{"id":2443129,"date":"2019-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=304259"},"modified":"2019-04-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T06:00:00","slug":"e-bike-controversy-when-is-a-bicycle-a-motorcycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/e-bike-controversy-when-is-a-bicycle-a-motorcycle\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Bike Controversy: When is a bicycle a motorcycle?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It was only a matter of time. Electric-assist bikes have grown exponentially in popularity over recent years. Now, questions over the machines\u2019 DNA are arising with governing bodies in the sport.<\/p>\n

To the point: When is an electric bicycle actually just a motorcycle?<\/p>\n

In early April, the cycling world\u2019s foremost authority on sanctioned bicycle racing staked a decisive stand.<\/p>\n

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) took exception to the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Motocyclisme\u2019s (FIM) announcement that its motorcycle racing circuit would include electric mountain bikes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UCI was very surprised and disappointed by the announcement made by the International Motorcycling Federation concerning the organization of an FIM E-Bike Enduro World Cup in France on 1-2 June, with no regulatory basis,\u201d UCI said in a terse statement.<\/p>\n

UCI officials called the FIM e-bike races \u201cbanned events\u201d and went on to say that any rider holding a UCI license who participates in them risks disciplinary measures.<\/p>\n

The pedal-assist e-mountain bikes used have motors with a max output of 250 watts and do not add power above 20 mph.<\/p>\n

In the organization\u2019s March announcement, FIM President Jorge Viegas drew a comparison between modern e-mountain bikes and the very first motorcycle designs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very happy that the FIM is starting to provide competitions for electric bikes,\u201d Viegas said. \u201cFor the FIM it is a recurring story because the first motorcycles were based on a bike frame, with the addition of a motor.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cIn recent years the electric technology has evolved considerably, and we are convinced that the FIM E-XBike World Cup will offer the manufacturers a great platform for further development.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCI President David Lappartient echoed Viegas\u2019 enthusiasm. But he made clear he views e-bikes as entirely in the cycling realm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted by the boom currently enjoyed by e-mountain bike, a specialty that enables a new public to take up mountain biking \u2014 a demanding discipline \u2014 and which is also appreciated by high-level riders,\u201d Lappartient said. \u201cThe UCI means to develop this activity which, as with other forms of cycling, comes under its exclusive jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It was only a matter of time. Electric-assist bikes have grown exponentially in popularity over recent years. Now, questions over the machines\u2019 DNA are arising with governing bodies in the sport. To the point: When is an electric bicycle actually just a motorcycle? In early April, the cycling world\u2019s foremost authority on sanctioned bicycle racing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2443129","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-16 21:08:24","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley's Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443129\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}