Re:Street-Legal ebikes are underpowered
by aaroninsf on Thursday December 29, 2016 @02:46PM
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My Bionx Xtracycle has regenerative breaking and it is as implied super-useful as a speed moderator here in SF when going downhill with a load (my two kids) would build up speed.
It's firmware limited to 20 mph which _feels_ slow but is probably a sane compromise. We only hit that going down hill, and are far from the fastest cycle; but we average 12-15 mph on mild uphills and flats when conventional cycles usually average a few mph slower.
I love my ebike, it makes a daily commute taking two kids to school then getting on to work feasible, regardless of weather or relative personal energy level.
It's firmware limited to 20 mph which _feels_ slow but is probably a sane compromise. We only hit that going down hill, and are far from the fastest cycle; but we average 12-15 mph on mild uphills and flats when conventional cycles usually average a few mph slower.
I love my ebike, it makes a daily commute taking two kids to school then getting on to work feasible, regardless of weather or relative personal energy level.