E-bikes are a thing

Ebikes??

  • I have never ridden one

    Votes: 98 38.7%

  • I have ridden one for over an hour on a trail and I’ll never buy one

    Votes: 10 4.0%

  • I have ridden one in a trail for over an hr and I am considering one

    Votes: 20 7.9%

  • I’ll never give up my analog bike but I’ll still get an ebike

    Votes: 37 14.6%

  • Did he just say analog bike?

    Votes: 38 15.0%

  • My knees are failing and an ebike in inevitable

    Votes: 18 7.1%

  • My next bike will certainly be an ebike.

    Votes: 21 8.3%

  • I’ll never own an ebike, even when I’m 90

    Votes: 25 9.9%

  • Ebikes cause more trail damage than analog bikes

    Votes: 9 3.6%

  • Ebikes have no more trail impact than a traditional bike.

    Votes: 68 26.9%

  • I hate anyone on an ebike

    Votes: 7 2.8%

  • Anyone on a bike is a friend of mine, ebike or not

    Votes: 97 38.3%

  • I’ve been seeing ebikes in the woods regularly

    Votes: 58 22.9%

  • I’ve never seen an ebike on the trail

    Votes: 15 5.9%

  • It's called an Acoustic bike

    Votes: 16 6.3%

  • “I may consider one after my body is all used up and broken"

    Votes: 67 26.5%

  • I already own an off-road Ebike

    Votes: 41 16.2%

  • I have no interest in an e-bike

    Votes: 14 5.5%

  • Arguing against ebikes is kerfuffle

    Votes: 18 7.1%

  • I like Matty no matter what he rides

    Votes: 24 9.5%
  • Total voters
    253
Was thinking about the above. We have a fleet of demo bikes and our shop errand bike is a Haul, who pays for those? The company I work for will scrap that whole side of the business if it costs more than $1.
 
How do the scooter rental places work down the shore? I'd imagine it'd work similarly. I'll ask my buddy, he rents them out. Do the scooter renters need a motorcycle endorsement? Will bikes need one?
 
teabagger11 said:
Does anyone think there will be some pushback from the the shore town (or any town) bike rental shops that rent e bikes?
From what I see that's a good part of their rental business or do they just jack up rates to cover registration and insurance?
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The bike industry and cycling advocacy groups pushed back as hard as they could, but the other interests won out. I'd imagine the insurance industry has an opinion on it. It'll be interesting to see how much insurance will cost. Probably enough that many parents won't be buying e-bikes for their kids.

On a side note, I'm pretty sure that e-bikes are popular with undocumented immigrants who find it tough to get a driver's license.
 
SmooveP said:
The bike industry and cycling advocacy groups pushed back as hard as they could, but the other interests won out. I'd imagine the insurance industry has an opinion on it. It'll be interesting to see how much insurance will cost. Probably enough that many parents won't be buying e-bikes for their kids.

On a side note, I'm pretty sure that e-bikes are popular with undocumented immigrants who find it tough to get a driver's license.
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I don't see many parents buying an Ebike for their kid if they are informed that they need to also get insurance for it regardless of how much it costs.
 
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What about non-NJ residents? If I ride my eBike across state lines and get pulled over, what are the regulations? Am I no longer allowed to ride in NJ? NY doesn’t have this stupid law. I probably couldn’t register an eBike if I wanted to.

On a side note: NJ bike shops are really fucked.
 
a.s. said:
What about non-NJ residents? If I ride my eBike across state lines and get pulled over, what are the regulations? Am I no longer allowed to ride in NJ? NY doesn’t have this stupid law. I probably couldn’t register an eBike if I wanted to.

On a side note: NJ bike shops are really fucked.
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This is an interesting question likely not addressed in the law (but will be addressed through case law by the courts). In a motor vehicle, an out of state driver has a touring privilege while traveling on roads in NJ for 60 days. Your home laws apply but cannot be enforced by NJ cops. And you have to follow NJ motor vehicle codes for traffic but not for equipment. After 60 days, you are supposed to get a NJ driver's license and register the car in NJ.

Examples:

A PA driver driving a PA-registered car can drive around NJ with an expired inspection sticker. NJ officers cannot enforce that.

A FL driver driving a FL-registered car has to stop at red traffic signals but can have no front plate and tinted windows even though a NJ driver in a NJ-registered car needs a front plate and cannot have tinted windows.
 
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