Bob Mittelstaedt

Longtime resident of Marin County and (mostly) retired trial attorney in San Francisco, with decades of jogging, hiking and biking on Mt. Tam. Found a second life with eMTB and eRoad bikes. Member of the MMWD Community Advisory Committee on E-Bikes. Member of Marin County Coalition Against Human Trafficking; Discovery Master and Settlement Judge for Marin Superior Court; past board member of Lawyers for Civil Rights Under the Law and San Francisco Bar Association. Volunteer ambassador for One Tam. Peace Corps Volunteer, Micronesia.

E-bikes

Op-Ed: Is N.J.-Style Bikelash Coming For Your State Next?

"If a doctor treated every patient with chest pain by amputating a limb, we would call it medical malpractice. When legislators do the policy equivalent, it deserves the same label."

Bob Mittelstaedt

February 4, 2026

Streetsblog California E-bikes

Scofflaw Manufacturers Could Be The Downfall of E-bikes

If illegal e-motorcycles are the downfall of legitimate e-bikes, manufacturers and retailers should look themselves in the eye, not blame it on their customers.

December 23, 2025