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I wonder what their reasoning is behind banning non-powered bikes? It's got very steep hills, so there's a good chance that bicycles wouldn't be very practical, but seems strange to ban them.

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Bikes, even muscular ones, can be annoying to pedestrians on thin hiking paths. My take is that even if they allow one/a few/a capped number, then it's out of the bottle, and people will try to game the system one way or another

What is a muscular bike?

Presumably the poster wanted to differentiate e-bikes (electrical motor assisted) with fully human powered (traditional) bikes.

The type powered by meat motors

I've started calling them "acoustic" bikes, like non-electric guitars. Not technically accurate, but folks almost always get it and smile.

Another name: bio bikes

Analog bikes

How strange that a non-electric bike now needs a special prefix. To me "bike" is the traditional kind and "e-bike" is the motorized kind. Has it really tilted that far? Not where I live, where probably 10-20% of bikes are electric. So far.

If Ford Mustang was a bike it would be a Richi Hulk

https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/s/qBcUDZ7rqd

I was going to point out how bad the last few decades of mustang have looked.

Then I saw your link. Yes. You’ve picked the right comparison.

Narrow streets and very steep slopes there is absolutely no way to safely cycle anywhere there.

Could be a speed limit thing.

I doubt that they have speed limits if they don't allow motorised vehicles.

I agree, If everyone is on foot there is no need for regulating the speed.

Some places actually have pedestrian speed limits.

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