Oh my god these comments.
You assholes would gatekeep oxygen if a fat person was breathing it next to you.
Shut. Up. Let people have fun.
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Ebikes are mopeds, or basically tiny motorcycles.
I see inexperienced riders get on these things with just light bike helmets (or no helmet) & tear down the street at dangerous speeds.
I think ebikes are good, but they need to be treated as motorized vehicles, because they are.
EDIT: yeah this article is written by an experienced cyclist who just skips right over the danger of n00bs ripping down the road @ 20 mph.
Also the idea ebikes aren't mopeds because they lack a throttle is semantics horseshit.
This sounds wrong. Most regular bikes can go faster than E-Bikes even on flat ground but at least here in Germany most E-Bikes I've seen are limited to 25kph which is slower than the 20mph you mentioned. Currently i wish i had one because I'm recovering from a sickness and don't want to get on my regular bike for my work route as to not damage my heart, so now I'm stuck with the train
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