ask a c.o.....
While at the last Calgary sportsman show I decided to ask the c.o's. Neither of them knew, so one took my phone number.
A week later I got a call from him. He said he asked his supervisor who said they arent considered motor vehicles.
He ended the call by saying if he saw someone in sheep country on any bike, he would likley give them a high 5 and not a fine.
One thing to keep in mind about these bikes is that they are pedal assist. You have to pedal the whole time, otherwise the motor wont engage. Also, the most common motor size for crank drive is 350W. In the US I believe anything less than 500W gets treated as a bicycle.
Another point is that they can't go anywhere like a dirt bike.
We did some Summer scouting and I was on my mtn bike and my hunting partner was on a e bike. We took a long horse trail up above the tree line and was a suffer fest for both of us. More so for me, but he had no free ride.
They also weigh in at over 50 lbs, not including any extra batteries.
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