_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoE-bike riders aren’t wearing helmets — and head trauma cases are through the roofwww.tomsguide.comexternal-linkmessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down115
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minus-squareTBi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoThey aren’t limited to 25kph. That’s just when the electric boost stops. You could easily go 50-60kph downhill like a regular bike.
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoI don’t think easily is the right word to use here, you need a steep decline combined with some heavy pedaling (and an aerodynamic position) to get there.
minus-squareTBi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThe point is you can still easily go as fast as any road bike…
They aren’t limited to 25kph. That’s just when the electric boost stops. You could easily go 50-60kph downhill like a regular bike.
I don’t think easily is the right word to use here, you need a steep decline combined with some heavy pedaling (and an aerodynamic position) to get there.
The point is you can still easily go as fast as any road bike…