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Not unless you are are really gunning it and on a fitted road bike.

There is a pretty big psychological aspect to it in that without putting in the work, you can become disconnected in how fast you are accelerating/moving. With bicycles you tend to work up the speed as you start to understand and get comfortable with what you are riding; a process that isn’t really present with e-bikes.

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starlinguk@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It’s 25 KILOMETERS an hour. I often end up cycling faster than my ebike motor can keep up with.

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FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Fitted road bike? I do it regularly on a 3x7 hardtail MTB loaded down with pannier bags and a frame bag. That's not downhill, that's on a flat. I am just an ordinary bike commuter too, not an athlete and I have a low end steel Trek meant for single track MTB riding. It weighs at least 30 lbs with all my stuff on it.

I think you are overestimating how hard it is to go fast with little to no training and the right gear, even someone who doesn't ride regularly could probably hit 20 on a flat if they tried. Downhill you can hit 35mph+ even if you aren't in shape and barely know how to ride.

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protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
or you are going down a big and somewhat steep hill, in that scenario your point doesnt work

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