ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The back-and-forth over e-bikes in Albuquerque continues. After a petition raised concerns on proposed legislation to regulate e-bikes in Albuquerque’s open space, advocates for e-bikes are speaking out.
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Albuquerque City Council is gearing up to vote on legislation to regulate e-bikes. If passed, the bill would expand access for e-bikes and other electric motorized vehicles like scooters on unpaved trails in town. It would allow all three classes of e-bikes on the unpaved trails and add a 20-mile-per-hour speed limit on the trails.
Dean Carroll, initially an avid mountain biker, moved to e-bikes as he entered his 60s. “People think that we’re young kids and that we’re riding e-bikes because we want to go fast. The reality of it is: we’re riding e-bikes because we want to continue riding,” he said.