The ebike class 1/2/3 concept is stupid puritan nonsense driven by cyclist jealousy and serves only to limit the usefulness of ebikes as car replacements.

  • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    Class 1 shouldn't exist, and class 3 should have a throttle. I do think 45 kmh/28 mph is a reasonable top speed though. It's a bicycle, not a motorcycle. Safety is a reasonable concern to have.

    • Slaanesh [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      My worst moto accidents have all been under 50km/h so far. Shit hurts even with gear. A friend got a standing scooter that does 80km/h, advised him to get full gear. He at least got a proper helmet but nothing really else. Shit is terrifying to think people are ripping around over 50km/h with no proper gear or infrastructure.

    • buckykat [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      1 year ago

      My EUC tops out at 55kmh/34mph and it's still not fast enough for the times I'm forced by bad infrastructure to contend with cars

        • buckykat [none/use name]
          hexagon
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          1 year ago

          Ebikes should just be unregulated motorcycles I can take on the bike path

          • Egon
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            3 months ago

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          • omenmis [she/her]
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            1 year ago

            i would love to be biking on a non-ebike and have a teen hit me at 65 mph headon because they just got a new toy

            • buckykat [none/use name]
              hexagon
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              1 year ago

              Yes, I too would prefer that to the same teen hitting me in their new car

              • Flinch [he/him]
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                1 year ago

                Both would be terrible, I think limiting the chances of both of those terrible things happening is good

    • SuperZutsuki [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      I can hit 35mph and hold it with a decent downhill grade and that feels fine to me. shrug-outta-hecks