Originally Posted by
2old
About the same for me. I got to 33 mph and decided that was fast enough on my "e"rrand bike. However downhill speeds can be slightly higher on an MTB (non "e"), and seem safe (to me).
Oh, hills are a completely different story. I've done WAYYYYYYYYY over 30mph going down hills. I'm only talking about pootling around in traffic and such with an ebike, since the goal for me is to bob and weave through traffic. Some people like to shoot between cars and pedestrians at high rates of speed in NYC, and that's where the real safety issues come in.