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This is not true, and may fool a casual glance but legally is not classified as a bicycle. The difference is if it has a throttle or is pedal assist. No one is
by skeeter2020 1y ago
This is not true, and may fool a casual glance but legally is not classified as a bicycle. The difference is if it has a throttle or is pedal assist. No one is hitting 30 mph on these things without a throttle
- toast0 1y agoPedal assist can almost certainly be tuned to get you to 30 mph if the motor can do it. I've used a few e-bikes, and the nice ones have pedal assist that has good feel, but the less expensive ones have pedal assist that's a janky throttle with more steps. I understand the motivation for requiring pedal assist rather than a throttle, but the motor speed cutout is the important bit. If I can put it in easy gear and pedal to operate the throttle while the chain is freewheeling the whole time, the pedals are just a throttle I operate with my feet; I'm not actually providing any of the energy for locomotion.
- namibj 1y agoThe typical premium/brand-name e-bike in Germany AFAIK uses torque sensing u to electronically transform the apparent weight of the loaded vehicle (more acceleration for the same felt/pedaled force), which seems to benefit nuanced control.
- senkora 1y agoI have an (unmodified) Super73. There is a mode selection between pedal assist and throttle. You can hit 28mph with only pedal assist.