Tampering identification....

[Sgarth42]

I agree with all these comments which are valid but we have deviated away from the original point that I think many of us would also agree with. If the EU assit limit were 20mph ( same speed as new road speed limits being imposed in many towns and cities both in UK & EU ) then I dought that many would bother trying to derestrict. Liability to 3rd parties would still be relevant whether on compliant ebikes or non-ebikes

 

[webman]

I think there's a distinct difference between riders wanting to get to 32km/h to keep up with non E riders off the trails and people wanting to get to 50km/h and beyond on city streets.... Let alone actual E-motorbikes.

 

[webman]

I’d argue that 90% of riders would be OK with 32km/h or 20mph and choose not to derestrict. It doesn’t sound like much but it so often is the difference between keeping up with non-E and getting left behind. You’ll always get a small group that wants to go beyond that. Quite frankly, when I’m going 50km/h and faster it feels a bit Kamikaze!

 

[Tetley]

My Levo Turbo is derestricted, and find I ride at around 20mph, maybe 22mph, but I find the cadence too high on standard gearing going any faster. If my bike was restricted to 20mph, and knowing what I know now, I doubt I'd bothered derestricting it. 4.5mph extra doesn't sound much on paper, but it makes a huge difference to riding, hitting a brick wall is horrible, a bit like driving a HGV with a speed limiter.