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That's kinda crazy... Here in Western Australia they're all limited to 25km/h, though you can go faster on the bike using your legs, the electronic assist must

by Nursie 4y ago

That's kinda crazy... Here in Western Australia they're all limited to 25km/h, though you can go faster on the bike using your legs, the electronic assist must cut out there. How widely these rules are actually followed, I have no clue.

thevagrant 4y ago
The problem with my bike was after 27km/h the motor would cut out. you could pedal harder to go faster although it'd feel like pedalling through mud without the motor. Once I removed the speed limit, it is limited by my pedalling and the gearing speed combined with the limit of the motor. it feels natural like a bike.
- jackvalentine 4y ago
  Sadly, even with accoustic bikes you get the antisocial on shared paths riding furiously. I worry that if defeating assistance limiters becomes mainstream then the antisocial out there won't even need to exert themselves to ruin it for everyone.
  - thevagrant 4y ago
    It is true. I think the limit should be there by default, even though I modded mine. I talked to others in a cycle group and they commonly had older riders joining with a new ebike only to hurt themselves as their riding skills did not match the speed of their new bike. Personally I only ride full speed without the limiter when on the road. If riding on paths or populated areas then I slow down to a cruise.
    - jackvalentine 4y ago
      > older riders joining with a new ebike only to hurt themselves as their riding skills did not match the speed of their new bike. Apparently a big driver of injury rates increasing in The Netherlands - old people on new ebikes riding like they're 20 again.
rozenmd 4y ago
You can easily "game" the cut out by changing what the system thinks your tyre diameter is (depending on the system) Edit: not saying you should.
- thevagrant 4y ago
  Yes and some other systems have a magnet / sensor to measure speed so this can also be manipulated.

by Nursie 4y ago

thevagrant 4y ago

The problem with my bike was after 27km/h the motor would cut out. you could pedal harder to go faster although it'd feel like pedalling through mud without the motor. Once I removed the speed limit, it is limited by my pedalling and the gearing speed combined with the limit of the motor. it feels natural like a bike.

jackvalentine 4y ago
Sadly, even with accoustic bikes you get the antisocial on shared paths riding furiously. I worry that if defeating assistance limiters becomes mainstream then the antisocial out there won't even need to exert themselves to ruin it for everyone.
- thevagrant 4y ago
  It is true. I think the limit should be there by default, even though I modded mine. I talked to others in a cycle group and they commonly had older riders joining with a new ebike only to hurt themselves as their riding skills did not match the speed of their new bike. Personally I only ride full speed without the limiter when on the road. If riding on paths or populated areas then I slow down to a cruise.
  - jackvalentine 4y ago
    > older riders joining with a new ebike only to hurt themselves as their riding skills did not match the speed of their new bike. Apparently a big driver of injury rates increasing in The Netherlands - old people on new ebikes riding like they're 20 again.

rozenmd 4y ago

You can easily "game" the cut out by changing what the system thinks your tyre diameter is (depending on the system) Edit: not saying you should.

thevagrant 4y ago
Yes and some other systems have a magnet / sensor to measure speed so this can also be manipulated.