Originally Posted by
chopsteeks
Those motorized bike should have an auto-shutoff builtin. When the pavement is flat or on descending down, the motor will shut-off. This will force folks to at least pedal....will be good for them.
Have you read up on these new e bikes? 3 or 4 classes. Class one is power assisted pedaling. The bike does not go anywhere unless you pedal. No throttle, with various levels of assist. The same assist cuts out once you hit 20 mph. And there you go. Sort of like a built in tail wind. Nice. No car involved. Or old school, "my bike is better than yours attitude" Just another, efficient clean way to get around. Different classes have different regs. Another class cuts out at 28 mph. Just think of all those KOM holders gasping in horror.