| Re: electric bikes on centuries
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:41:24 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
<mikej1@ix.netcom.com> may have said:
>What's gonna happen when people try to show up on a century (or, for that
>matter, any other organized bike ride) on one of them? So far, it's been a
>non-issue due to limited range. But if that's no longer an issue...
AFAIK, power-assisted vehicles are not accepted for entry in
sanctioned bicycle events, period. I see no reason to change this.
If they want to tag along on a ride that's on an open road, as a
non-recognized follower without membership in the group, I doubt that
you'll be able to exclude them. On closed-course events, of course,
they'd be trespassing unless granted special credentials, such as
might be done if a member of the press wanted to use an
electric-assist bike to follow and report on the participants instead
of using a motorcycle or automobile. I see no reason to permit them
to share in any recognition granted to the unassisted riders, however.
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