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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by stef25 on Friday November 12, 2021 @04:16PM (#29204627)
Most if not all electric bikes here in EU won't get close to those speeds, regardless of your fitness. I don't think it's even allowed.

If it's capable of doing 50KPH it should be treated as a motorcycle, away from other cyclists and pedestrians and the rider should have the same knowledge as a motorcyclist wrt to how to behave in traffic.

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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by newaccount74 on Saturday November 13, 2021 @12:40AM (#29207717)
Almost all ebikes are limited to 25km/h here, which is a reasonable speed in my opinion. It makes cycling accessible to everyone regardless of fitness level or hills, but it also ensures that ebikes go at a similar speed as most other riders (most riders on the cycle paths go between 20 and 30 km/h (12-19MPH)

There are some people who modded their ebikes to go faster, but I've only encountered them very rarely.

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