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isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 3 days agoOn that note, I’ve always been confused why it’s accepted and recommended to ride motorcycles with what are essentially full suits of armour, complete with CE pads and anti-abrasive materials, but for e-bikes? Nah, a thin foam helmet and some spandex will do, despite a lot of them being capable of similar speeds in similar conditions.
XM34@feddit.org 3 days ago
I don’t know about other countries, but here in Germany E-Bikes are limited to 25 km/h. That’s pretty close to the slowest speed a motorbike can drive at.
I believe you’re talking about racing bikes. Those fully manual and can reach high speeds depending on the driver. But when riding a racing bike, a reinforced leather jacket and trousers are pretty much a surefire way to overheat. I guess a point could be made for knee and ell ow protectors, but everything else is just incompatible with the body’s need to cool down.
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Nope, in this market (Canada), you can get a fully automated e-bike that can either be easily tweaked to go far beyond 30 km/h, or is sold as “not for road use” and can hit sometimes upwards of 60 km/h, especially those e-scooters. I’ve seen a LOT of those scooters pass me on my gas moped while I was going max speed.