4 eBike Shops in Lee County, MS

Where to ride in Lee County

The National Park Service's Parkway Visitor Center is at 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway in Tupelo and is open from 9 am to 4:30 pm every day except Thanksgiving, December 25, and January 1. The staff can answer bicycling questions at (662) 680-4027.

Near the Visitor Center, the Beech Springs Trail is a half-mile paved trail at milepost 266, and the Chickasaw Village Site at milepost 261.8 has a 1,200-foot interpretive trail.

The state park on Lake Lee has a nature trail and an 11-mile mountain bike trail, and it sits six miles south of Tupelo. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks does not state an eBike rule on its page.

TrailLink lists the Tupelo Veterans Park Trail at 0.9 mile of asphalt from Reese Street to Veterans Park, with parking at 800 North Veterans Memorial Boulevard.

Saltillo is a short drive north of Tupelo, and its card is worth a stop if you are coming from the Corinth side of the Parkway. The Saltillo page lists the shop and its details.

For comparison, the Tanglefoot Trail's Pontotoc Gateway, at mile 25.1 of 43.6, is a day trip that posts a Class 1 and Class 2 rule, a 16-year minimum age, and a 15 mph limit. The Parkway and Tombigbee State Park do not post a class rule, so Tupelo riders should decide which kind of ride they want before loading the bike.

eBike rules in Mississippi

Mississippi defines an electric bicycle in Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-103(l) as a bicycle or tricycle with fully operable pedals, a saddle or seat, and an electric motor of less than 750 watts, sorted into three classes. Class 1 assists only while you pedal and stops assisting at 20 mph. Class 2 can move the bike without pedaling and cannot assist above 20 mph. Class 3 assists only while you pedal and stops assisting at 28 mph.

§ 63-3-1315 gives an electric bicycle the same rights and duties as a bicycle and says it is not a motor vehicle, so it needs no driver's license, registration, title, or license plate. It may be ridden wherever bicycles are allowed, including streets, bike lanes, and multi-use paths. After notice and a public hearing, a local authority or state agency may prohibit Class 1 or Class 2 bikes on a path for safety or legal compliance, and it may prohibit Class 3 bikes on a path. On a specifically nonmotorized, natural-surface trail the managing authority can regulate eBikes on its own. The text comes from the enrolled 2021 House Bill 1195.

Nobody under 16 may operate a Class 3 eBike, though a younger rider may ride as a passenger on a Class 3 built to carry one. A Class 3 must have a speedometer that reads in miles per hour, every eBike must carry a permanent label showing its class, top assisted speed, and motor wattage, and the motor must disengage when the brakes are applied. These two sections set no statewide helmet rule. Read our Mississippi eBike laws guide, then the sign at the trailhead.

Cities in Lee County

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