Thats not pedal assist mid drive though raleighnutNo motor 'drag' on my front wheel motor.
Thats not pedal assist mid drive though raleighnutNo motor 'drag' on my front wheel motor.
True, maybe that's why I'm a fan of front wheel drive kits. The wheel on mine does not use any type of speed sensor either, the top speed is governed by the control unit only driving the 3 phase 'Hall effect' motor to a certain maximum RPM (I assume it is frequency limited)Thats not pedal assist mid drive though raleighnut
I think the law is a bit silly. 20 or 25mph would be more reaistic, we can all blat along at those speeds anyway even if it is just for a short distance.
The legal assistance speed is deliberately set low in order to prevent cycle tracks and shared paths becoming infested with reckless chavs on two wheels tearing about irresponsibly carving up other road users. Fast cyclists mixed up with slow cyclists and even slower pedestrians does not do anything to improve road safety It's bad enough now with 100% human-powered bikes being ridden far too fast for the amount of other road users in close proximity, but fortunately the fact that most cyclists aren't sufficiently fit or strong to hit warp speed on the flat or uphill at least limits the problem. Introduce the e-bike into the equation, and you multiply the potential for irresponsible riders on doctored machinery to ride in a more dangerous and inconsiderate manner than they would be capable of purely using leg power alone. More accidents, more aggro between different road users, more anti-social behaviour, more negative publicity for cycling.
I agree with this, but imo banning ebikes is not the answer.The legal assistance speed is deliberately set low in order to prevent cycle tracks and shared paths becoming infested with reckless chavs on two wheels tearing about irresponsibly carving up other road users. Fast cyclists mixed up with slow cyclists and even slower pedestrians does not do anything to improve road safety It's bad enough now with 100% human-powered bikes being ridden far too fast for the amount of other road users in close proximity, but fortunately the fact that most cyclists aren't sufficiently fit or strong to hit warp speed on the flat or uphill at least limits the problem. Introduce the e-bike into the equation, and you multiply the potential for irresponsible riders on doctored machinery to ride in a more dangerous and inconsiderate manner than they would be capable of purely using leg power alone. More accidents, more aggro between different road users, more anti-social behaviour, more negative publicity for cycling.
Fast and slow cyclists on cycle tracks and shared paths are already mixed up with pedestrians everyday......thats not got nothing to do with ebikes or their use.The legal assistance speed is deliberately set low in order to prevent cycle tracks and shared paths becoming infested with reckless chavs on two wheels tearing about irresponsibly carving up other road users. Fast cyclists mixed up with slow cyclists and even slower pedestrians does not do anything to improve road safety It's bad enough now with 100% human-powered bikes being ridden far too fast for the amount of other road users in close proximity, but fortunately the fact that most cyclists aren't sufficiently fit or strong to hit warp speed on the flat or uphill at least limits the problem. Introduce the e-bike into the equation, and you multiply the potential for irresponsible riders on doctored machinery to ride in a more dangerous and inconsiderate manner than they would be capable of purely using leg power alone. More accidents, more aggro between different road users, more anti-social behaviour, more negative publicity for cycling.
I agree with this, but imo banning ebikes is not the answer..
More drivelI'm not actually in favour of banning e-bikes either, but I see them as something for use by "marginal cyclists" who might not otherwise be able to ride anything. I don't think they should be promoted as a labour-saving device, range extender, or a way of going up hills faster.
Whilst there is always going to be conflict between road users, e-bikes are certainly not going to help matters. Fortunately I don't yet see many of them around, no doubt due to cost, but it's clear a lot of the ones that are on the roads have been tampered with to turn them into electric mopeds capable of being ridden in a pretty antisocial and dangerous manner with little or no effort from the rider. An assisted bike is supposed to be just that, not a means of trying to circumvent road traffic law by running an unlicensed, unregistered, and uninsured moped. The danger here is that illegally doctored e-bikes will be taken up in large numbers by people with no licence, a driving ban, or enough convictions or accidents to make them uninsurable on a vehicle covered by the Road Traffic Act. A lot of those people are already cyclists under duress, since they can't get away with driving anything with a number plate on it, and they are not really the sort of people you want to go faster and further on bikes by giving them any help!
Sorry, but there are many fast (20mph+) cyclists on the shared paths now, on ordinary bikes.but it's clear a lot of the ones that are on the roads have been tampered with to turn them into electric mopeds capable of being ridden in a pretty antisocial and dangerous manner with little or no effort from the rider.
I can't get to 10mph on a good day, still, I have had grannies in parks calling me a "menace".