LEWES, Del. - The Lewes Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee discussed e-bikes and possible concerns they have with the motorized bicycles at their last meeting.
Pedego in Lewes rents and sells electric bikes.
"People just get out and about and they love the freedom that these bikes bring them," said Pedego store manager, Lenny Richardson.
The bikes, considered as class two, allow people to ride regularly, with pedal assist, or a throttle. They can go up to 20 miles per hour.
The committee is considering how to enforce a policy for e-bikes on trails within the city.
"The sales of e-bikes are really skyrocketing, and they're the predominant bike sold, so I think more and more you're going to have a lot more e-bikes on these trails. So if you have 50 e-bikes trying to go as fast as they legally can," said committee member John McGovern.
So far, the city says there have been no complaints involving e-bikes, but they're hoping to create a uniform set of rules.
"I hope they don't put any regulations on these, because it's really opened the door for a lot of people who haven't been riding bikes, who've had some knee issues or hip issues, getting back on these bikes gives them that little bit of assist, since they still want to exercise. The studies prove that whenever you get on an electric bike you go 30% further and you're more likely to do it everyday which is great," said Richardson.
While some committee members are concerned for the future, Richardson encourages visitors and locals to give the bikes at Pedego a spin.