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But the ban wasn't about illegal ebikes - the ban was about legal ebikes being used illegally (if anything, anecdotal evidence suggests those riding "naughty" ebikes in New York very rarely got stopped for any traffic violations and generally passed under the radar). Essentially, those riding...

No need on an ebike when a a 44.4v 10ah pack of lipo can deliver 13kw bursts. Even on the high power Formula E racing cars they use normal lipo's.

Yeah - I agree with d8veh - I'd put money on a weak cell causing the BMS to shut off power.

I disagree - I would be pretty confident that riding an s-class bike as a normal cycle with no battery attached would not incur the wrath of the law. But anyway - we're now straying into hypotheticals rather than actuals and as such, I will graciously retire from the thread - I'm off out for a...

Are you really suggesting that if you rode an S class without a battery attached that you could be done for riding a motor vehicle? It'd be laughed out of court. I know you're using the analogy of riding a motorcycle with the engine switched off but it's not in the same league at all. And...

Actually, thinking about it, there is no issue with the cycle scheme. For example, you can get a Cytronex on the cycle scheme but as the bikes are worth more that the £1k technically you only buy the bike and you pay the rest for the motor/battery. It would be the same with the Kalkhoff - you...

It says upto 80v in the description.

Welcome to two years ago! Been discussed at length on ES. The origins of the ban was the wrecklessness of the many couriers/delivery bikers New York has (if you order a pizza in New York it'll arrive by cycle most probably) - and it was noted that many of those couriers when stopped for...

Yup - it's fooked.

Excellent stuff :-)

I'm sorry, I don't agree with this at all. That's like a vaping shop selling a water pipe but having to tell the customer not to put cannabis in it, only tobacco, or B&Q selling a chainsaw but telling the customer it's only to be used for cutting down trees, not removing human limbs. Too much...

They are also super loud, so don't use one if you're looking for stealth. Have a listen

What do you mean shemozzle? That they are prosecuting ebikes that adhere to EU rules but not UK rules or that they're ignoring ALL ebikes? If it's the latter - well, it's hardly surprising is it given their lack of resources? Would you rather they focus on burglaries, assaults etc or a rider...

No need to be rude and lower yourself to an Ad Hominem fallacy. Ok, bad example. Lets say a screw driver from B&Q then. There is no such responsibility - especially as far as legislation goes. What you're doing is trying to impose your own moral code on a business, when the law requires no...

What? It's not an offence to sell a non en5194 (or whatever) bike though, so how can you say 50cycles are operating outside the law? It's the user of said machine that operates outside the law. Just like Sainsbury's can sell me a kitchen knife. If I decide to stab someone with it, what...

It won't be listed under "using an illegal ebike" though, as that's not an offence. The offence would be "using an unregistered/untaxed/uninsured motor vehicle". How would you distinguish between an ebike and all the other vehicles?

I disagree with this. How many times have you read about a high powered supercars being crashed (ask Rowan Atkinson ;-). Now, are there plans to restrict high powered motor vehicles in this country? No, because there are already rules in place for those being irresponsible, just like there...

The spring has two right angled "hooks" that latch into a hole - it's common for one of these ends to come out of the hole so the throttle doesn't return. Dead easy to have a look - just put a thin flat blade screw driver or knife between the part that rotates and the part that clamps to the...

I've got a Kryptonite New York 3000 lock - never lost a bike yet - but then again I tend not to leave the bike for a long time or somewhere overly dodgy. I have a couple of Abus Booster Pro cable locks as well to secure the wheels if the bike I'm on has QR's.

What's the voltage on the battery when fully charged?