It's welcome news for would be E-Bike riders in Naperville, with the upcoming rules modification allowing e-Bikes that are rated as Class 1. This definition eliminates ambiguity for people who would like to ride their e-bikes on Naperville Park District trails.

In addition to Naperville's forthcoming rules for its park district bike trails, the state of Illinois adopted new rules allowing for 3 Classes of e-bikes in 2018. Here is what this all means for you if you are planning to purchase a new E-Bike in 2018:

• Class 1 E-Bikes, are electric assist bikes that are only allowed to provide electric assist from an on board motor that is rated less than 750 watts, AND, only operates while pedali...