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Press Release: The Sustainable Trails Coalition Officially Opposes E-Bikes on Wilderness Trails

Sustainable Trails Coalition (STC) opposes legalizing electrically powered or assisted off-road bicycles (e-bikes) on any Wilderness trail anywhere in the United States. STC’s goal is narrow. It is to restore and/or improve access to federally designated Wilderness areas for human-powered visitors, and only those visitors. We are working toward this goal in two ways. First, …

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Watch: Matt Hunter Rides an E-Bike

What do you think? Is this sacrilege, or the future? See Also: “Opinion: Electric Mountain Bikes Don’t Belong on MTB Trails“ See Also: “Opinion: Electric Mountain Bikes Belong on MTB Trails“ We’ll be the first to admit that when we brought up the idea of filming a spot for the Turbo Levo FSR to Matt Hunter, he …

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Take the IMBA eMTB Survey

IMBA is taking a survey of mountain bikers to “guide our research into the potential social and environmental impacts related to eMTBs.” The survey looks to be pretty quick and easy and you can take it here. More context from IMBA: Electric mountain bikes, also called eMTBs, are a rapidly growing component of the bicycle …

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IMBA Presents eMTB Study Findings at Bosch eBike Theatre

IMBA presented scientific findings from an inaugural study comparing the soil displacement of mountain bikes, eMTBs, and dirt bikes, at the Interbike E-Bike Theatre sponsored by Bosch, the industry leader in e-bike motor technology. This study was conducted in the fall of 2015. A specific test loop was used with a variety of different trail …

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Opinion: Electric Mountain Bikes Belong on MTB Trails

Mountain biking, like many modern sports, is built on a foundation of continuous technology improvements and electric mountain bikes are just another development in that progression. It’s unfair to discriminate against trail users based on the equipment they choose to utilize and it’s hypocritical for mountain bikers–long blocked from trail access by ultra low-tech hikers–to …

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