Hi I don't want to get into personality fights on whether anyone is a hooligan, a killjoy or what ever. Let's stick with facts.What is your problem exactly? Does it bother you so much that I want a faster e-bike? Perhaps you incorrectly assume I am a road hooligan or some kind.
I just want the option of being able to ride faster; I fail to see the reason why that irritates you.
The EU and UK have agreed that ebikes below a certain power and assisted speed are able to get a special exemption from road tax, insurance and licence requirements. Such bikes have a EPAC number and code. Buying and using one of these bikes is legal. There is nothing in law stopping a person cycling at 30 miles per hour on these, but they are not allowed to have electric assistance beyond a maximum of 17miles per hour.
If you purchase or modify a bike to exceed theses limits , it is illegal and one is open to prosecution, and to civil damages, if a third party is hurt.
Some members of this forum are concerned that such a practice will queer the pitch for law abiding citizens, and others don't give a damn.
Whether you think that 17 miles per hour is to low, is a matter of opinion. In other jurisdictions, they have licenced more powerful faster ebikes, but have put other constraints on their use. .. licences, registration. The UK has not as yet done so.
So is a hooligan someone who is reckless, or who deliberately flaunts the law?