Originally Posted by
ColinL
it does have torque, obviously, and while I can't find a rating for your bike now I'm sure it is at least 1 horsepower. the difference between 1 or 2 horsepower the smallest piston-engined dirtbike is at least tenfold, and not meaningfully comparable to the type of bike any adult would ride.
so your e-MTB sounds harmless enough. but yours is a first-generation bike. (maybe 2nd?) what happens when/if they start selling extremely well, where's the obvious place for a company to make a competitive difference between themselves and rivals?
engine output.
truly: your bike is fine by me. but that slope is quite slippery.
The motor on my Haibike is 350 watts (at the motor, who knows what makes it to the wheel) or a little less than half a horsepower.
They do indeed have more powerful electronic bikes. In Europe and the USA there are classes, which each class getting specific legal rights. For instance mine is a Class 1 and it is allowed to be ridden on the road without title/registration/license plate and is considered a bicycle and not a motor vehicle (even though it has a motor). Class 2 and above is not.