The town is one of several communities across the Triangle taking a closer look at e-bike laws amid a surge in popularity, and it comes just days after a teen on an e-bike was hit and killed in Durham.
Marwan Rahal, owner of Pops Garage Bicycle Repair, says business is booming - driven largely by e-bikes.
"This year, I feel like it's over 50% of the bikes that I get in," Rahal said. "It's definitely a craze through the younger population and the older population as well."
But as ridership increases, so do injuries. A national report last year found more than 20,000 e-bike-related injuries annually, including roughly 3,000 hospitalizations.
Doctors with UNC Health say they're seeing similar trends locally.
"It's younger adults that are being brought in from e-bike injuries," Dr. Abhi Mehrotra said. "The typical injuries you think of with motorized vehicles are what we're seeing with e-bikes. At the same time, you're getting folks that are utilizing helmets less, so head injuries become most common."
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Tuesday's discussion will focus on possible updates, including adopting a three-class e-bike system to clarify where different types of e-bikes can be used, lowering speed limits, and potentially setting a minimum age for higher-speed Class 3 e-bikes, which can reach up to 28 miles per hour.
Rahal also raised concerns about safety risks tied to some e-bike components and modifications. He said certain bikes can be altered to reach much higher speeds - sometimes far beyond their intended limits - and urged riders to have their bikes inspected by professionals.
"Batteries not being tested to adequate amounts, or have incorrect labels on them as to what power they output," Rahal said. "Modifying their bikes to where they cut the wire ... causing wear and tear on the battery and eventually causing it to blow up in people's houses in some cases."