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E-bike rules in Australia will soon change with possible ban on sale of bikes faster than 25km/h
(www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
this post was submitted on 26 Nov 2025
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Sweden here. Never had a problem with 250W with cargo on my RadRunner. Not even in heavy snow. You know you're supposed to pedal them too right?
You can drop the sarcasm. My roadbike has 15,000km on it. My ebike doesn't even have a throttle. The only way to move it is to peddle.
But I live in a sub tropical region. It doesn't snow here, and temperatures have been hitting 35C this week, before we have even hit summer!
When I used to commute to work on my roadbike, it was a workout. I'd get there covered in sweat, and feeling good.
But I don't use my ebike for workouts. I use it for daily life because I don't own a car. And if every time I need to carry a load, it turns in to a workout and requires a change of clothes, then it's no longer suitable for day to day life, and instead, becomes a workout tool. But I've already got one of those, and it's not why I bought an ebike.