Originally Posted by
veganbikes
If you can pedal it but it has a throttle those are called mopeds. We have had a term for that for a long time, we should be realistic and use it. The biggest reason people think they hate e-bikes is because of the e-moped market it may have pedals they may have put a tourney or any derailleur on it but if it is a throttled vehicle it would be a moped.
Yes exercise is good but a throttle is not exercise except maybe to the wrist or thumb.
You can call a car a horseless carriage. You might be a little antiquated but technically you’d be correct I suppose.
If a bike may be propelled by either pedals or throttle and if the assist is limited to 20 MPH, it is a class 2 E-bike, not a moped.
I love cycling. I go further than I should sometimes on my mop…er, um, class 2 E-bike, so I’m grateful for the throttle. But there is no free lunch. Throttling against the harsh Florida winds drains the battery rapidly, so I have to limp home on PAS 1/pedalling. I’ve lost 10 pounds so far.
But whatever.