If I was buying one, I'd want something that supplements the effort from my legs, including stationary torque, with a set percentage of assist, so that it just feels like riding an ordinary bike, but with less effort.Basically, I think that e-bikes should help people ride like cyclists. If they want to ride like motorcyclists then be motorcyclists!
Over the past few years of commuting in SE London and seeing the rise of E-Bikles I have only ever seen the police do a stop and seize once. The likelyhood of them getting stopped is near zero methinks.
Over the past few years of commuting in SE London and seeing the rise of E-Bikles I have only ever seen the police do a stop and seize once. The likelyhood of them getting stopped is near zero methinks.
Agree, but considering them bikes when they clearly are not, doesn’t do the rest of us any good. They ought to be called out for what they are.
I'm opposing that a 500w motor is supposed to solve the issue of some riders needing more assistance as I believe this can instead be achieved with better gearing on a 250w motor and no law change.
If I was buying one, I'd want something that supplements the effort from my legs, including stationary torque, with a set percentage of assist, so that it just feels like riding an ordinary bike, but with less effort.
If the cut-off is still 15mph then the only advantage over a conventinoal bicycle is up hills where you're not going to be going fast anyway.
That's the fun of E-MTB's. Charging uphill on single tracks
You hardly have to pedal when it's on boost setting but you sure have to hang on going uphill
As a pedelec user with 850w i find it very practical and useful. I carry a descent amount of gear with me, can dress reasonably for the weather and still maintain a good average speed over a commute. That was one of the reasons i switched from using a car, hardly takes any longer and i get some exercise at the same time.
If you want people to ditch cars then then they’ll need more than 250w is my feeling
Surely, if in Switzerland, the legislation is in line with EU rules so isn't what you have technically a moped, with all that implies?
I agree
I have seen a tendancy in the press recently of reducing the number of times that an illegal "ebike" is referred to as simply an ebike
which tends to make people think that they are all the same