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
Can, but more important thing is the weight. While lightweight bicycles can easily exceed 25km/h (and I personally can reach 40km/h with mine), they’re usually much lighter, obviously. This comes with a noticeable difference in the impact itself. You could argue they’re more stable or have better brakes, but people are just more irresponsible with them. I can bet my left ball on the fact that statistically ebikes crash more often than non-ebikes (per capita) and the crashes are almost always more severe
Can, but more important thing is the weight. While lightweight bicycles can easily exceed 25km/h (and I personally can reach 40km/h with mine), they’re usually much lighter, obviously. This comes with a noticeable difference in the impact itself. You could argue they’re more stable or have better brakes, but people are just more irresponsible with them. I can bet my left ball on the fact that statistically ebikes crash more often than non-ebikes (per capita) and the crashes are almost always more severe
Sure. But if the combined weight of rider and bike is around 100kg and that rises to 115kg for an electric, then that’s not a huge difference.
220lbs. Overweight unless you are tall, but not unrealistic and not even an outlier in the US
Biker plus bike plus gear. Yes. Easily. Or it might be 90kg which changes nothing.