Originally Posted by
gregf83
None of them states that a turbo-charger or gas engine is not an option either, that's hardly evidence that those are options though.
I had a quick look at Trek, Giant and Specialized and they all appear to only sell pedal assist bikes. That's consistent with the ebikes I've seen around town which always appear to have someone pedaling.
Just because someone is pedaling d
oes not mean they are putting any "effort" into pedaling... Some, maybe even most, PAS systems are
rotation sensor types... NOT pressure sensor types,. Thus, t
hey can be used, as a throttle without actually using a throttle, all one needs do is "pretend pedal", rotate the crank...
You know, like mopeds tried to do 60 years ago, and succeeded for awhile, just because they had pedals they too were considered to be, legally bicycles...