Comment on E-bike rules in Australia will soon change with possible ban on sale of bikes faster than 25km/h

• Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  The 500w have only been legal briefly due to a loophole. They were never meant to be so

  Got a source on that? All NSW’s pages describing the law, which presumably had to be specifically written describing the intent of the law, said 500 W.

  a 500w bike won’t do what I need

  What is it that you need? If you can make a good case I might be convinced. So far, nothing I’ve thought of fits the bill, since 500 W + a bit of leg power is enough to be able to get up hills while carrying heavy loads, as far as I can tell.

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  • sem@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    What if they need to have 500W e-bikes off the road for some reason?

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    • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      What’s “some reason”? I’m primarily concerned with letting people get about their cities to go places. To get to work or school, to do their shopping, to ride the kids to their cricket club, etc. With cycling for its own sake, I am far less concerned about making ebikes relevant. Whether that’s mountain, road, or gravel biking.

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      • sem@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I don’t know what reason they could possibly have, tbh.

        I imagine that car drivers see the people on bikes and scooters, and just get mad.

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