Two bills moving through the California legislature this year could change how e-bikes are bought, ridden, and regulated across the state. One would require
Lol. No, but do you think it’s safer to pedal your ass off at thirty, or casually doing it on an e bike where you can look around and see everything else?
True, I did exaggerate. But the reality is sustained motorized speed is entirely different from a cyclist’s burst speed, which is exactly why they shouldn’t be regulated the same way.
You’re sustaining 30 for over an hour on a road bike solely by pedaling? I didn’t know we had olympians in the comments
Lol. No, but do you think it’s safer to pedal your ass off at thirty, or casually doing it on an e bike where you can look around and see everything else?
You are misreading that he said he could keep it up for an hour
True, I did exaggerate. But the reality is sustained motorized speed is entirely different from a cyclist’s burst speed, which is exactly why they shouldn’t be regulated the same way.
I’d argue the opposite.