And I would tend to agree with that.Neal -This is where I totally disagree with you. A throttle, at least the way I use it, is of great assistance to us older folk who struggle to start off, and is a great enhancement to safety at a crowded set of traffic lights. There is nothing worse than an old fart like me starting off at the lights wobbling all over the road to get started, especially up an incline. No, no you leave our throttles alone. You say if you can't ride without one then you shouldn't be on the road. That to me invalidates the whole raison d'etre of a pedelec. Sureley we want to encourage older folk to be active into older age and cycling gives us great enjoyment.
If on my eBike I ease back on the pressure of the pedals, and just spin them, the motor is still powered, shock horror.
So just moving the pedals, with no real effort is a throttle really, so why the sham of having to show you can
only just move the pedals ?
As for the moving away from the lights scenario, having got older also I would agree its a benefit to have a bit of a push as you move off. Perhaps a pressure sensor in the pedals to replace the throttle, if you apply pressure to the pedals on most every bike the pedals will move, even if its only a tiny tiny amount.
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