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"E-bike barriers" on trails near Breckenridge, CO, raise accessibility concern
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this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2026
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Ebikes are heavy, but these people probably drove to the trailhead and lifted their bikes off trailers/racks. Why would a knee-high fence stop them?
Ebikes aren't even that heavy compared to normal bikes. Normal bikes are like 15 kg, ebikes more like 25 kg. That seems like a lot in %, but when you include the rider at like 70-95 kg, it seems negligible. Even when talking about lifting them, if seems not really like an issue?
I don't think this "barrier" is gonna stop any rider under the age of like 75 or so.
It makes sense as long as you don't think about it at all.
I think they're probably trying to keep out the electric motorcycles which are very heavy even though they're usually classified as "ebikes"