be riding the trails before it becomes unsafe for riders not using assistance should these motors not have limits. I am just asking for peoples opinions since I did not personally enjoy my experience with an ebike user but i have only had one experience with such a rider, which was unfortunately negative.
  2. So peddle assist or motorised bikes or whatever, where are the clubs or more specifically the land owners of private tracks supposed to draw the line... My concern is safety focused. The need for these type of bikes is there and are justifiable, i have no reservations regarding their use for various people in different circumstances. What I am concerned about is that most trails have been built with the idea that the majority of people are peddling with their legs (pros may exceed some of these limits but they usually have pro technical skills to back that up), so there is a gap in the intended use of the trails and the relative speed expected on climbs, switchbacks and blind corners. It's possible that there will be no impact whatsoever and it all comes down to the individual rider at the end of the day but I do think the Tygerberg club itself should make a ruling in this regards, i.e adjust their rules. This way everyone can be on the same page.
  3. I am interested to see if this is accepted by the Tygerberg club as a whole, since its relatively new but does change the dynamics of what is considered 'OK' on all the trails as a general rule, i.e trail running is not allowed on the majority of the trails. I like this quote, "...reaffirm IMBA’s 2010 policy position that mountain biking is a human-powered form of recreation". Taken from: http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/12/08/e-bikes-to-trail-or-not-to-trail-an-open-letter-to-imba-from-nembas-executive-director-philip-keyes/
  4. It was that specialized e-bike, im pretty sure. The only specialized i know with such a large down tube is their e-bike. Plus its my local trail and i have ridden up their may times and witnesses pros climbing speed, this was the same speed a motor bike would ride up there.
  5. Hi hubbers, I have recently encountered a rider on the Tygerberg trail network riding an electronically assisted bike. I was causally climbing when the rider came up and passed me on a single track at a ridiculous pace. I got the fright of my life as it felt like the rider must of been doing around, 30km/h, as he passed me. This got me thinking, should these bikes be allowed on the Tygerberg MTB trail network? Surely as it is a motorized bike it should not be? What are your thoughts?
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