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E-bikes are limited to 25kmh in Europe (and that also applies to the UK - for now). If you are seeing e-bikers doing 25mph (are you really?), then those are ill
by haspok 5y ago
E-bikes are limited to 25kmh in Europe (and that also applies to the UK - for now). If you are seeing e-bikers doing 25mph (are you really?), then those are illegally modified. They exist, but are a distinct minority.
Also, e-bikes are typically ridden by people who would never think of riding a bicycle in the middle of an A-road, so no need to worry.
- jjav 5y ago> If you are seeing e-bikers doing 25mph (are you really?), then those are illegally modified. The speed cutoffs are where the electric assist stops assisting, but you can always just pedal to higher speeds like any bike.
- multjoy 5y agoPedal-ecs shut the assistance off at 15.5mph, but that doesn't mean that you can't ride faster especially with some of the very lightweight versions. In any case, it's relatively easy to do 25mph without a motor which is probably who he's seeing.
- mrep 5y agoLevel 3 e-bikes in the US can do 20 mph on throttle alone and 28 mph with assist.