Where can I ride Rungu Dualie®?

Beyond the boundaries of two-wheel ebikes

Rungu® rides on terrain that’s unfriendly to a single-front-wheel E-Bike.  See our blog post about avoiding two-wheel fat-tire e-bikes for perspective.  OHV (off-highway vehicle) trails – accessible by ATV, Jeep, Dirt Bikes, and SxSs – are ideal for Rungu Dualie. By contrast, single-front-wheel E-Bikes washout on OHV trails. 

Rungu Dualie has a narrow enough footprint, even hiking trails that allow E-Bikes are game.

Rungu Dualie performs better than single-front-wheel E-Bikes on every trail type except single-track mountain bike trails.  Unlike single-track motorcycle trails, rutted single-track mountain bike trails have a v-shape cross-section that makes navigation with two front wheels difficult.

Rungu outperforms single-front-wheel E-Bikes on tens of thousands of OHV trails, non-dedicated single-track, rails-to-trails and hiking trails plus more than one million miles of unpaved roads in the US. There are 50,000 to 60,000 miles of OHV trails; tens of thousands of accessible single-track trails and over more than 100,000 miles of hiking trails (not all allow E-Bike access, but many do). Alternatively, there are almost 1.4M miles of unpaved roads in the US; of those over 50,000 miles of dedicated OHV trails.

Rocks, sand, mud and snow on off-road trails trip up single-front-wheel E-Bikes. Specialized OHV trails have deep ruts and canted trails that require grip and control. Unlike dirt bikes, single-front-wheel E-Bikes don’t have the power to “throttle out” to overcome off-road obstacles. Even riding a single-front-wheel E-Bike downhill on gravel can result in a painful washout that Rungu Dualie avoids entirely.

But where is Rungu legal to ride?

Rungu Dualie can operate on road, on OHV trails and wherever E-Bikes are allowed.  Rungu Dualie can be factory configured to comply with Class 1 or Class 2 standards — see our FAQs on this subject.  

Many US state and federal lands welcome Rungu Dualie.  The OHV trail systems on BLM lands, the Hatfield McCoy trail system in West Virginia, Utah OHV systems and California State Park OHV areas are all examples.

Where can I find off-roading trails?

Here is a list of resources that we’ve found useful:

The BLM map search site – The Federal Government of the US manages millions of acres of land through the Bureau of land management. The website links you to a tool – Search by state for “Off Highway Vehicle” activities. The results link to excellent maps for the destinations

Trails Off-road – A paid site with access with GPS maps for your device or smartphone.

AllTrails – a subscription site with well-organized user reviews of OHV trails and access to custom maps

OnX Off-Road – Another subscription site with a ranking system that helps set expectations for off-road terrain and offers off-line capabilities that work with the GPS function in your smartphone.

For more information about Rungu Dualie capabilities contact sales@rungudualie.com