In my conversion kit, there are two sets of profile settings baked into the controller firmware. The user can select which one to use, or presumably move back and forth.
One is called "street". I assume that means "street legal." That is the one the control defaulted to when I set it up.
The other is called "race." The (very limited and circumspect) documentation says it is for off-road use, with the implication that it is not "street legal."
I bought the
lowest-power kit available from this manufacturer, mainly because it would fit my unusual frame, and it offered the most natural pedal-assist.