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@akkana@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@BikeMag @bike-mag-BikeMag Actually, this turns out just to be a case of really bad writing.

The actual bill isn't so bad. It includes an existing definition of "electric bicycle" as having a motor under 750 watts (though unfortunately it also has a silly requirement of operable pedals: why is this required for an #eBike but not for a scooter?)

The BikeMag article omitted this part, claiming that anything under 3,750 watts would be a moped.

https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB1167/2025

#bike

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Akkana Peck
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@akkana@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

RE: https://flipboard.com/@bikemag/bike-mag-ptck1sgfz/-/a-aXDkoNu3RyaCYhkp-SL2BQ%3Aa%3A1625491419-%2F0

@BikeMag @bike-mag-BikeMag This proposed California law sounds nearly as bad as the NJ one. Any motor at all gets a #bike classified as a moped, so it requires a driver's license (and is therefore completely illegal for kids) -- even if it can't go any faster than pedal-bike speeds and doesn't weigh any more than a non-e bike.

This isn't about banning e-motos like the magazine claims, it's about severely restricting ALL ebikes.

#ebike

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@akkana@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 5 hours ago

@BikeMag @bike-mag-BikeMag Actually, this turns out just to be a case of really bad writing.

The actual bill isn't so bad. It includes an existing definition of "electric bicycle" as having a motor under 750 watts (though unfortunately it also has a silly requirement of operable pedals: why is this required for an #eBike but not for a scooter?)

The BikeMag article omitted this part, claiming that anything under 3,750 watts would be a moped.

https://legiscan.com/CA/text/SB1167/2025

#bike

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Akkana Peck
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@akkana@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

RE: https://flipboard.com/@bikemag/bike-mag-ptck1sgfz/-/a-aXDkoNu3RyaCYhkp-SL2BQ%3Aa%3A1625491419-%2F0

@BikeMag @bike-mag-BikeMag This proposed California law sounds nearly as bad as the NJ one. Any motor at all gets a #bike classified as a moped, so it requires a driver's license (and is therefore completely illegal for kids) -- even if it can't go any faster than pedal-bike speeds and doesn't weigh any more than a non-e bike.

This isn't about banning e-motos like the magazine claims, it's about severely restricting ALL ebikes.

#ebike

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Bike Magazine
Bike Magazine
@BikeMag@flipboard.com  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

Why California Wants to Stop Calling E-Motos "E-Bikes"
https://www.bikemag.com/news/californias-sb-1167-could-finally-separate-e-bikes-from-dangerous-e-motos?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Bike Mag @bike-mag-BikeMag

Akkana Peck
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@akkana@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

RE: https://flipboard.com/@bikemag/bike-mag-ptck1sgfz/-/a-aXDkoNu3RyaCYhkp-SL2BQ%3Aa%3A1625491419-%2F0

@BikeMag @bike-mag-BikeMag This proposed California law sounds nearly as bad as the NJ one. Any motor at all gets a #bike classified as a moped, so it requires a driver's license (and is therefore completely illegal for kids) -- even if it can't go any faster than pedal-bike speeds and doesn't weigh any more than a non-e bike.

This isn't about banning e-motos like the magazine claims, it's about severely restricting ALL ebikes.

#ebike

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Alexander Wilms 🇺🇦
Alexander Wilms 🇺🇦
@wilms@ieji.de  ·  activity timestamp 13 hours ago

#Job und/oder #Geschäftsübernahme in #Germersheim möglich: Alteingesessenes #Fahrradgeschäft mit #Spezialrad Schwerpunkt sucht motivierte #Mechatroniker / begnadete #Techniker / begeisterte #Verkaufsberater!
Dort habe ich vor mehr als 30 Jahren mein erstes #Liegerad gekauft.

👉 Dieser Laden #HaasiesRadschlag hat die ursprüngliche #Spezialradmesse #Spezi ins Leben gerufen. Etwas ganz besonderes!

Bitte unterstütze dieses "grüne" #Jobangebot mit deinem Boost. #fedijob #Stellenangebot #Fahrrad #Ebike #Liegedreirad

Kontakt gerne über mich oder direkt über
https://www.haasies-radschlag.de/

@vcd @vcdwiesloch @adfc_karlsruhe @ADFC_BW

Einradfahrerin und Stelzenläuferin auf einer autofreien Straße mit Fahrrädern im Hintergrund
Einradfahrerin und Stelzenläuferin auf einer autofreien Straße mit Fahrrädern im Hintergrund
Einradfahrerin und Stelzenläuferin auf einer autofreien Straße mit Fahrrädern im Hintergrund
https://ieji.de/tags/Fahrradgesch%C3%A4ft
https://ieji.de/tags/Gesch%C3%A4fts%C3%BCbernahme
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Alexander Wilms 🇺🇦
Alexander Wilms 🇺🇦
@wilms@ieji.de  ·  activity timestamp 13 hours ago

#Job und/oder #Geschäftsübernahme in #Germersheim möglich: Alteingesessenes #Fahrradgeschäft mit #Spezialrad Schwerpunkt sucht motivierte #Mechatroniker / begnadete #Techniker / begeisterte #Verkaufsberater!
Dort habe ich vor mehr als 30 Jahren mein erstes #Liegerad gekauft.

👉 Dieser Laden #HaasiesRadschlag hat die ursprüngliche #Spezialradmesse #Spezi ins Leben gerufen. Etwas ganz besonderes!

Bitte unterstütze dieses "grüne" #Jobangebot mit deinem Boost. #fedijob #Stellenangebot #Fahrrad #Ebike #Liegedreirad

Kontakt gerne über mich oder direkt über
https://www.haasies-radschlag.de/

@vcd @vcdwiesloch @adfc_karlsruhe @ADFC_BW

Einradfahrerin und Stelzenläuferin auf einer autofreien Straße mit Fahrrädern im Hintergrund
Einradfahrerin und Stelzenläuferin auf einer autofreien Straße mit Fahrrädern im Hintergrund
Einradfahrerin und Stelzenläuferin auf einer autofreien Straße mit Fahrrädern im Hintergrund
https://ieji.de/tags/Fahrradgesch%C3%A4ft
https://ieji.de/tags/Gesch%C3%A4fts%C3%BCbernahme
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@calvin@fedi.sphericalcow.space  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Excellent #EBike and #Accessibility / #Urbanism video from @mattgrayyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6IyukCIia8

There's power in them thar poles!

Pleroma

Pleroma

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roens
roens
@roens@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

I'm reaching out to my community again to see if anyone knows of an opening that fits my background and skills. This is a hard time to need to be looking for work and our savings are running out. My spouse is working to finish graduate school so my income is key for our family to be able to stay in our current home. I'm hoping to find a position by the end of the year, either full employment or contract.

I have more than two decades of experience as a DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer and System Administrator supporting and maintaining modern internet platforms. I'd love to contribute all of my skills to a diverse and collaborative team that embraces automation, system resilience, and security. I like empowering developers with automation and simple and effective observability tools. I'm particularly interested in mission-driven organizations that promote a greater good through technological innovation.

You can help by boosting this post for reach. I appreciate y'all! I'm trying to cast a wide net and am open to any and all connections and conversations.

I'm located in the SF Bay Area of California and prefer remote work, but will be happy to commute if within a distance of about 45min by #ebike: Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, SF…

#GetFediHired #FediHire

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concretedog
concretedog
@concretedog@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Just posted a blog about fixing an #ebike for a local bike workshop. The story includes gratuitous battery photos, #locksport #lockpicking as the battery was locked in the frame but the happy result was a working ebike that's now for sale. #biketooter #SolarPunkSunday #repair
https://concretedog.blogspot.com/2026/02/repairing-interesting-e-bike-for-beics.html

An older style step through ebike in my workspace awaiting repair.
An older style step through ebike in my workspace awaiting repair.
An older style step through ebike in my workspace awaiting repair.

Repairing an Interesting E-Bike for Beics Ogwen

 It's Sunday morning and later I'm off to volunteer at my local repair cafe, reminded that I never wrote up this little repair story! A few ...
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concretedog
@concretedog@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Just posted a blog about fixing an #ebike for a local bike workshop. The story includes gratuitous battery photos, #locksport #lockpicking as the battery was locked in the frame but the happy result was a working ebike that's now for sale. #biketooter #SolarPunkSunday #repair
https://concretedog.blogspot.com/2026/02/repairing-interesting-e-bike-for-beics.html

An older style step through ebike in my workspace awaiting repair.
An older style step through ebike in my workspace awaiting repair.
An older style step through ebike in my workspace awaiting repair.

Repairing an Interesting E-Bike for Beics Ogwen

 It's Sunday morning and later I'm off to volunteer at my local repair cafe, reminded that I never wrote up this little repair story! A few ...
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