Changing the UK (EU?) law regarding e-bikes.

[safe]

It's not much of an argument.....

I guess wanting to imitate the Americans isn't a popular thing these days... :wink:

 

[Miles]

 

[xyster]

750 watts is plenty of power and that's "rated power" so you actually would get about 1000 watts at peak. It's "good enough" power for most things...

Bah, you provincial, flat-land mid-westerner! 750w is nowhere near enough to climb steep hills at flat-land bike pedal speed -- especially for a hubmotor, which requires a good 2000 watts to pop out of the "bog zone" on steep inclines.

 

[numberonekiwi]

Some good points here

I would like to say

under 14 300w 20mph(32kmh)
between 14 and the age of full license (or 25) 750w 20mph(32kmh)
over that then its up to you ???

hey there is only so much you can do safely and I myself would not be going 6000w constant with 60 kg batteries that would be insane not to mention possibly destroying your bike although in this category proper motorcycle helmet to be worn not just a bicycle helmet -OBEY ALL POSTED TRAFFIC SIGNS

 

[Robbie Hatfield]

2000W?! That's a ridiculous amount of power to waste when the job could be done far more efficiently with a geared motor approach.

Robbie

 

[Ypedal]

2000W?! That's a ridiculous amount of power to waste when the job could be done far more efficiently with a geared motor approach.

Robbie

Yeah.. but not nearly as much fun !! :wink:

 

[safe]

2000W?! That's a ridiculous amount of power to waste when the job could be done far more efficiently with a geared motor approach.

Ahhhh... a man of my own convictions.

Yes, it's better (safer) to let people have a moderate amount of power (750 watts is about what a peak cyclist can put out for a short period) and then use the benefits of gearing to extend the range of conditions in which that can be used.

Power equals danger... when the power is smaller and you have gears then a new kind of fun is created which is the rider learning how to use those gears better.

People love raw power... but for reasons of safety it's reasonable to keep things "in the middle" between the extremes of 2000 watts and the miniscule 200 watts. 750 watts is a sort of "sweet spot" for the average human being if you also use gears.

750 watts can achieve 40+ mph if your aerodynamics are right and if the gearing is wide enough and the lowest gear low enough you can climb anything too.

Done well, 750 watts is all you need...