Bicycle Store in Massachusetts Won't Sell E-Bikes to Minors Due to Safety Concerns

As number of children hurt in e-bike crashes rises, a Mass. bike store owner takes stand against selling them to kids - The Boston Globe

Dan Shuman, who owns Marblehead Cycle, made his stance public this week on social media.

Bicycle store in Massachusetts won't sell e-bikes to minors due to safety concerns

A small business in Marblehead, Massachusetts decided the dollars aren’t worth the safety risk. That’s why they refuse to sell e-bikes to anyone 17 years old or younger because of the rising statistics on deadly or dangerous crashes. Dan Schuman, the store president of Marblehead Cycle, said e-bikes can go over 20 miles an hour, [...]