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Im a E-bike guy, wopp di doo!
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mendip_discovery:

--- Quote from: eti on January 02, 2023, 09:05:24 pm ---The entire point of a PROPER bicycle is to provide exercise. "E-bikes" are as pointless as they seem, and a nice little earner for HMRC to fool the gullible and trend-followers.

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Lol, you must live out on the fens. Here on the Mendips it's a nice way to cope with some of the hills. Not that I have an electric thing. I prefer a 1961 Matchless G3L for pottering around on.

I agree that eBikes should have regulations. Could you imagine it being ok for someone to have a Mugen Honda and ride the cycle paths through towns for it's a 173mph bike.



Psi:

--- Quote from: eti on January 02, 2023, 09:05:24 pm ---The entire point of a PROPER bicycle is to provide exercise. "E-bikes" are as pointless as they seem, and a nice little earner for HMRC to fool the gullible and trend-followers.

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Na, exercise is only 1 of the reasons to use a bicycle.

From a practical viewpoint
- To get from point A to point B faster than walking, to make the trip easier, to avoid traffic jams and to save the high parking costs if you took the car.

From an entertainment view point
- To have fun riding through areas of interest or nature.

From a health view point
- To burn energy and get exercise. Or just get some fresh air.
PlainName:
You forgot
- To arrive wherever wet and bedraggled.

From a financial view point
- To be always worried the bike (or parts thereof) won't be where you left it.
Buriedcode:

--- Quote from: eti on January 02, 2023, 09:05:24 pm ---The entire point of a PROPER bicycle is to provide exercise. "E-bikes" are as pointless as they seem, and a nice little earner for HMRC to fool the gullible and trend-followers.

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It's a mode of transport for those who cannot afford a car, or do not have access to public transport (or can't afford it) and if you've ever had a job that requires riding 10+ miles a day I'm sure you'd be grateful for some "power" to ease some of the gradients.  Also, the congestion charge in London stings if you have regular work there.

For the weathly and/or middle classes, in the 'burbs, sure it's also a form of exercise, but most people in the world don't live in such situations.  Claiming the only point of a bicycle is for exercise is pretty narrow minded.
VK3DRB:
A fool and his money are soon parted. Did his $6K Made-In-China e-bike conform to the FCC regulations? What about EN-15194? Obviously not. What about EN-62133?

The bloke behind me almost burned his house down with an illegal battery charger he imported from China. Two houses were burned down in the past few months in Melbourne - one caused by an e-Scooters being recharged, the other by a power tool battery pack being recharged. One woman was electrocuted and died in Sydney from an Li-Ion illegal battery charger.

I just bought a genuine 4Ah battery and charger from a reputable dealer for my Ryobi One tools ($A 119), made by Ryobi with the RCM mark of compliance on their product (made in China, but by a highly reputable Japanese company). I could have paid $24 of the price for an illegal Chinese knockoff on eBay, but I figure my house to worth more than the savings. Despite the eBay merchant saying they are compatible with Ryobi, they NOT actually compatible. For a start, they do not have the safety approvals; not even the RCM mark and are sold illegally, and the majority of them have their Ah capacity below what they state.

I am sure the same problem exists in other countries.
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