Help! Legal e-bike kit

[Adamroze]

Hi guys, so I’m interested in converting my push bike into an ebike, looking for a EAPC compliant conversion kit so 250w, 15.5mph max speed and no throttle etc.

So far I’ve seen in some forums that the Bafang BBS01 mid drive, seems like a decent option, as it’s got 80Nm of torque also. It’s also shown on some uk bike shops like Brighton ebikes that it’s fully legal.

However I’ve noticed that on the LCD displays that come with the Bafang or other similar kits, you are able to adjust the speed limit in some hidden menu/ advanced settings.

Wouldn’t this make the Bafang kits illegal? As I have also seen off-road switches aren’t allowed.
If so please can you recommend any bike kit that’s decent and EAPC compliant, that have no speed derestricting settings on displays please

 

[Woosh]

Wouldn’t this make the Bafang kits illegal?

Bafang has obtained EN15194 for their BBS01B kit.
Your kit is supplied conform to EAPC rules and as long as you don't change the settings (other than wheel diameter to your correct wheel size), you have nothing to worry about.

 

[Adamroze]

That’s good to know if it’s EN15194 certified, do you happen to have a screen shot or know where the BBS01B’s EN15194 cert is? Coudn’t find anything on thier Bafang web site please

 

[Woosh]

I will upload their en15194 and ukca certificates here for you tomorrow when I get to the office.

 

[Adamroze]

Oh that’s appreciated

 

[Az.]

As I have also seen off-road switches aren’t allowed.

What is an off-road switch?

 

[Adamroze]

What is an off-road switch?

Derestrict mode/remove speed limit

 

[Az.]

Derestrict mode/remove speed limit

To make bike illegal off-road and pretend bike is legal on road? Doesn't make much sense to me. It is like being part time criminal

Personally I ride much slower off-road.

 

[saneagle]

Hi guys, so I’m interested in converting my push bike into an ebike, looking for a EAPC compliant conversion kit so 250w, 15.5mph max speed and no throttle etc.

So far I’ve seen in some forums that the Bafang BBS01 mid drive, seems like a decent option, as it’s got 80Nm of torque also. It’s also shown on some uk bike shops like Brighton ebikes that it’s fully legal.

However I’ve noticed that on the LCD displays that come with the Bafang or other similar kits, you are able to adjust the speed limit in some hidden menu/ advanced settings.

Wouldn’t this make the Bafang kits illegal? As I have also seen off-road switches aren’t allowed.
If so please can you recommend any bike kit that’s decent and EAPC compliant, that have no speed derestricting settings on displays please

In case you don't know, throttles are not illegal. The only rule is that power must stop when you stop pedalling if you're going faster than 6km/hr. Many kits have systems where the throttle can be set to comply. the throttle is an extremely useful device to instantly over-ride your pedal assist setting to get a burst of power when you need it rather than to push the pedal assist button 4 times up and 4 times down every time you come to a roundabout or humpback bridge.

 

[Az.]

How do you plan to use your bike?

 

[Adamroze]

In case you don't know, throttles are not illegal. The only rule is that power must stop when you stop pedalling if you're going faster than 6km/hr. Many kits have systems where the throttle can be set to comply. the throttle is an extremely useful device to instantly over-ride your pedal assist setting to get a burst of power when you need it rather than to push the pedal assist button 4 times up and 4 times down every time you come to a roundabout or humpback bridge.

Ah yes I’ve heard of the throttle being upto 6kmh is legal, it would deffo help . Only thing is majority of police don’t know about this feature which could lead to a bike being wrongly ceased. London police go after throttles pretty harshly

 

[saneagle]

Ah yes I’ve heard of the throttle being upto 6kmh is legal, it would deffo help . Only thing is majority of police don’t know about this feature which could lead to a bike being wrongly ceased. London police go after throttles pretty harshly

I've never heard of anybody getting pulled up or questioned about a throttle. Even if they don't know about it, you can put them right. the only thing they check is whether the bike zooms along above 20 mph without pedalling

 

[Adamroze]

How do you plan to use your bike?

For commuting to work and gym and other journey's , 20 miles a day, just looking for something as easy as possible to peddle

 

[Az.]

For commuting to work and gym and other journey's , 20 miles a day, just looking for something as easy as possible to peddle

Hub motor might be better option for you. More reliable, easier to install, cheaper to buy and to maintain.

 

[Adamroze]

I've never heard of anybody getting pulled up or questioned about a throttle. Even if they don't know about it, you can put them right. the only thing they check is whether the bike zooms along above 20 mph without pedalling

Yh that’s fair I would ofc put them right, ah that’s fair then . Should be fine if my bikes 15.5mph.

 

[Adamroze]

Hub motor might be better option for you. More reliable, easier to install, cheaper to buy and to maintain.

Any EAPC compliant hub motors with decent torque you can suggest?

 

[Az.]

Any EAPC compliant hub motors with decent torque you can suggest?

I use Yose.

E-Bike Conversion Kits with Batteries

Professional manufacturer and seller of electric bike, electric bicycle batteries, ebike conversion kits. The same product with Amazon and lower price.

www.yosepower.co.uk

Cheap, reliable, but you can buy better stuff.

Woosh hub kits | Electric Bike Conversion Kits from Woosh

Woosh range of hub kits with choice of front or rear hub motors. Convert your bike into an electric bike.

wooshbikes.co.uk

Better quality, better CS, more expensive. If you email them, Andy will guide you and tailor kit to your needs.

 

[thelarkbox]

I too installed a yose-power rear wheel kit last summer, and have been very pleased with it.
I wasnt a member in here or aware of Woosh when I dove in head first..

 

[saneagle]

Derestrict mode/remove speed limit

All electric bikes can be de-restricted one way or another. They can't all be illegal. The guys, who wrote the legislation, are not engineers. They don't have a clue how ebikes work. They envisioned a big red button on the handlebars that released some sort of explosive power when you pressed it. That's what they mean is an illegal switch, not a laptop and cable, phone in your pocket or secret button sequence in the LCD.

 

[Woosh]

Coudn’t find anything on thier Bafang web site please

You are right! Bafang has changed their sitemap.
Same with Tongsheng. The old EN15194 is now replaced with a new certificate, but not for their TSDZ2 like the old one was.
TSDZ5 EN15194_Suzhou Tongsheng Electric Appliances Co., Ltd. Motor Meter Controller (tongsheng-e.com)