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sendero

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84. I understand...
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 05:58 PM
Apr 2013

.. but there are several levels of engines for these things. The first ones were made with 30cc weed eater / chainsaw engines. Those won't go very fast. But they are making some bigger ones now.

I suppose there could be an engine threshold for licensing.

Bloomberg to ban e-bikes [View all] ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 OP
Like what alternatives? randome Apr 2013 #1
Law enforcement ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #4
Restricting e-bikes to parks, then? That might be an alternative. randome Apr 2013 #9
lol octothorpe Apr 2013 #30
How about a gyroscopically-stabilized electric unicycle? krispos42 Apr 2013 #36
But I bet an enterprising engineer could MAKE those kind of bowling pins! randome Apr 2013 #46
Allow something that causes far less pollution or danger than cars? Fumesucker Apr 2013 #6
I was under the impression that they're not legal in NYC in the first place Fumesucker Apr 2013 #2
E-bikes are pretty heavy Robb Apr 2013 #5
They can be not much heavier than an ordinary bike Fumesucker Apr 2013 #13
The battery and motor add 20 to 40 pounds to the bike. hack89 Apr 2013 #42
Odd, my battery weighs six pounds and my motor weighs eight Fumesucker Apr 2013 #51
Why do you have to make it personal? hack89 Apr 2013 #60
Here is an electric mountain bike that weighs 68 pounds hack89 Apr 2013 #61
Have you ever actually *seen* an ebike in the flesh? Fumesucker Apr 2013 #65
So there is a wide range of bikes with a wide range of weights. hack89 Apr 2013 #68
Now you know how non-gunners feel when you get all picky about gun terminology Fumesucker Apr 2013 #71
They don't have to be heavy but some are heavy hack89 Apr 2013 #72
The point being that you were arguing about something of which you have *zero* knowledge Fumesucker Apr 2013 #75
ok. nt hack89 Apr 2013 #83
Pretty much any new vehicle will get immediately banned these days Posteritatis Apr 2013 #8
Just a renamed and redesigned moped! whistler162 Apr 2013 #91
I think it's a matter of quanitity krispos42 Apr 2013 #40
Federal law defines ebikes under 750 watts (one horsepower) as "bicycles" Fumesucker Apr 2013 #43
Ah, okay. krispos42 Apr 2013 #95
More fake outrage...eom Kolesar Apr 2013 #3
How dare the mayor sign a law passed by city council!!! Robb Apr 2013 #7
See this ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #11
I'd say you certainly got the last word in there! randome Apr 2013 #14
Classic authoritarianism from Bloomberg. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #10
City council passed the legislation because of citizen complaints. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #50
Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #12
I'd say you certainly got the last word in there! Kolesar Apr 2013 #15
Posts that prove the Perfesser wrong usually don't get any replies. baldguy Apr 2013 #16
Ha! We can both be right, right? randome Apr 2013 #19
Bloomberg justifies anything he wants, often with astroturf ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #20
So now you're doubling down with a conspiracy theory. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #28
Saying that Bloomberg rules by hubirs is not a conspiracy theory ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #31
So he manufactured the complaints of ebikes? nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #54
And has done little to crackdown on the manics while ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #59
That's the most interesting thing. People who don't live in NYC, and hate everything it stands for DanTex Apr 2013 #53
Then your problem should be with the state of New York, not Bloomberg. baldguy Apr 2013 #35
Bloomie is a 1%er whose hubris knows no bounds ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #55
Yeah, there are a lot of people who don't like Bloomberg. They're mostly Republicans. baldguy Apr 2013 #63
I don't think any supporter of OWS or related efforts think much of him either ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #64
Yeah, right. You "support" gun control. But you attack every Democrat who tris to pass it. baldguy Apr 2013 #70
Far from it. ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #88
Thank you for proving your dishonesty. baldguy Apr 2013 #93
So if someone doesn't support your exact agenda they don't support "REAL gun control" ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #101
Electric bicycles are NOT 'currently unregulated in the state of New York'. PoliticAverse Apr 2013 #57
NYS law treats electric powered bicycles as bicycles. Those regs only apply to gas powered bicycles. baldguy Apr 2013 #69
Those rules apply to manufacturers, not individuals Fumesucker Apr 2013 #82
Why not enforce traffic laws Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #17
And when they start doing that you'll whine about the fascist NYC cops harrassing cyclists. baldguy Apr 2013 #37
You have strange and inaccurate predictive skills n/t Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #48
I don't know. I would imagine he is spot on. MattBaggins Apr 2013 #67
Apparently it's not the bikes themselves Courtesy Flush Apr 2013 #18
Sounds like a typical NY cabbie Fumesucker Apr 2013 #22
How many motorists or pedestrians are on sidewalks going 30 mph? geek tragedy Apr 2013 #24
What? You can't walk 30mph? HappyMe Apr 2013 #34
30 mph ebikes are rare and almost always custom made, usually by the owner Fumesucker Apr 2013 #39
Couldn't we say that about any law though? octothorpe Apr 2013 #38
Bikes shouldn't be on the sidewalk Travis_0004 Apr 2013 #44
Maybe because the messenger services use them? randome Apr 2013 #47
They're parked on sidewalks. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #49
Bookmarked so I can come back and read the testimonial about nearly getting killed by an ebike... JVS Apr 2013 #21
Not the biggest Bloomberg fan, but it's hardly the act of an emperor geek tragedy Apr 2013 #23
When was the last time Bloomie wanted something and did not get it? ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #26
Which borough do you live in? nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #29
I used to live in NYC ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #32
There is a simple solution.. sendero Apr 2013 #25
There are some Federal laws that NY needs to align with ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #27
Which specifically supersedes State law... PoliticAverse Apr 2013 #58
I have an ebike I built myself Fumesucker Apr 2013 #33
I understand... sendero Apr 2013 #84
There is a threshold, one horsepower or 750 watts for electric Fumesucker Apr 2013 #86
Don't they have traffic laws? Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #41
He's at it again, isn't he? smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #45
That's one, Newest Reality Apr 2013 #52
Hmmm.... sarisataka Apr 2013 #62
From the link pokerfan Apr 2013 #66
It's nice that the gunners have found a non-gun topic they can respond to finally. bluedigger Apr 2013 #73
Actually it looks like the other way around Union Scribe Apr 2013 #74
Ouch. N/T beevul Apr 2013 #80
*Rolls eyes at Bloomberg, again* Jamastiene Apr 2013 #76
It doesn't make sense to me Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #77
Actually, they sound like a good idea if driven properly. nt Deep13 Apr 2013 #78
Fast and dangerous like say... a motorcycle? bunnies Apr 2013 #79
Not even close to a motorcycle Fumesucker Apr 2013 #81
Really? He feels the need to ban something like that? bunnies Apr 2013 #85
Did you know he also funds gun safety groups? Robb Apr 2013 #87
Does that makeup for all his other crap? ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #89
One of them is Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Robb Apr 2013 #90
Have you looked at their felony rate? ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #97
Bloomberg also donated a TON of money to Planned Parenthood. Robb Apr 2013 #98
You can't pink/green/blue or white wash the 1% stench and hubris from Bloomie ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #100
Donated more than $1 billion to Johns Hopkins. With a "b", "billion." Robb Apr 2013 #102
He is still a 1%er doing 1%er things ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #103
Plus he's really pro gun control. Robb Apr 2013 #104
Bloomie is still a rabid 1%er with even more hubris than money ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #105
E-bike? That seems the same thing as an electric motorbike. Which is a vehicle... Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #92
Bloomberg says they're fast and dangerous -- but let me tell you something . . . markpkessinger Apr 2013 #94
In my interactions with them in the past I saw them coming ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #99
They're ALREADY illegal on public streets, for good reason. This bill just makes it easier NYC Liberal Apr 2013 #96
What is the "good reason" ebikes are illegal? Fumesucker Apr 2013 #106
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