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Re:Bosch eBike Systems presents its new eBike ABS by thevagrant on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @03:40AM (#32148616)
The problem with my bike was after 27km/h the motor would cut out. you could pedal harder to go faster although it'd feel like pedalling through mud without the motor.

Once I removed the speed limit, it is limited by my pedalling and the gearing speed combined with the limit of the motor. it feels natural like a bike.

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Re:Bosch eBike Systems presents its new eBike ABS by jackvalentine on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @03:44AM (#32148642)
Sadly, even with accoustic bikes you get the antisocial on shared paths riding furiously. I worry that if defeating assistance limiters becomes mainstream then the antisocial out there won't even need to exert themselves to ruin it for everyone.
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Re:Bosch eBike Systems presents its new eBike ABS by thevagrant on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @03:52AM (#32148699)
It is true. I think the limit should be there by default, even though I modded mine. I talked to others in a cycle group and they commonly had older riders joining with a new ebike only to hurt themselves as their riding skills did not match the speed of their new bike.

Personally I only ride full speed without the limiter when on the road. If riding on paths or populated areas then I slow down to a cruise.

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Re:Bosch eBike Systems presents its new eBike ABS by jackvalentine on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @04:17AM (#32148849)
> older riders joining with a new ebike only to hurt themselves as their riding skills did not match the speed of their new bike.

Apparently a big driver of injury rates increasing in The Netherlands - old people on new ebikes riding like they're 20 again.

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