LOL! Sure, sure, sure... some numbnuts is going to ride this without the motor. Hysterical! There is more to it than that:Take a closer look, it has pedals, cranks & chain, can be ridden without the motor propel it.
That's not an answer. By what you say all I can do is assume that you don't own or ride an ebike, since you don't seem to know the definition of an ebike, or where it originated. The thread topic is "Technically, it's an ebike" when in actuality it's not an ebike using the American 2002 CPSA definition of ebike. If I was any more "on topic" I'd need a condom. You're right I probably don't know you... but I know a lot of people like you, been trying to help them over the last 6 years while riding over 37K miles on an ebike. Can I assume that you know the saying, "You can lead a horse to water?" Just in case you haven't. - https://prnt.sc/zUwskKuKX_96 If you are interested I can provide a reading list.There you go, assuming that I don't own an ebike. This thread is not about me. Fact is you know nothing about me, so stop pretending like you do. I don't pretend to know anything about you. Stop deflecting and try to stay on topic if you can manage that. A horn can be mounted on any bicycle or ebike. Name calling is not wanted in this thread.
I think you're missing the point, Dan. The original definition of an ebike was written back in 2002 by the CPSA and greatly benefits American ebike riders that know what it means to ride a bicycle, and now a Class-1 ebike anywhere they want. I can ride anywhere in America where bikes are allowed which btw is almost everywhere. I don't want people that are ignorant of the subject to confuse others that aren't educated on the subject. The CPSA definition was written before any other federal regulations and that's the magic. Stick with their guidelines and you will always have a Low-speed electric bicycle (LSEB) and can ride everywhere bikes can ride with no tags, license, or fees of any kind. I'm all for people building lightweight electric motorcycles or mopeds for riding surface streets if that's what they want to do. I ride in traffic every ride but I don't enjoy it. What I don't want to is see anything over a Class-1 ebike on pedestrian paths, or national parks. The stupidity started when small online ebike "assemblers" started selling Class-2 and Class-3 ebike to people without educating them on the legalities of riding in their particular state. It's gone so far that people see two wheels and an electric motor and it gets the label "ebike" because they don't understand that technically... it's not. Ride safe, Dan.Well, that went to hell pretty quickly. ...
Good to know this info, thanks.Technically... it's not. It may be a two-wheeled vehicle and use electric motors.... but it's not an ebike (low-speed electric bicycle), and it can't ride on Class-1 biking infrastructure. It's an electric moped and that's fine if you want to play in traffic.