adrian_sm
1 MW
I am not worried about attracting attention from the cops, it would just be nice to have it all legit.
My Crystalyte 408 @ 48V doesn't feel over the top to me, as:
- a guy on a decent road bike will still overtake me on the flat
- I would go faster downhill without the motor
The main difference from a speed perspective is that I go faster up hill, than my non-motorised friends. And this is probably the safest time to go fast, as stopping distances aren't an issue.
Yet as the rules stand this bike is too powerful.
Maybe a speed limit for eBikes is a better option. Keep it below ??? 40km/hr ??? on the flat on the roads and you don't have to register. Go above that, and you are in motorbike territory. The issue is with dual purpose bike/pedestrians paths. If eBikes become common I can see accidents occuring, as pedistrians aren't used to fast bikes, even though a decent road bike can go 40km/hr.
My Crystalyte 408 @ 48V doesn't feel over the top to me, as:
- a guy on a decent road bike will still overtake me on the flat
- I would go faster downhill without the motor
The main difference from a speed perspective is that I go faster up hill, than my non-motorised friends. And this is probably the safest time to go fast, as stopping distances aren't an issue.
Yet as the rules stand this bike is too powerful.
Maybe a speed limit for eBikes is a better option. Keep it below ??? 40km/hr ??? on the flat on the roads and you don't have to register. Go above that, and you are in motorbike territory. The issue is with dual purpose bike/pedestrians paths. If eBikes become common I can see accidents occuring, as pedistrians aren't used to fast bikes, even though a decent road bike can go 40km/hr.