E-Bikes Should Not Require Pedaling, Proposes U.K. Government, Diverging From E.U.
E-Bikes Should Not Require Pedaling, Proposes U.K. Government, Diverging From E.U.
E-bikes could get faster, more powerful and not require pedaling, in a move announced today by UKGOV. Cycling organizations are opposed to the plans.
E-bikes could get faster, more powerful and not require pedaling, in a move announced today by UKGOV. Cycling organizations are opposed to the plans.
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Just so you know, ebikes sold in Europe don't have a hand throttle, because laws.
But also, most ebike manufacturers use generic motor controllers.
Is there a small panel somewhere on your ebike? Take it off and see if there's a small aluminium box in there with dozens of wires coming out of it.
Chances are, one of those sets of wires ends in an unused black plug, with a red, a black, and a green wire going to it.
That's the throttle plug.
Any old generic throttle from Crapazon will fit it. You might have to swap the wire colours.
Enjoy :)
15 0 ReplyIt's trivial to make most adjustments to these bikes. Disabling speed limiters etc.
It's still illegal however
14 0 ReplyI'm not suggesting someone should actually, like, go ahead and do it because it's so easy, Mr GoodyTwoShoes
3 0 ReplyIdk how it is over there but here police have a very clear understand of what you can and can't do with an ebike and you will probably be stopped.
4 0 ReplyBear in mind, Europeans don't live in a fascist police state and the police are pretty unlikely to shoot you for having a throttle on your bike 🙄
9 0 ReplyMost of our cops don't know the laws, so if they shoot you it's just for fun.
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wait but which wire do I cut to disarm the bomb
8 0 ReplyIf I remember correctly, they are allowed to have a thumb throttle if it's capped at 6km/hr (which is still very handy for starting, especially on a cargo bike). On a generic Bafang/similar motor controller, that's a purely software limit that anyone with a programming cable can change.
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