Hm. I just looked at Veloteq's website actually, and all of their models (save one) are actually *over* the legal weight limit for an e-bike in Canada, in the first place, all by a kg or two.

My guess is that they shave a few pounds somewhere before shipping here. But now, back to that theoretical question, taking into account the average singlespeed, you'd need about 140lbs of SLA in order to have the same weight, which is something the average bicycle frame wouldn't withstand when put into play with the typical rider's weight.

A hub gearing system like a Nexus or an SRAM wouldn't stand that punishment for prolonged use either, not unless you used something like a P5 Cargo or a Rohloff.

75kg/165lbs is far too much for the average guy to call a rideable bike, when you consider that thats *base* functionality, not even starting to meet domestic purposes.