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E-Bikes Are Real Bikes—and They’re Great for Everyone (www.bicycling.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

32kph in Canada (since the post references Toronto) for pedal-assist (level 1) e-bikes.

This makes even the limited / legal ones little fast, but not beyond what a human is capable of.

Unfortunately It’s very easy to de-limit the inexpensive ones or the DIY ones and there’s no checking. :/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

At least here in Japan, it's definitely a non-zero chance of getting pulled over if you delimit it. Harder to catch, but people have been busted