Measure restricting e-bikes on famed Black Hills trail heads to governor's desk

Senate Bill 79 would limit electric bike access on Mickelson Trail if signed

The Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills. (Travel South Dakota)

PIERRE — Advocates of preserving the tradition of western South Dakota’s Mickelson Trail scored a major win Wednesday in the South Dakota House.

A measure that would ban class 2 and 3 electric bikes from the 109 mile trail easily cleared its final legislative hurdle, passing the chamber 65-5 on the way to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk.

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