Good evening people

[Mikeej]

Hello folks
mike here
lurked a bit then joined , had a couple of bafang converted bikes for a couple of years , a cannondale prophet and a salsa mukluk
and I’ve just built a voodoo zobop , all good fun bikes
I’m a motorcyclist and mtb’er so like a bit of speed , but sort of adopt the “ leave no trace “ attitude , if I don’t upset anyone , and be courtoeus to the folk I do meet then it’s not going to get me reported
however away from prying eyes , let ‘er rip
I live in fife in central Scotland , a wonderful place to live , lots of empty spaces to ride , even the urban trails in my town are great fun , and I have the lomond hills out my back door
anyway just saying hi
I’ll post some pics of my bikes , when I get them staged , and suss out the method ( used to be photobucket last time I was on forums ) but I see some encouraging icons above
Oh and the attach files icon , back in a bit


mike

 

[Benjahmin]

Hi Mike,
Welcome, I live in Wales myself, a bit like Fife but without the right to roam.

 

[Mikeej]

Thanks Benjamin
the right to roam is a great thing , one of the few things our “glorious leaders “ have done
though farmers are now putting up gates that you have to lift bikes over , a 50lb E-bike is a bit of a challenge for us older guys

 

[sjpt]

I don't think right to roam ever applied to bicycles (electric or other).

Rights of way and accessing land

Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.

www.gov.uk

You can use access land for walking, running, watching wildlife and climbing.
There are certain activities you cannot usually do on open access land, including:

• horse-riding
• cycling

In fact it might even limit where you can ride otherwise illegal ebikes (>250w etc). Right to roam gives public access to the land, so riding the otherwise illegal bikes remains illegal even with landowner's permission.

Right to Roam was always different in Scotland, but as the pedelec regulations are UK wide (even NI finally) I suspect that still applies.

 

[Mikeej]

Dunno , never been questioned on it in the last 25 years