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Old 11-19-2021, 02:19 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
e-bike is a motorized vehicle, weighs more, and is capable of higher speeds.
That is entirely depended on the weight and fitness of the bicycle rider. In my teens and early 20's I could hit 30 mph on flat ground which is more than a legal e-bike will do.

This guy managed to kill a pedestrian on a fixie:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...-of-pedestrian

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