The 130-year-moral panic that explains e-bikes https://video.canadiancivil.com/videos/watch/1752ad77-1483-478a-9c8a-aeb2853c4d78 The conversation around regulating e-bikes has some eerie parallels to the past. Will we get it right this time? ━━━ ABOUT THIS CHANNEL ━━━ Shifter is about urban cycling, bike commuting, and the ways we get around our cities. Hosted by Tom Babin, author of Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling. ▶ Support the channel + get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/Shifter632?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=video ▶ YouTube channel memberships: https://www.youtube.com/@Shifter_Cycling/membership ▶ Frostbike (the book): https://amzn.to/42EBzO6 ━━━ BIKES I RIDE ━━━ I rode Priority bikes for years before they sponsored the channel. Low-maintenance belt drives, honest value. 🚲 Priority Eight - My daily summer ride: https://alnk.to/1XWoxFO 🚲 Priority Continuum Onyx - My Canadian winter commuter bike, with hub dynamo lights and Enviolo internal gearing: https://alnk.to/gKS5Jlw 🚲 Priority Gemini - Super-fun gravel bike with Pinion Smart-Shift gearbox for longer adventures: https://alnk.to/44ZOsvc ━━━ NEW TO BIKE COMMUTING? ━━━ ▶ My course: The Ultimate Guide to Bike Commuting and Urban Cycling. Check out the new Starter Pack: https://shiftercourses.thinkific.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=video ━━━ GEAR I ACTUALLY USE ━━━ Some are affiliate links — they support the channel at no cost to you. ▶ Light-up pedals (Redshift): https://redshiftsports.com/collections/all-arclight-products-accessories?aff=40 ▶ Turn your clip-in pedals into flats for quick errands: https://redshiftsports.com/products/mousetrap-pedal-adapters?variant=47202186264829&aff=40 ▶ Phone mount (Peak Design Universal Bar Mount): https://peak-design.pxf.io/c/5749368/1664050/18669 ▶ Bike lights (Lumos Firefly): https://collabs.shop/3uodbz ▶ Pannier-backpack (Two Wheel Gear Convertible 2.0): https://twowheelgear.com/collections/pannier-backpacks ▶ Saddle (Brooks): https://amzn.to/4ulz1Ba ▶ Bell (Crane Bells): https://amzn.to/4tABohW ━━━ REGISTER YOUR BIKE TO STOP BIKE THEFT ━━━ 529 Garage: https://project529.com/garage Bike Index: https://bikeindex.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombabin Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tombabin.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tombabin #cycling #bike #commuting #bikecommuting #urbancycling This video includes some images from Wikimedia Commons and Vox. 0:00 Introduction 1:03 The Scourge of the Scorchers 5:20 The Tech Behind the Micro-Mobility Boom 9:46 How Cities Are Failing to Respond 13:21 China and the Future? Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:00:22 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.canadiancivil.com The 130-year-moral panic that explains e-bikes https://video.canadiancivil.com/lazy-static/avatars/1b9517d4-c727-402e-96ba-0400fe6fb718.png https://video.canadiancivil.com/videos/watch/1752ad77-1483-478a-9c8a-aeb2853c4d78 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.canadiancivil.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. <![CDATA[The 130-year-moral panic that explains e-bikes - wortezimmer]]> https://video.canadiancivil.com/w/3T3oajbFhmkKPWAFyxCHfY;threadId=19601 https://video.canadiancivil.com/w/3T3oajbFhmkKPWAFyxCHfY;threadId=19601 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:21:44 GMT @shifter For all its traffic electrification, China is the same as the west: put everything that is not a car in a small area at the edge of the road to not disturb the "real" traffic.

]]> wortezimmer <![CDATA[The 130-year-moral panic that explains e-bikes - Al Pastor]]> https://video.canadiancivil.com/w/3T3oajbFhmkKPWAFyxCHfY;threadId=19600 https://video.canadiancivil.com/w/3T3oajbFhmkKPWAFyxCHfY;threadId=19600 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:46:16 GMT @shifter this is so good. I'm going to share it beyond mastodon.

Watch it.

]]> Al Pastor <![CDATA[The 130-year-moral panic that explains e-bikes - Clinton Anderson SwordForHire]]> https://video.canadiancivil.com/w/3T3oajbFhmkKPWAFyxCHfY;threadId=19599 https://video.canadiancivil.com/w/3T3oajbFhmkKPWAFyxCHfY;threadId=19599 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:52:08 GMT @shifter

A description would be nice....

Also, please #CamelCase your #HashTags

Also, there are good hashtags to use to achieve better reach.

#BikeTooter #OntarioBikeTooter #CanadaBikeTooter

Just to name a couple

🤙

]]> Clinton Anderson SwordForHire