Old ebikes with high torque motors maybe.....but not the newer ones with cadence sensors as i have already stated to you further up this thread
Petition for law change - Ebike Assist Limit
- Thread starter jowwy
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To non ebikers maybe..........lets start a petition to licence, register, test, insure etc etc all bikes that ride on the road if they go above 15.6mph. Lets see how that petition and thread would go
iandg
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winjim
Smash the cistern
With respect, I can't see that you have. You've said that you would obey the law, but that's not quite the same thing, and doesn't make sense when discussing a petition, the purpose of which is to change the law.
I think what @Phaeton is pointing out is that there has to be a compromise somewhere and he is asking you where you would put it. So of the two options, which would you prefer, restricted speed with no licensing requirements, or greater speed with more restrictive licensing?
HobbesOnTour
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I'm really not trying to be obtuse, but what is a "regular cyclist"?
Until recent illness, I commuted to work 5 days a week winter & summer round trip of 42km, so say 200 commuting kms per week.
At least one weekend in three I would go away camping on the bike, say another 100 km.
At least once a year I'd do a 3 or 4 week tour, fully loaded, typically 2000 km as well as several shorter ones.
Having said all that, my average commuting speed is about 21/22 kph. Not mph, kph.
Am I a regular cyclist or not?
That something only you can answer......its for a different topic/thread
This post is about increasing the legal limit off assist on ebikes, which may or may not help and also may reduce the illagallity of de-restricting bikes and breaking the law while doing so...
It seems theres both support and nom support of this issue. Most non support is from the anti ebike fraternity.....lets hope they dont require to use one some day.
HobbesOnTour
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Jeez......
First of all, stop deleting your posts! It kind of interferes with the flow.....
I have specifically asked you to explain your point of view. You don't want to? Fine. But seriously, telling me what I think is overstepping the mark.
For the record...
I have nothing against Ebikes. I have said that several times. But Ebikes assisted up to 20 mph? No.
Sure, we might as well be inclusive and allow cars on cycle paths too!
With cadence sensors you can put in as little or a as much effort as you want, so you can get max motor speed with hardly any effort at all, just by using a low gear.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
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I will second that, the short ride i had on the Ribble SLe was basically effortles. But would be good when i am old.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
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- On the edge of London
My mate does that for me when we hit the hills, although he is back on a non e bike at the moment, He has put the Ribble SLE away for the summer.On the plus side - it would be handy having a Derny bike pulling the manual-crankers along on a tough ride
Not with my ebike.....low cadence and low input, means low assist. If i soft pedallled, glass cranked what ever you want to call it, the bike would hardly move. Unless pointing downhill
There will always be people (much) faster than me whether powered or not so it's not the speed issue that bothers me. I guess I'm surprised (and happy) that eBike have stayed under the radar and are not controlled like mopeds. I think that if you start to give them extra speed then you'll lose this privilege which would be a shame for those that just want to use an eBike so that they can get out and about?
