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Ebikes are not faster then the regular bikes. I am biking on a trail that has a 15mph speed limit. Even when I am allowing myself to go at 20 mph, I am constantly taken over by those elitist cyclists who feel like they are doing so much good by mere cycling that the rules don't apply to them.

Assist is "optimized" for 20mph and is capped at like 28 - I believe this is due to European laws. I have yet to breach 24 mph even with a full assist on a straight road.

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> Ebikes are not faster then the regular bikes.

No but they do react very differently, mainly at startup.

> Assist is "optimized" for 20mph and is capped at like 28 - I believe this is due to European laws.

EU classifies ebikes as bicyles if the assistance has cut out by 25km/h (16mph), the ebike must also have an engine under 250W, and must not allow power on demand (only pedaling assistance).

Individual countries may have a broader category for bicycle, or may have additional categories between bicycles and mopeds or motorbikes (e.g. s-pedelec in Germany), but the pedelec classification guarantees your ebike is treated as a bicycle (rather than a moped) across the EU.

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