_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago'Innovation shouldn’t be constrained by arbitrary power limits' – Avinox argues high-power motors are not a threat to eMTB industry | BikeRadarwww.bikeradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-link'Innovation shouldn’t be constrained by arbitrary power limits' – Avinox argues high-power motors are not a threat to eMTB industry | BikeRadarwww.bikeradar.com_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·3 days agoWe allow people to ride horses on the road without a license, and they can sustain around 7hp or 5.2kw, why shouldn’t we have similar limits for ebikes? The only difference is horses are ridden by rich people.
minus-squareIconoclast@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoI’m talking about forest trails. That’s where most people ride MTBs. Obviously I have zero issue with people riding electric motorcycles on roads.
We allow people to ride horses on the road without a license, and they can sustain around 7hp or 5.2kw, why shouldn’t we have similar limits for ebikes?
The only difference is horses are ridden by rich people.
I’m talking about forest trails. That’s where most people ride MTBs. Obviously I have zero issue with people riding electric motorcycles on roads.