Old 02-01-22, 07:17 AM
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JulesCW 
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It appears that you only pedal at lower speeds -- that most of your top speed run is fully motor-driven. This is not what I'd call an e-bicycle -- at best it is an e-moped.

Overclocked e-mopeds might be fun, but they're not, IMHO, e-bicycles and do not belong on MUPs -- I commute every day on a MUP, and there are a couple of commercial e-bikes that the riders have modified into high-speed e-mopeds that frequent that trail -- they are a serious menace, and are, unfortunately, creating a backlash against both bicyclists and sane, responsible people on actual e-bikes.

E-mopeds going 37 mph should be on the street, not on MUPs -- FWIW, I feel the same way about groups of young racers and wanna-be racers who ride at 20+ mph in packs on MUPs. Go find a road -- the MUP is not the place for that. Bah humbug!

The technical achievement shown here is pretty impressive, however. As far as the C&V goes, I'm ok with that -- if you'd done this to a Confente or a 1950s Herse, on the other hand...
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