Originally Posted by
chas58
Maybe its just me, but I'm glad I don't live in Europe with all the ebike regulations.
Having a non licensed ebike that is speed limited to 15mph (powered) on the road kinda defeats the purpose. My first build was kinda like that, and I found that it had almost infinite range because I never went slow enough to use the motor.
I can agree with you there, I am in Europe, and harder still, in Spain. The e-bike laws limit 250W output - 25km/h!
The upside is that we live in a rural, low police area, so using a higher output stealth e-bike usually creates few problems with the law. Just must be careful not to have an accident!
These are also the reasons that I would only consider a custom build. (Possible, beacause I can and like to get my hands dirty!)