Originally Posted by
PeteHski
Every e-bike I have seen has a torque sensor and they are limited to a maximum 250W here in the UK. They also have to cut out above 15.5 mph. Throttles are illegal too, although they can have a walking assist up to 6 mph. They are nothing remotely like motorbikes.
None of those things are true in the US. We may have laws but nobody knows what they are so people ride pretty much whatever they want and call it an e-bike. The 15kw
Swind EB-01 is made in the UK, so there are high-powered e-bikes in your country too.
Originally Posted by
PeteHski
Refusing to differentiate between a dumb throttle and a programmable % pedal assist shows that you simply don’t get the concept of a proper e-bike vs an electric motorbike.
I'm not sure why you keep repeating that I don't understand simple concepts that I clearly understand. I just don't agree with you that the power control matters for calling something an e-bike or not when we are comparing 250w vs. 15kw motors.