jlhog1
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Anyone on here in SW Michigan? Best places to ride trails? Any one interested in meeting up and riding?
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HaroldPE86
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Here's a list in Berrien Co.
Friends of Berrien County Trails Submit Search Facebook Donate
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jlhog1
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Bookmarked that one. Looks like a good ride.
jlhog1
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Some of the trails I have been riding state "no motor vehicles" . I did a Google search and see this at the DNR site. So do they really enforce this? I am totally new to all the ebike stuff and need to know where I can and cannot ride.
Allowed on linear paved trails NO
Allowed on nonmotorized, natural surface trails (such as mountain bike trails) NO
Allowed on linear paved trails NO
Allowed on nonmotorized, natural surface trails (such as mountain bike trails) NO
HaroldPE86
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I don't agree with the linear paved trail. Here is the summary I found (emphasis added).
"Class 1 e-bikes are also allowed to ride on a linear trail that has an asphalt, crushed limestone, or similar surface. This means that Class 1 e-bikes are allowed on a typical rail-trail or similar trail facility. Local governing bodies, however, have the final say in whether an e-bike is permitted on a local trail and may regulate or prohibit the operation of a Class 1 electric bicycle on that trail.
Class 2 and Class 3 e-bikes are more restricted in their use. They are allowed on a linear trail that has an asphalt, crushed limestone, or similar surface, or a rail-trail if authorized by the local authority or agency of this state having jurisdiction over the trail. This means a local governing body must give special permission within their jurisdiction to permit Class 2 and Class 3 e-bikes on their trails.
All three classes of e-bikes are prohibited on any trail that is designated as nonmotorized and that has a natural surface tread that is made by clearing and grading the native soil with no added surfacing materials. This means that e-bikes are not allowed on mountain biking trails. However, again, local governing bodies have the power to permit e-bikes on their non-motorized natural surface trails."
https://lmb.org/bike-mi/michigan-compiled-laws-mcl-bicycles-and-the-law/
"Class 1 e-bikes are also allowed to ride on a linear trail that has an asphalt, crushed limestone, or similar surface. This means that Class 1 e-bikes are allowed on a typical rail-trail or similar trail facility. Local governing bodies, however, have the final say in whether an e-bike is permitted on a local trail and may regulate or prohibit the operation of a Class 1 electric bicycle on that trail.
Class 2 and Class 3 e-bikes are more restricted in their use. They are allowed on a linear trail that has an asphalt, crushed limestone, or similar surface, or a rail-trail if authorized by the local authority or agency of this state having jurisdiction over the trail. This means a local governing body must give special permission within their jurisdiction to permit Class 2 and Class 3 e-bikes on their trails.
All three classes of e-bikes are prohibited on any trail that is designated as nonmotorized and that has a natural surface tread that is made by clearing and grading the native soil with no added surfacing materials. This means that e-bikes are not allowed on mountain biking trails. However, again, local governing bodies have the power to permit e-bikes on their non-motorized natural surface trails."
https://lmb.org/bike-mi/michigan-compiled-laws-mcl-bicycles-and-the-law/
jlhog1
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I really do not understand why class 1 are ok but not class 2. I am new to ebikes, but my understanding is both class 1&2 can go 20 mph. Only difference is class 2 has a throttle. So why are they not allowed where class 1 is.
