who wants a 500w ebike?

I have a converted On One 29er with a 750w Tongsheng TSDZ2 motor & throttle and a Haibike with a Bosch CX motor.

The On One is a joy to ride in traffic as it’ll assist you up to around 28-30mph. That’s the kind of speed you need to hold in 30mph limits.

It’s also nice to descend on swoopy trails where it doesn’t constantly cut out at 15mph like the Haibike does.

The Bosch feels slightly more powerful on climbs than the TSDZ2. It clearly peaks at similar wattage to the bolt-on motor. Whatever the figures say.

I thought it was 750W in the USA.

I think it’s 750w in the federal definition & 20mph. But states all have their own laws & several have 1000w limits and speed limits vary from 20-30mph.

As someone who has a full powered ebike, I’m unsure if you need more power as I can easily spin my back wheel on some singletrack climbs.

The only thing I would consider is to allow an increase in assist to 30kph, especially for road bikes. 25kph isn’t probably enough to keep up with roadie mates.

As for mtb’s, 25kph is probably enough.

The power shouldn’t be limited, just the speed.

The issue here is then chipped bikes being able to both hold much higher speeds and tear up more trails like an mx bike.

It feels very ‘rearranging the deckchairs’ to me, for no gain.
The gain could be a clarity and education about things as they currently stand.

Cycling UK opposing (https://www.cyclinguk.org/news/statement-proposed-changes-e-cycle-regulations) and so are Wheels for Wellbeing (https://wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/e-cycle-250w-to-500w-max-power-change-proposal-position-statement/).

Better would be a 20mph limit. easily achievable with current equipment and just a software change.

Meanwhile, someone on a pedal-powered mountain bike goes hammering past on a downhill at somewhere north of 35mph…

I’ve overtaken a Fiesta at the bottom of my road at 35mph, and clocked 42mph on a singlespeed on a steep downhill.