Government proposal to double ebike power has received a mixed reception with brands questioning what it will mean for the UK bike industry

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I wish I could read the comments here. Bikes here are capped at 25km/h. I think 30km/h would be nice, cause that’s also the speedlimit in many cities here.

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That’s wild. City speed limits here are between 55km/h and 70km/h here.

I’ve always wondered what the commuting use case for these bikes were since they can’t keep up with traffic here. I guess now I know lol.

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Why do you need to keep up with traffic?

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So you don’t present a road hazard? Same reason you can’t just bicycle down the middle lane of a highway, or why minimum speed limits exist.

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30 kph is fine, but the top speed in the US is 45 kph (Class I vs Class III) feels crazy fast.

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Bruh, my electric skateboard can do more than that

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