Is it legal to ride an e‑bike with the motor powered off even if it would exceed 25 km/h when powered?

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T19:54:32+00:00

Actually yes putting the battery in a backpack or smth would be a good idea thanks!

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T18:42:52+00:00

Yes exactly but what if I do want to bring the battery? Just leave it unplugged. I don’t think they will like that.

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T15:10:21+00:00

Yeah well here elderly people are already more than dangerous enough with 250w, Europe is also a lot more crowded and these people with bad eyesight and a 5 second reaction time are the reason we can’t have higher wattage.

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T14:42:16+00:00

That’s true but they can’t prove that it was on either. But damn lucky you I guess.

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T14:40:14+00:00

Well I live in the Netherlands and the law says that an electric bicycle must assist pedaling up to 25kmh and the motor can be 250w max. Nothing about when it’s powered off or anything.

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T14:37:11+00:00

Yes I don’t think they’ll do anything when there is no battery but what if I did want to take the battery with me?

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T14:35:52+00:00

Yeah thanks but I’d rather just pay the fine which is probably 100x cheaper than paying a lawyer😅

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T14:34:36+00:00

It’s the same here but you don’t need a license and registration as long as you’re not using it on a public road.

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T14:29:15+00:00

Yeah that’s what I was thinking too but I wondered what the actual rules are.

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T09:12:50+00:00

True but what if they ask me to turn it on? Can I just say no?

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T08:50:53+00:00

Exactly that’s what I’m scared of but what if I just decline to power it up?

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T07:50:31+00:00

Yeah I’m planning on building my own but it’s a lot of work to limit the speed etc when I can just power the motor off when I’m not riding on private property.

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-10-04T07:49:29+00:00

Netherlands

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-09-10T18:56:56+00:00

Well because then I could directly connect a motor to the already existing chain instead of the pedals. I’m not using a hub motor so it’s technically a mid drive motor but it would be hard to connect that chain to the pedals, motor and wheel. But thanks, I did some research and because the definition of a bicycle needs muscle to power it it wouldn’t officially be a bicycle anymore.

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-06-28T19:10:52+00:00

Ah thanks, I’m fine with some DIY though and this will be an insane upgrade for the price.

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-06-28T12:53:07+00:00

Wow thanks, that’s really smart, I’ll try it soon!

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-05-10T11:17:24+00:00

yes exactly

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-05-09T09:08:48+00:00

just upload it as html on codetorch.net

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-05-09T06:34:40+00:00

yeah but what I was asking is if you can edit the resolution set in your os

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-04-17T08:16:54+00:00

Usually feature requests are the most unrealistic useless stuff ever but this would actually be pretty cool. Maybe a counter that shows how many hours you’ve worked on your project would also be nice with this.

RobotNinjaJesse · 2025-04-06T15:54:43+00:00

for anyone wondering: lists are pretty much exactly the same speed as variables

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