I think the short version, is "don't ride like a dick". For instance, ebikes are prohibited on the golden gate bridge but I've never been stopped, and have a buddy who does a daily commute on a yuba cargo bike. He says he's passed cops on the west side path many times, but always at or under the 15mph speed limit and has never been hassled. Of course, it helps that a cargo bike wouldn't look fast if you dropped it from a helo.
It's not law enforcement pulling you over that you have to worry about (but it's happened to me twice) it's the insurance companies when/if something happens... that's when the police come into the situation usually. Everything is about money now and mitigating responsibility is a game insurance companies win. If you aren't "jacking around" in traffic a cop isn't going to stop you if you are up and pedaling the bike, even at 30 mph. Buzz through a long sweeping turn at a busy intersection on a long yellow/red and a cop is going to treat you the same as a car or motorcycle doing the same, as should be the case.
Or people will be smart and stick with 1 h.p. and ride anywhere in America that bicycles are allowed.
cops generally dont give a s*it about your Ebike unless your riding to fast on something obnoxious,but if they did decide to hassle you turning the throttle off wont cut it,if your worried just remove the throttle all together.
My question was more a hypothetical follow-on to the bolton video; I rarely ride off pavement. My throttle is a half-twist and very integrated into the handlebar and wiring harness, removing it would would be a one-way thing. But I could also disable it via the controller settings, beyond the physical disable switch.
whats happening on local trails with a few Fatbikes is the least of our concerns ,its the all throttle Taco/Scrambler ride culture that is going to kill E-Biking, every machine in this video will do 30mph+, i know its good fun but stuff like this will eventually get attention from law enforcement
it seems like people are not really into being smart lol
It makes no sense to you. A mid-drive motor e-bike doesn't need and cannot use the throttle.
It will be after you have removed the throttle.
Well if you're going to just sit there and make sense then I'm not going to argue! But 750W with the right gearing going into the chain is a lot of power. Ride safe man.
None of these fit the definition of an LSEB. Don't worry about them, worry about the 2002 Federal definition being changed. But all these are dangerous, especially the single wheel boards. People can ride the s*it out of them but if their line is encroached on bad things happen. When my line is interrupted I just hit the brakes and/or alter direction. They almost have to move fast to stay stable and when s*it happens it can be bad for more than just themselves.
Are you saying to be a Class-1 ebile you can't have the throttle? (Ture) But my mid-drive has one and I use the s*it out of it.
Beautiful scenery, gnarly trail, if you can call it that. But you seem to want to build yourself up by putting others down. Makes you seem insecure.
