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09.22.2011, 01:59 PM

I think with the correct marketing & options, those modules would certainly sell well to guys getting into the e-bike world.

The annoying thing for me is that in the UK, we are limited to 200watt motors ( 250 for tandem/tricycles ) & 15mph on the road; offroad/on private land there are no limits. Given I weigh between ~170-220lb ( I'm getting down slowly but surely ), a 200watt motor and steep-ish hills is kind of a deal breaker; ofcourse, I also have no morals and the local police are near non-existent, so....
   
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I think with the correct marketing & options, those modules would certainly sell well to guys getting into the e-bike world.

The annoying thing for me is that in the UK, we are limited to 200watt motors ( 250 for tandem/tricycles ) & 15mph on the road; offroad/on private land there are no limits. Given I weigh between ~170-220lb ( I'm getting down slowly but surely ), a 200watt motor and steep-ish hills is kind of a deal breaker; ofcourse, I also have no morals and the local police are near non-existent, so....
I am guessing if you would be caught with a "over 200" motor you would be charged some sort of "over-powered bicycle" tax, then required to go to court as well. That is some serious BS, glad I am not stuck over in the UK... But you guys do have free healthcare so that makes all of that communist stuff ok.

200 watts? That is like 1/4 of a horsepower. My garage door opener is more powerful than that. I bet an xl5 rustler can push 200 watts. Hell, my cordless drill pushes way more than that. Do they have a power limit on cordless tools over there too? This is what happens when you let the gov't into everything, alot of bs laws that do no good to anyone. I bet the person who passed that law has no idea what a watt is let alone what 200 of them are capable of. Even my home vacuum cleaner is rated at 1800 watts (right before it melts I am sure).
   
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