No duh we were working hard.
You’re missing the point. The comment I replied to said that anything above 20 mph should be regulated. I was pointing out that I can apparently do that, and therefore apparently should be regulated. I actually know a number of cyclists that can do that, come to think of it.
I have no idea what point you’re trying to make. I ride my bicycle (not ebike) on the roads I was referring to all the time. But I also now need to commute to work on those roads, and those roads are not so busy with bicycles that an ebike - at practically any speed - would be a problem.
From what others have said, it sounds like that’s an extreme outlier situation, and I should just use my car.
A friend and I averaged 21.2 mph over 12 miles on our bicycles the other day, with no assist. We were just rolling along. Should we be subject to regulation?
Those mopeds are pretty expensive, and add in the insurance, tags, and such and it’s like, “Maybe I should just drive my car…and have air conditioning… And be faster…”
Edit - a lot of people don’t seem to grasp the point I was making in the first paragraph. The previous comment said something like, “Anything over 20 mph” should be regulated, and I noted that I can ride that fast on human power, and asking if I should then have to get a license or be subject to some regulation. I’m pointing out the flaw in that comment. Maybe op should have said, “anything motorized”, I don’t know.
I’m kind of looking at ebikes for my ~10 mile commute to work, which uses no bike paths. 20 mph would be okay, but faster would be nice. Part of the route is on a country road, the rest is on the shoulder of a 50 mph highway (which is pretty wide and very popular for cycling already).
I understand the bike path concern, but in my use case, there isn’t much reason to be limited to 20 mph.
I work for a bike shop, though, so I might be limited to brands they sell. :)
… I do. I can ride on this quiet country road and on the wide shoulder of the other road. But a 20 mph ebike means a 30 minute commute, and there are no showers at work.