Yes, I bet you do, but you are now arguing two completely different ideas. If you want to purchase a high-powered ebike without any speed limits, then why don't you just buy one and then register it as a motorbike?
I assume because you won't then have access to off-road public bridleways and trails in Portugal, or you would already be doing it?
Portugal is a member of the EU, abide by EU ebike rules and regulation and although the UK has now left the EU they obviously adopted the same rules while still a member.
In theory, now it would be far easier to change the rules post Brexit here in the UK, than in Portugal.
But judging by the comments, the consensus appears to be that at least here in the UK, riders want off-road public land, bridleways, and trails etc to remain open and accessible to ebikes and are willing to compromise to ensure that remains the case.
What that compromise is, is being discussed on the
Power Struggle: Who Controls the Future of E‑MTB? thread.
Because in the UK, motorbikes are (usually) banned from these public shared spaces, and so why on earth would ebikers (MTBers) jeopardise this hard won privilege by demanding more powerful ebikes, without any speed limit at all, and registered as motorbikes, are entitled to the same privilege.
But this isn't what you were arguing for in the quotes above, I am guessing most ebike riders would agree with less "drag" but while keeping the same 250 watt 15.5 mph and which still cuts out once the ebike reaches that speed.
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