Ebikers are WRONG about the Ebike Speed Law

Be sure to check out my other videos on ebike law:

Throttle law: https://youtu.be/YSSVDMgpgBM

Power law: https://youtu.be/_SqhglS_SPw

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Was out on the road bike going uphill. Guy passes me like lance Armstrong on epo on an Mtb doing more than 20mph. He was riding an illegal ebike. Fucking cheat😂see loads of illegal fannies about which unfortunately ruins it for legal ebike users because the legal ones get lumped in with the illegals.

Naaa. Just go as fast as you can. 60mph seems fine.

I will never purchase an ebike , unless max W 750 , Speed 30mph & throttle is allowed.
I would agree over 30mph needs a license… Oh one last point and prices are never over £1000.
ebikes are pure rip offs and better with a moped / motor bike.

It would be nice to have a 2 classification system:
Category 1- 15.5mph 250w nominal (as existing) no license required
Category 2- 25mph 750w nominal for existing driving licence holders
There is clear legislation (existing) about this- you can ride a bike (ebike or moped) that will do 20-30mph if it is registered, taxed and you have the correct license. There has to be a lower motorised class distinction (the current 15.5mph) so that there is an option to for those that don’t want to gain a license and registration/insurance costs. I have a 250w legal ebike, a 1,450w 58v custom which has a road legal mode to get me to the off-road riding and a 80kw motorcycle for longer faster riding. My 250w ebike is great for getting in and out of town and is efficient enough to be pedalled at double the cut off motor speed.
As a side note there aren’t any actual 250w e-bikes, that is the nominal continuous output at the 15.5mph cut of when not under any load- most 36v 250w e-bikes have a maximum power output of 630(ish)w- that’s 42v at 100% battery x 15amps output.

Very good point as a have driver that has had my licence. Taken from me because of a seizure and great full for my e bike. If you mention cbt idea I would be except. As need bare minimum profin

Good video! You talked about speed of cars being able to exceed speed limits, so can motorcycles. These bikes are great! You're getting cleaner air, people are exercising. Just be responsible, I want to be left alone and enjoy the bike with my driving experience. Thank you!!

28mph is a must. It's ridiculous for a motor to not be allowed to even go as fast as you can manually pedal! Europe sucks when it comes to ebikes.

A throttle is actually legal up to 15.5 mph, if it only works when your turning the pedals. On mine, you don't have to apply any force to them as just windmilling them around is good enough. Re cable operated disk brakes, the limiting factor is normally the grip between the tyre and the road. I can't see the minor increase in speed needing upgraded brakes.

Re speed limit I would prefer 20 mph, which would make it easier to keep up with non-assisted bikes (at the moment I tend to go faster uphill, slower on the level bits).

I think the limit should be increased to the speed that a physically fit rider of a non-electric bike would typically manage on a flat surface. So around 25-30 mph.

I have been a cyclist and a motorist for years and going along a flat road at 15mph on a pedal bike is a good speed during my hay day 20mph on a flat for a long distance and 50mph downhill on a standard racing bike was tops and up hills down to 5 to 10 mph going downhill and I got fit!!!!!! E-Bikes are assisted, if you want faster then get an electric motorbike and pass a motorbike test and pass all of the theory tests to keep yourselves and everyone else safe. Food delivery drivers are the worst with upgraded bikes (probably illegal upgrades (definitely) travel at very high speeds, throttlers, and no pedalling) travelling the wrong way down roads and riding in busy city centres (Birmingham) etc.

A bit late to the party on this one, but not sure I accept the argument when it comes to cars overtaking bicycles. There are 2 sides to this coin. How frustrating would it be to get stuck behind an extremely slow cyclist and unable to overtake. In a situation like that the urge would be even greater because, as a driver you are been held back even more than if the cyclist were travelling at a relatively decent speed.
Also, your vehicles ability to accelerate from a very slow speed up to a sufficient speed that would allow you to get past the slow cyclist would actually take longer than if you were accelerating from say 20mph where your vehicle already has a reasonable amount of momentum.
The biggest energy requirement for anything is when it is accelerating from standstill. So, the nearer to 0mph you are the more effort is required from the engine in order to accelerate up to the speed required in order to overtake sufficiently making it much more of a risk, in my view.

I like my 250W bike which is unrestricted, so doesn't cut off at 15.5mph. If it did I would be doing 95% of the journey with no assistance, because I'm not going to want to cruise at only 15.5mph on any bike. The assistance at higher speeds is far less noticable than at lower speeds anyway, and is really just taking the edge off it, and making me want to get out and cycle more