e-Bikes - Let's talk

[Dewey]

B23-0083 the "Vulnerable User Collision Recovery Amendment Act of 2020" was unanimously voted into law by the DC Council on December 1, it goes to Mayor Bowser with a 30 day Congressional hearing after which it becomes enacted into DC Code.

[Dewey]

does anyone have any experience with the Van Moof bikes? They have some interesting features

Ebike journalist Micah Toll test rode a VanMoof S3 with "prototype" controller software but did not like the unreliability of the new and proprietary design 4-speed gearing, and the comments from users reflect this is a problem, perhaps they will fix this but for two grand there are other ebikes with well proven drive trains you might like to test ride

[Dewey]

Allyson Kitchell Reports the Vulnerable User Collision Recovery Act (the Contributory negligence bill) was delayed being delivered to Congress for consideration and will now be coming into effect by March 19, 2021. Source @BikeLawyerDC https://twitter.com/bikelawyerdc/sta...752015877?s=21

[Dewey]

NPS announces parking areas for dockless ebikes and scooters on the National Mall http://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisi...er-parking.htm

[Brendan von Buckingham]

I finally found the only e-bike I will tolerate on the bike trail, the 1881 Trouve Electric Tricycle:

[ChristoB50]

Beautiful work and amazing history -- but fully self-powered locomotion, vs pedal-assist on MVT? Tut-tut!
(It sure doesn't look like a comfy, or well-handling ride...!)

[sjclaeys]

WaPo article on E-bike etiquette. Discuss amongst yourselves:https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...2e5_story.html

[Dewey]

This week Lime launch their new ebike for their DC Bikeshare fleet
http://dlvr.it/SH04ps
This article in the Verge claims improvements despite the bike weighing 72lb and having only 2-speed gearing which is slightly heavier but with a narrower gear range than the red Jump bikeshare ebikes these new Lime ebikes will replace. They can share batteries with Lime scooters which according to Lime is why they’re better for the company, time will tell if sharing batteries makes it more likely a rider can find a charged bike.

February Update: Welp! my bike is in the shop for major surgery and it looks like I'll be riding either CaBi+ or the new Lime ebikes for the next couple of weeks

[Dewey]

FYI the owner of the Pedego Alexandria ebike shop Todd Ketch is opening a second Pedego shop in Vienna, VA. Soft launch in March with official opening in May 2022. Source: https://www.alxnow.com/2022/02/09/pe...eid=582664bd47

[Dewey]

I had to replace the Nexus 8 IGH on my DIY e-bike because it broke, so I had Papillon Cycles fit an Enviolo Cargo hub. I wrote a blog post about the process https://ebikelovers.com/2022/03/28/r...t-for-e-bikes/