_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoE-bike riders aren’t wearing helmets — and head trauma cases are through the roofwww.tomsguide.comexternal-linkmessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down115
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minus-squareTBi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoThey aren’t limited to 25kph. That’s just when the electric boost stops. You could easily go 50-60kph downhill like a regular bike.
minus-squareMichal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-28 months agoLike you say, downhill it’s the same. but on average it’s going to be slower because it’s speed limited, so it’s not fair to say ebikes are faster by any measure.
minus-squareTBi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoThe point is you can still easily go as fast as any road bike…
minus-squareMichal@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoOnly if you overcome the added weight
They aren’t limited to 25kph. That’s just when the electric boost stops. You could easily go 50-60kph downhill like a regular bike.
Like you say, downhill it’s the same. but on average it’s going to be slower because it’s speed limited, so it’s not fair to say ebikes are faster by any measure.
The point is you can still easily go as fast as any road bike…
Only if you overcome the added weight