• @brot@feddit.org
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    12 days ago

    Not really - I’m going 25km/h if I’m pedaling and I would go 25km/h with a throttle. And bike manufacturers fitting underpowered brakes on eBikes is an issue for another regulation?

    • gian
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      32 days ago

      Not really - I’m going 25km/h if I’m pedaling and I would go 25km/h with a throttle.

      And how many time you reach 25 km/h while pedaling and how many time you reach 25 km/h with a throttle ?

      And bike manufacturers fitting underpowered brakes on eBikes is an issue for another regulation?

      If they become a danger to the others then yes.

      • @brot@feddit.org
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        12 days ago

        And how many time you reach 25 km/h while pedaling and how many time you reach 25 km/h with a throttle ?

        Have you ever ridden an eBike? It’s totally easy to reach 25km/h by pedalling. It’s also possible to reach that speed (and to go over that) on a normal bicycle without a motor

        • gian
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          221 hours ago

          Have you ever ridden an eBike?

          Yes.

          It’s totally easy to reach 25km/h by pedalling. It’s also possible to reach that speed (and to go over that) on a normal bicycle without a motor

          I didn’t ask if it is possible but how many times you reach that speed while pedaling versus how many time you reach it using the throttle.

          • @brot@feddit.org
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            120 hours ago

            I reach it every time. You do not need much pedal assist to reach the max. And if I’m on my road bike without a motor, I’m even faster. And I communte by bicycle and can tell you: 25km/h is the default speed for eBikes

        • @Successful_Try543@feddit.org
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          1 day ago

          Yes, exactly this is what makes e-bikes so unpredictable in traffic. While a normal biker is unlikely to bing 350 W onto the street every time they start, it’s a piece of cake with an e-bike. Additionally, as e-bikes legally count as regular bikes, they are subject to the same slack safety standards and e-bike manufacturers regularly have been criticised e.g. by Stiftung Warentest for failing components.