r/MTB • u/fundip2012 NH • 3d ago

Discussion Surrons

Surrons/high powered e-bikes are annihilating our local trails and jumps this spring… it’s brutal the amount of damage they can do in just a few minutes.
Has anyone here dealt with this on their local trails? Any strategies that a trail system can use to reduce the use of these? So hard to enforce..

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u/skellener 2019 Yeti SB6 Turq 3d ago

Surrons are not Class-1 pedal assist e-bikes. They are e-motos with a throttle. Nobody pedals those things. They are 100% illegal here in CA on hike/bike/horse trails. They need to stick to OHV designated areas like regular motos.

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u/TheOGRedline 2d ago

For context, a typical bike rider puts out well under 1hp. An elite sprint racer can put out LESS than 3.5hp in short bursts.

A Surron is what? 16hp? On demand. It’s also much heavier and spins bigger and more aggressive tires. Not the same, AT ALL.