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> "The biggest obstacle for me are the laws (max 250 watts, and max 25km/h)" 25 km/h on a dual suspension mountain bike is fast enough. Have you ever ridden a
by exodust 9y ago
> "The biggest obstacle for me are the laws (max 250 watts, and max 25km/h)"
25 km/h on a dual suspension mountain bike is fast enough. Have you ever ridden a mountain bike at this speed? It feels fast. Lots of wind, lots of speed, lots of focus needed, and if you fall off at that speed... OUCH.
Imagine you could increase that limit to 30 or 35 km/h. You are now travelling VERY fast for a mountain bike on a bike path. Too fast in my opinion. Those paths are often shared. Hitting or clipping someone at 30 km/h won't be pretty.
Besides, there's nothing stopping you pedalling faster than 25, the motor stops assisting, but you easily push past that if you pedal in top gear. The motors are efficient enough now that 250 watts will get you to 25 even for a mountain bike.