GCN Video: Three Ebikes, Three Different Settings, Same Route
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Asher
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Kinda worthless vid because as they explain around 18:00, that the power cuts out around 16 mph, then it's entirely manpowered. And these guys are pretty fit road cyclists. They'd have done this route faster with a decent road bike.
This experiment would have actual value if either a) they used 28 mph ebikes, or b) had riders for whom riding 16 mph on a comparable manual bike is out of reach.
If you can cruise at 17-20 mph on a manual bike, an ebike with a 15-20 mph limit is probably a waste of money and effort, unless you've got lots of hills, wind, cargo or heat to deal with.
This experiment would have actual value if either a) they used 28 mph ebikes, or b) had riders for whom riding 16 mph on a comparable manual bike is out of reach.
If you can cruise at 17-20 mph on a manual bike, an ebike with a 15-20 mph limit is probably a waste of money and effort, unless you've got lots of hills, wind, cargo or heat to deal with.
Deacon Blues
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Personally, if I lived in a country that had a 25kph motor cutoff I probably wouldn't buy an ebike, unless the area I lived in was really hilly.
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