Comments on: The slippery slope of e-bike access

By: M. Cz

M. Cz — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 01:24:18 +0000

”Slim” – you should buy or rent a Class 1 e-bike and you can join the ranks of riders policing themselves on the trails. The problem is too many riders assume an aggressive e-bike riding attitude, particularly regarding speed. I’m unsure why e-bike riders cannot just mimic analog bike speeds and behavior and enjoy the assisted peddling motion without trashing everyone else’s vibe.

By: Sheila Markowitz

Sheila Markowitz — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 21:23:31 +0000

A big thanks for your important column on E-bikes. I’ve lived in GWS since 1976, through many changes and still feel so lucky to be here. I’m a walker, doing so at least 5 times a week, climbing hills and using the Rio Grand trail. I’ve always wondered why e-bikes were allowed on the trail since they are motor driven. Many times I’ve almost had a run in with an e-bike being ridden too fast, especially around curves where I know I always slow down, driving carefully when on my wonderful plain riding bicycle. What to do about this? What will it take to stop allowing e-bikes on the Rio Grande trail and similar trails? I’d be happy to help make this happen if there is even a small chance to regulate their operation. By the way, my husband was a motorcycle mechanic for 50 years in Glenwood and I also have ridden motorcycles on streets and highways in many places locally and throughout the country. We both wonder about the proliferation of E-bikes all over.

By: Peggy Tibbetts

Peggy Tibbetts — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:04:16 +0000

I rode my ebike 20 miles on the Rio Grande trail this week. My speed averaged 10 mph. Everyone who passed me was riding a “real” bike. I was shocked how rude the real bikers were to me. If they could have run me off the trail they would have. A couple of them tried. I am 72 years old. I have had 2 hip surgeries and a stroke. Every time I ride I feel a deep sense of freedom and gratitude that I can get out and enjoy our trails. I just didn’t realize how much I no longer belong. I guess I should stay home and die. Sorry to bother yall.

By: Brenda Ransley

Brenda Ransley — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:50:30 +0000

Hello Slim!
I am not a fan of the fast e-bikes on rail trails. They go way too fast where children/dogs/folks are walking, and people are biking at “normal” speeds. I do appreciate that it does get some people out that normally wouldn’t be able to but I find those people usually aren’t terrorizing anyone.

By: Walker Walkytalk

Walker Walkytalk — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:06:42 +0000

Must bicycles be allowed where people can walk? Maybe start there with your sanctimonious self-entitlement, like you’re so innocent. YOU are THE PROBLEM.