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Is it even legal? In the Netherlands, e-bikes with motors >250W, speeds above 25 km/h and/or a twist throttle require a license plate, driver's license and helm

• simfree 4y ago
  Try going up a Seattle hill with a 250W motor. Unless you weigh little and have a geared motor, your going to have a hard time keeping up momentum going up block after block of steep incline.
  • kioleanu 4y ago
    He said that bikes with >250W motors have to be registered as mopeds, not that they're illegal - Netherlands has hills too. With the registration, there are others rules that usually come, like a minimum age of 16 and having passed a theoretical exam (this differs from country to country). In any case, a 12 year old on such a powerful bike should be illegal and we'll probably see more cases until the legislation catches up