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This topic's been an interesting debate, touching on the current practice of policing by consent. Some criminals rely on our publicly spirited goodwill to steal from us, and sometimes they rely on some folks naivety and compliance too. Others rely on that same goodwill, naivety and compliance to...

Out of curiosity, would there be a reason for you flatly refusing a Police Officer to test ride your bike in his search for illegalities and irregularities? Not that you need a reason to be non-compliant. :) Ah.. There's a relatively new dog sport and leisure activity called 'Bikejoring'...

Don't hide your dongle up yer ass. :p

Not if it's a scam and your bike gets stolen. ;)

If they pulled you over, would you let the police ride your ebike to check for irregularities and illegalities? What if someone in uniform came to your home, with what appeared to be genuine law enforcement ID, asking to test your bike after receiving allegations of it being rode at excess speed...

You could scoot from time to time to benefit your health. :) I have a push scooter that I attach to my dog. At full tilt 'lickety split' we've hit as much as 25 mph. :eek: At slower speeds I kick scoot a bit to keep things steady. That action also takes the load off my German Shepherd, who...

ebiker99, I've answered all your repetitive questions. No doubt repeated because you're not getting the answers that you want. Why not give us your own views on what should have happened. If you're that bothered, why not just go and ask the guy on his fb page? My opinion remains that the police...

You have a lot of inflammatory opinions and assumed prejudices don't you. Do you have disagreement issues when the opinions of others conflict with your own? What others think doesn't bother me too much. I recommend giving it a try. The bike looked illegal, was likely to be illegal and was...

My opinion was that he didn't actually do anything wrong. Although, clearly the suspicion was based on what he seems to have done. Changed his speed settings. So, given the benefit of the doubt on this occasion, it is now up to him to keep the settings where they were when stopped by the police...

Educated him.

The policeman in question was, as I see it, giving the guy his chance. Considering the options, he should learn from that.

I'm not sure that they had ebikes when I was on patrol. :D I'd have probably thought that he was just ultra fit. As for things being a joke Flecc. Yes, some of it is a joke to me. Finding humour in some of life's not so serious issues isn't such a bad thing Flecc. It's one of life's better...

I don't hold with equality in all things, only with equality before the law and nothing more. I partially agreed with your post. Not wholly, but in part it was true enough for me to agree with some of it. :)

I do laugh at some of your passionate responses Flecc. :D Like I said, murky.. Oh no I didn't! You changed my muddy to murky. That's a whole different thing then. :D I hope that I've made myself clear enough. :)

There you go, we're in agreement at last. :D But my behaviour isn't in question is it? For what? Having a difference of opinion?

This isn't my argument. But whilst those 4 items read simply, I'll maintain that it's murky. Although, you saying this;- "Maximum stated power 250 watts, maximum assist speed 15.5 mph, power assist only by pedalling, maximum nominal voltage 48 volts." Seems clear enough. Until you add reality...

I did write that Flecc. It wasn't a quote. :) Ain't that a fact. What's perfectly clear is that the waters are very muddy indeed concerning ebikes.

Let's not miss the point entirely here. I'm not agreeing that illegal ebikes should be on the road. I'm saying that suspicions should be confirmed, using evidential best practice. Not by test riding for petty evidence that wasn't apparent in the first place. In this case speeding, which it would...

And stopping all ebikes for a test ride is a serious suggestion is it?

If my dog couldn't catch an ebike, then it was going too fast. ;) Opinions differ. You're not required to like or agree with them all.