It has to be fast!

[speedict mercury ebike user]

Yes go for a big one.

 

[SteveRuss]

I personally think that 20mph would be a perfect cut off speed for the speed restrictors fitted to EU spec'd pedelecs. I can easily hit 28mph rolling down the Wells Rd in Bristol and fear if I came off at that speed i'd likely hurt myself badly even if I didn't roll underneath something, or hit a lamp post etc.

That said, the 17mph of my Kalkhoff Pro connect is perfectly good for getting around town without freaking out the motorists (who are used to expecting a cyclists to be doing a few MPH less than that on the whole).

30mph is a serious speed on a pedal bike if you're using them on the public roads, as well as a serious battery drainer. I love a bit of speed but the more i've thought about it, the less the idea of hooning around at 30mph appeals to me.

 

[selrahc1992]

I personally think that 20mph would be a perfect cut off speed for the speed restrictors fitted to EU spec'd pedelecs. I can easily hit 28mph rolling down the Wells Rd in Bristol and fear if I came off at that speed i'd likely hurt myself badly even if I didn't roll underneath something, or hit a lamp post etc.

That said, the 17mph of my Kalkhoff Pro connect is perfectly good for getting around town without freaking out the motorists (who are used to expecting a cyclists to be doing a few MPH less than that on the whole).

30mph is a serious speed on a pedal bike if you're using them on the public roads, as well as a serious battery drainer. I love a bit of speed but the more i've thought about it, the less the idea of hooning around at 30mph appeals to me.

For some reason any bicycle I have becomes unstable at 30 mph sustained (is not briefly downhill), I'm not sure why,its not as if the average moped has that much more stable geometry. I equally find constant 30mph too much like being on a moped without adequate protection.

 

[soundwave]

im ok on mine at 30mph tho i now wear body armour and full face splat hat