Originally Posted by
mtnbud
Yeah,
They put pedals on it so they can call it a bike, but I don't think the builders really expect anyone to use them on pedal power alone.
It used to be that mopeds were like mini motorcycles, they had a 49cc engine and pedals. I've been gone from the UK for a long time so I don't know if such things still exist. Here in the USA, scooters (having no pedals) are called mopeds. Americans don't seem to understand that scooters aren't mopeds.