Re:The popularity of e-bikes isn’t slowing down
by namdnay on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @04:56AM
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What are the rules where you live? In France it's either a bike if the assist is limited to 25kmh (you could go above that on a nice flat road, but the gearing usually isn't designed for it) , or a "<50cc motorcycle" in which case it can go up to 50kmh (like all other <50cc vehicles). In the latter case, no bike lanes, you need a rear-view mirror and helmet, and for some bureaucratic reason the brakes have to be inversed
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Re:The popularity of e-bikes isn’t slowing down
by pmontra on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @05:59AM
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Same in Italy.
It means that a ciclyst on an ebike can outperform a group of friends with normal bikes on an slope but can't stay with them on the way back home and they'll have to wait. I experienced that and it's not nice. The two types of bikes mix well only in low intensity sightseeing rides.
Re:The popularity of e-bikes isn’t slowing down
by namdnay on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @07:06AM
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well, only if the friends are keen cyclists with road bikes.
no commuter in shirt and trousers with saddlebags for the laptop etc is going to be running at more than 25kmh
Re:The popularity of e-bikes isn’t slowing down
by pmontra on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @12:49PM
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Of course. We were slowly pedaling uphill with road bikes and our friend was speeding in front of us. But we had to wait on the way back home because we could do easily 30 km/h on the last 20 km (completely flat) and his engine cut off at 25.