Search results

Hey Dave, It depends how you look at it. In BC, if you want to qualify as a MAC then your e-bike cannot go faster than 32 km/hr, as well as other criteria laid out in the BC Motor Assisted Cycle Regulation (as you have listed them). The benefit of MAC qualification is that there no...

Hey Dave, A large part of the problem, as I see it, is that ICBC will not register and insure non-speed-limited Stromers (i.e., with speed performance up to 45 km/hr). These Stromers would appear to satisfy ALL criteria to qualify as a “Limited Speed Motorcycle” (LSM), as defined in the BC MVA...

I wish I’d read your comments earlier… well done !.

It would appear to me that Stromer unnecessarily foisted this change across the board to all previously sold bikes in Canada. In my opinion, Stromer has contravened consumer protection legislation available in most provinces and violated the terms and conditions of its own privacy policy as...

Respectfully, it’s a bit a simplification to say these bikes were illegal in Canada.

Not only were these bikes designed for 45 km/hr, the technical specification for maximum speed of 45 km/hr was advertised and promoted by the Company. This feature for maximum speed of 45 km/hr was the decisive consideration in my ultimate decision to purchase. As with you, from the date of...

It is interesting how people seem to assume Stromer has acted in good faith here. Stromer has used Owners’ private information and data for the purpose of identifying certain bikes to change their speed capability. I do not believe any Owner gave consent for such use of their personal...

Respectfully, the issue for me was not ignorance of the law/regulations. I performed due diligence with all jurisdictional authorities at the time of purchase. In my own jurisdiction, there is no law/regulation to prohibit travel of motor-assisted bikes like the Stromer at maximum speed of, 45...

I would recommend doing a deeper dive into the source Regulations. As a starting point, the fact a motor-assisted bike has a maximum speed greater than 32 km/hr simply means it does not qualify for the category identified by ICBC in the above screenshot from their website. Importantly...

In my opinion, Stromer has acted unethically, in bad faith and unlawfully toward owners who relied upon representations and descriptions that the bikes, as bundled with certain firmware, are capable of 45km/hr. In violation of consumer protection legislation available in most provinces, Stromer...