"yes our bike is illegal, but if you keep your eyes peeled for police, you can pretend you're not breaking the law"

On the weight limit: The weight limits were imposed by paragraph 4(a) of The Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983. That paragraph was removed completely by paragraph 2 (4)(a) of The Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (Amendment) Regulations 2015 so _there are now _*_no_*_ weight limits_ for EAPCs.

Hello Engwe? Ive just injured someone Engwe: according to the experience of some of our users; providing you hide the body when the police come around, you'll be ok. Thanks Engwe!

"When driving your car and you encounter the police, just slow down to the speed limit. After that point you can speed up" - Erin in their next role as a Driving Instructor

I think some people believe "off road use" means the pavement

I can't believe an actual company recommended acting differently around the police as a solution to an illegal use of their product. The company could get in criminal trouble for that.

That they suggest you turn the electric mode off, so you won't get in trouble with the police 'where the police are present' is a disgrace. Good on you for keeping yourself and your license safe! Cheers

As well as the "slapped on" look of the sticker itself, it also has misspellings and the company contact email is a gmail account. Those would be warning signs to me. Indicators to the manufacturers attitude toward level of quality, regulations, safety requirements, etc.

"Can you confirm the top speed of the bike?" "Yeah, it's illegal, l00l"

Wow. They're actually brazenly ignoring the regulations and they seem proud about it. They also seem a bit stupid admitting it in emails. Just to add, if they're willing to ignore one set of regulations, you can be sure they'll be willing to ignore others. The bike could be a deathtrap.

Technically I don't think you can even push this about the streets. As you correctly state, outside the assisted pedal cycle regulations, this becomes a moped. On a public street, even if not being driven, it would require tax, mot and insurance.

That email reply from them was a bit of a shocker! 😮

"Do you know your bike is illegal?" "Oh yes! Just make sure you pedal past any police"

Insightful and thoroughly in keeping with this top-notch channel's area of expertise. Thank you.

As a kid, I used to push my dirt bike a short distance along the road/pavement to the field where I rode it. I got cautioned by the police for having an unregistered, uninsured motor vehicle on the public highway once, but was told that if I disconnected the spark plug It would be okay. I assume Ashley must have disconnected the battery in this instance.

I wasn't shocked by their reply (shocker), It's the same with the electric scooters, They are illegal for road use (With the exception of the trials going on in various areas and even then Privately owned ones are illegal) Yet you can buy them all over the place. When questioned the reply will be "We sell them expecting you to check to see if they are legal in your jurisdiction." Or "We sell them for use on private land." meanwhile your bank account is down a large amount of money and you have an item that you probably won't be able to use.

Ashley, the regulations as written are complex but the headline requirements are simple. The ones that don't understand them are the ones that don't want to. That's not an electrically assisted legal cycle. In law, that's a motor cycle. Absolutely crazy that they asked you to review it!

Brilliant review, well done. From my completely unscientific observation the majority of ebikes on public roads are illegal (high power, no speed limiter, throttle), but there is no action from the authorities to do anything about it.

My new hero. Well done Ashley. Sadly Engwe doesn’t give a monkeys. Snapped frames, injuries galore … not one recall. Engwe are proof that you can’t die of embarrassment … furthermore for a Chinese smash and grab business model you should try their customer support. It’s abysmal at best. Thank you for giving me back the faith that some people aren’t in this for the free bikes and a few sheckles.

"Hi Ashley, can you put your reputation on the line and risk your professional career to review our bicycle please?" lol

Thanks for making me aware of this. Although I don’t cycle, I have family members who do and may be interested in this. Also, that email response was alarming and would most likely have been better off not responding at all.

Just to mention that there is one existing exemption re throttles, in that if you bought you Ebike in the early days (pre 2010-ish), the throttle can take you all the way up to 15.5. I've still got mine... And in spite of the battery being probably half the capacity it was new, still my favourite bike to ride.

Great work Ashley. The integrity to put out an honest review, as sought, not holding back, and quite rightly so. Imagine a world with regulated licensed drivers in MOT tested and insured cars being restricted to 20mph in welsh towns and overtaken by a 30+ mph off the shelf e-bike down the pavement. Oh wait… Finally, The editorial decision to have a video solely pushing the uncompliant bike is genius!

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IMO, the regulations exist for two reasons: 1) to stop people having access to cheap environmentally friendly transportation, which provides a viable alternative to cars. 2) like many other regulations, it creates loopholes whereby if you do something the Police don't like, they've got a pretty good change of finding a reason to charge you with an offense. The extent to which the media will go to, to paint e-bikes in a bad light, suggests there is funding for that coming from somewhere.

Current govt consultation to increase power of EPACs to 500w and throttle assisted bikes to 15.5mph. Closes on 25 April.

Ashley, you're an absolute legend mate. I've been watching your videos for a while now and they've made me think a lot about how I drive and made me approach things differently - both on bike and in car. Great to see you taking such a clear line on this deathtrap!

I think the law was revised in 2015 to remove the weight limit to bring us in line with Europe where mid box bikes are common. I have a concern about raising the ebike limit to 20 mph - in the 1990s I could maintain 20 mph. Several drivers didn't registered how fast I was going. I had sufficient experience, youthful reactions, padding from muscles or luck not to end up in hospital. If the 20mph limit on roads is universal and enforced, it could be safer, though shared cycle/pedestrian spaces may have to end.

I dont see a problem selling this bike to responsable people over 18 with provisional a full driving licence. And scooter insurance.

I think most Ebike Riders in the UK/EU just want the speed limit increased to 20mph for Pedal assist, the same as the USA.

To be honest, I've recently brought an ebike, a 750w 'Isnow' snow bike, 20"x 4"fat tire, cost £800, nearest legal offering was £1299 and noticeably crappier, 😮 it does 27mph and has a throttle

Good video really. I'd say your video highlights the serious problem of the government not keeping up with either directly addressing laws/restrictions for certain kinds of ebikes and escooters or just out right banning them and enforcing some kind of import restriction on them. They have the power to begin looking at classifications for higher powered micro-mobility means of transport such as e-bikes and e-scooters, e-monowheels if you feel exotic, but whilst every other country has introduced laws or legislation along with systems to regulate and license them, the UK is staggeringly far behind. Personally I think e-scooters and alike painfully need set out rules so that sensible law abiding citizens can make use of them for certain journeys. For example I live in a city center flat and i dont want to own a car or motorbike due to theft and extortionate permits. With an escooter i can pack it up and take it up to my flat where its safe. At least with ebikes they are heavy enough to be hard to nick from a stairwell and have lots of places to store a tracker. Anyways i digress, not defending the company by any means, thats a different matter. But we absolutely need some sensible way forward to stop these being misused and put in place some kind of system to regulate/legalise them with training, registration and some kind of minimal insurance for different classes.

On todays episode: Ashley takes his bike for a walk

Feel like it's a good product on the wrong market. Need to be more specific for it's intended use. Surely there's some off road place somewhere it could be ridden, same as mx bikes.

I believe the weight limits you referred to were removed some years ago as part of the government's deregulation drive, the change took place at the same time the maximum continuous power went from 200 to 250W. Also I'm amazed you thought you could accurately assess the maximum speed of a bike by simply lifting the drive wheel off the ground, thus ignoring the rolling resistance.

FYI: There is no maximum weight limitation for an eBike here in the UK. In almost every other way, this bike seems to be breaking the regulations which are (in a nutshell) max 250W motor, only pedal assist (no throttle beyond 6mph), motor assistance must cut out at 15.5 mph. It's possible to go faster than 15.5 on an eBike, but this is true of a normal bike. On a legal eBike, one FEELS the bike getting suddenly "heavy" at 15.5 mph and so it becomes a speed, that you don't want to go over. It is not a pleasant feeling, almost like someone pulling the bike from behind. Drivers are no expecting bikes to be going at great speed and powerful eBikes can mislead them. Ride this death trap on private land, by all means but please get a legal bike for our roads peeps, and preferably one that's sold as one complete bike by a reputable dealer. Buying parts and doing a DIY job isn't nearly as safe as buying a complete bike that conforms to the CE regulations. My eBike gave me a new lease of life on the roads, after a knee injury meant reduced pedal power in one leg. I enjoy the ride, but I go no faster that I did with my pedal bike. What's great is that I don't physically have to push the pedals as hard.

These things ride around on the pavement EVERYWHERE in sheffield, I feel like, one day one of them is going to kill my dog

7:00 I agree that the power should be available for use to keep the rider safe. Last year I saw an elderly gentleman struggling to get his bike going across a roundabout. It was heartbreaking to witness as you could tell be enjoys his riding but, like it will for most of us, age had caught up with him. I made a comment at the time thinking that an electric assisted bike would benefit this person as he could still enjoy riding while keeping safe…but the extra boost would allow him to clear the roundabout sooner. Not talking motorcycle speeds, but something faster than 3.5mph on a throttle…perhaps 10mph It wasn’t an issue for me, I waited and even emerged onto the roundabout to prevent anyone coming from the right gurtling around without seeing him (nobody did approach) but not sure everyone would’ve taken the same care

Not to justify them selling an illegal bike to the public, but I wouldn't take that 31mph speed seriously. I have an electric scooter that I use for going around paved farm tracks, it has a top speed of 34mph with me on it and moving. I did lift the wheels up and go full throttle to see what number it would say, and it went up to 68mph. So my estimate is this bike has a top speed with the throttle of 26-28mph, not 31.5ish like it said in this video. Which is still illegal though. I'm just being a bit pedantic.

Last year I bought my first e-bike which was an Ado A20F. It is a similar design to your one there but it had a 250W motor so was legal. It was very heavy though at 36kg. Like you, I struggled changing the battery and lifting it into my home every day became a chore so in the end I sold it and bought another e-bike - a hybrid commuter. That weighs the same as a normal bike. There must be loads of illegal bikes around but I never see anyone pulled over by the police.

I think these laws are silly, there's no restriction on how much horsepower a car can produce or speed it can reach, but there are speed limits. Yet ebikes must have their power limited to 250w (a number that is actually misleading as wattage varies even on the legal motors) and cannot exceed 15.5mph using pedal assist. That's a silly way to regulate them seeing as no other vehicle is regulated that way. Furthermore, lycra-bound road cyclists can and do exceed these speeds by far and also pose risks to the public.

The manufacturer is right. This bike is only illegal if you get caught. So if you see police, just get off and push it and you won't get any points. Try to ride in areas where the police don't go - for example, anywhere that doesn't have a Greggs or a McDonalds will be fine. And consider wearing eye patches or a blindfold because if you can't see the police, the police can't see you - that is basic physics.

Same here, virtually! 4 years ago after I retired, I looked into a powerful eScooter purchase, was going to cost around 1400 quid. Really liked the idea of zooming around the coast and going on long rides in the countryside - that I'd seen other people do - and still do! The scooter looked really cool, big wheels with thick tyres and removable seat, and easily capable of 45 MPH. Then, when I read into it, I wouldn't have been able to ride it 'legally' anywhere! As an oldie now 64, would make a good runabout if it was street legal, perhaps in USA, France or Spain, but UK is simply not worth the bother, govt rightly or wrongly, has removed fun from every aspect of life! But not sure how these companies manage to sell these things, if they aren't legal!

Trading Standards has been gutted by tory Council cuts since 2010.

Let’s all listen to the police that don’t actually help you when you’ve experienced a crime… 👍

It does look very good for keeping fit though, since you have to push it everywhere and it's so heavy. Better than a cycle machine at home because you get the fresh air as well as lugging that thing about.

It’s a bit misleading in general as there aren’t any real 250w e-bikes, the 250w classification is the nominal output at the restricted 15.5mph not under heavy load or hard rider pedal input, legal UK e-bikes are 36v nominal (42v full charge) and 15amps at the controller- so 42v x 15amps is 630w peak. At heavier loading, up hills, sprinting will see 400-600 continuous when measured plus a couple of hundred watts from the rider. You will find no difference between bikes labelled 250w and 500w except for the set speed limit. You can restrict bikes like this one to the 15.5mph limit, remove the throttle (or limit it to the legal limit) and limit the controller to 15amps which is what most manufacturers do for the various world markets but just like all 250w legal e-bikes it won’t be 250w 😊 My custom build ebike has a road legal mode so is at the legal requirement when on public highways, it can only be deactivated from a mobile phone app that’s not hard wired in, in off road mode it’s 1,450w peak (2.4kwh 58v battery) running at 25amps controller which is fun but not mad just nice and torquey for steep slow climbing and single track Just checking on the Himiway and it’s 48v at 15amps from the controller so 720w peak for a 250w 15.5mph nominal legal UK ebike.

Best bike review I've ever seen. Hands down. Keep us posted with any updates!

And 30mph is pretty tame compared to the likes of the Surron. To be fair, i wouldn't mind one as my commuter, but then i have a full bike licence and would quite happily insure it and have a numberplate on it.... But i dont think thats quite the target market

Doesn't seem necessary for it to have triple trees (downhill forks?) and dual rear coilovers.

Just discovered your channel today. Absolutely love your honesty with this

More power to you Ash. As with any of these emerging industries, there needs a lot of ironing out of regulation and product design. Hopefully this video can help with this, and raise awareness of the danger of importing stuff from less regulated markets.

In Ireland you can use this e-bike on the roads now. But after q1-2024 you will have need insurance ,tax, license to ride on roads. they will classified as e-mopeds

Well said. I wondered if you were walking about looking for a convenient skip to deposit it in.

You can easily pick up six or more points on your license for riding something like that. It's because it's no longer classed as a bicycle, and will be a moped. It is likely it doesn't meet the appropriate construction standards, it will be unregistered, untaxed and uninsured (even though there is no actual payment for electric moped taxation, it still has to go through the process). As it's not an electrically assisted bicycle, then it's a vehicle and that means all these are offences which not only attract a fine but some will also attract points, especially the one about being uninsured. That is considered to be a serious offence.

In CZ we have similar regulations for e-bikes. Yet I see people on things like this blast down a narrow cyclepath at 40kph. So very visibly their bike is outside the regulations. When I (rarely) got to ask some of them about it they all seem to be thinking of the "off-road use legal" and "just slow down around police" things. I asked 3 different poeple with these basically motorbikes what is their plan for when a car fails to yield to them in an intersection and an accident happens. It could be worth of a lot of money in damage and yet a lot more money in health care costs. The insurance company of the car driver refuses to pay because they will (correctly) believe they can get out of paying for the car drivers mistake due to the "cyclist" operating and unregistered, illegal motor vehicle on a public road. The fine from the police will be tiny in comparison. None of those guys had an answer for me. And only 1 out of the 3 looked allarmed by that idea and admited he never considered it. The other two just got angry with me and left. I think there is a combination of lack of understanding of: - the regulations for e-bikes, which some sellers seem to be deliberately misinterpreting - that nor all things I can buy are legal to use outside my house or my garden - the consequences of braking the rules are by far not limited to the police catching me braking the rules

Customer: where would i ride this? Manufacturer: out of sight of the police

Just as you finished your video i thought you were going to try the bike on the section of Higher Lane that's been closed for 20 years in front of you.. ( when i was a kid ,(77 now) my mates and i used to race our steering carts down the hill to the bridge at the bottom by the allotments.

I do like Ashley's expressions, kind of tells you all you need to know before he even starts talking.

You could theoretically take it for single vehicle approval & register it as an electric moped/motorcycle, it doesn't look like it'd need much modification beyond a mirror & number plate, though it'd take a proper going over while reading the (complex) requirements to actually determine that, then tax & insure it as what it actually is. It's actually a shame the manufacturer/importer doesn't finish the job, make them meet the regs. as electric mopeds, & market them as what they are complete with V5 & number plate. At least anyone licenced & insured could then legitimately use it.

I see these types of machines whizzing around at top speed all over the place and no one seemingly questioning it. Some riders also seem to behave like lunatics. I'm so pleased that you have increased people's awareness of the problem Ashley.

Its an interesting analogy to cars though, which "can" be driven well over the speed limit, whereas this ebike is illegal from the start as soon as you put it on the road.

Never heard of this make but checked them out after watching. They've just started selling them in this country but if you do buy one they are shipped direct from Poland. I've read about a few customer service issues .

I bought an Aniioki which is even faster BUT I am going through the procedure to get it compliant with MSVA to convert to electric moped. i'll be doing the same with another Aniioki which is even more powerful in the summer. i have an Aniioki AQ177 pro max which at full throttle will go 32mph for 100-130 miles and 200-230 with PAS. the V7 dual which i'll be getting in the summer has the same 60 amp hour 52 volt battery and with the dual motor(1600-200 peak on the rear and 1200- 1600 peak on the front) can do 45mph for 100 miles. front motor can be turned off and get 33mph to 130 miles.. the A8 has similar range to the AQ177. I'll be converting both to road legal e-mopeds as they have MUCh better range and are cheaper than an e-moped that you can buy. Getting emarketed lights, indicators and mirrors and also oil hydraulic brakes that have a reservoir with visible oil level. the rear lights with downlight and plate holder then get a vin number and jobs a good un. that's the only reason i can see for getting this type of bike otherwise it's a fools errand looking to get their bike confiscated!

Wow. If the Assisted Mode does fall within the regs (weight aside), it seems absurd that they'd word it like that rather than simply saying "The full auto mode is intended for off road use only - for on road use you must use the assisted mode". Combine that with making the second battery removable for on road use and they might even squeeze under the weight limit.

Good to see you still found a wqy toget some excercise out of it Ashley!

Bravo on another honest review. It's nice to see someone reviewing something honestly on youtube and not kissing the feet of the sponsor. Keep your integrity Ashley. You can't buy more once you lose it!

As far as I'm aware, it is indeed 6 km/h that you are allowed from a throttle. I have a bike that meets all the regulations as far as I'm aware, save for the necessary markings (maximum speed and power). It's very unlikely that I would be stopped, but technically it falls outside of the regulations, and it's just not worth risking six points.

Electric scooters are being trialed in some cities, but they must be twist and go simply because they have no pedals. Crazy rules for bikes.

Is there no way to put a limiter on it? Also, does it still function with the main battery removed, and if so does it alter the speed, and/or weight enough to be legal? That way itd have some form of use.

At what point would riding a bike potentially affect your driving licence? It seems clear that if the bike in question is actually an electric motorbike, then that's driving without tax, insurance etc.

As living in Sweden, I would agree with almost all you said. Just one small detail. That 40 kg limit must be a UK thing. Having scrutinized the Swedish law (TRF) there is no such thing as a 40 kg limit. All other regulations, like 250 watt continuous power and regulations on the throttle is part of the common EU regulations. It is obvious that the national laws still differ a bit. Feel free to comment on that, if you like. 😊

Fair play for this review. There will be a lot of delivery drivers who might question their bikes!

Right. I'm off now for a short ride on my unassisted pedal cycle.

Feels a bit in between of my current home town of Dublin, where shops aplenty will gladly sell you a scooter (not yet in the regulations), and sometimes Guards (police) will confiscate them when used on roads - and my previous home town of Tel-Aviv, where shops would sell you a power-assisted bicycle and then offer you an extra service of cracking the throttle and top speed limits... A lovely treasure trove which could have been part of the solution to car centrism in both cities.

I have an electric bike. 15mph, 250 watts, but it has a throttle. Its brand new, but legal. It's a Pedibal Cite which I paid extra for DVSA type approval. As long as the power and max speed conforms to the EPC it is classed as a low power moped, and is still viewed as a bicycle not a moped so can use cycle lanes no insurance etc. It also folds up so I can bring it on any bus or train with the West Midlands, also throw it in the boot of my car. Made in Britain too!!

There seems to be a total disregard for the need for a warning device on both ordinary cycles and electric bikes. So many have no bell. ALL vehicles must be equipped with the appropriate device. Four wheeled vehicles are required to have a horn. I believe the tone needs to denote the size of the vehicle; the larger the deeper the tone. Motorbikes also have horns - more a tweet than a honk! Cycles and I presume electric bikes - or actually electric cycles - would require a bell. Electric bikes, which might match a 50cc internal combustion engine powered bike, ought to be regulated similarly to the old mo-peds. - Allowed weight might be higher, - They would be limited to a certain top speed - similar to the practical limits that 50cc motorbikes could achieve, - The bell would have to be changed for a horn, - They would require registration and a number plate, - Insurance would become mandatory, - A proper crash helmet would be required... Currently some electric bikes can achieve speeds matching higher cc motorbikes, so these MIGHT not be available to learners.

The other day, I was driving 60kph on a duel carriageway and was passed by someone on a retro-fitted EV mountain bike in the cycle lane. Madness.

Your video is highlighting a big problem we already knew about . Their are so many illegal electric bikes. You can buy a kit online thats a 1500w motor, it comes with a "ce approved 250w" sticker to hide its true ppwer. I have a legal 250w bike as i feel happier that im driving something thats within the guide lines and 250 w with 15.5mph is fast enough for me anyway. My bike was new in 2014 so it can have a throttle

Thanks Ashley. I hope if I get back on two wheels a pedal cycle will be enough for my fairly flat town. It was painful watching you manhandle the bike in the garage, mainly because I'm nursing a broken wrist - walking and buses for me for at least another three and a half weeks! So I did enjoy the Fazakerley ramble in early spring sunshine. It was depressing to reflect around 10:10 that if you rode this bike on the road with the sly sort of care recommended by Engwe and without sharing the ride on KZfaq, there might well be no consequences. I'd imagine that enforcement of this fairly new area is low in the priorities of most forces, and sadly it may well take a number of well-publicised fatalities among riders of such bikes and/or pedestrians and pedal cyclists, and determined campaigning, to push it higher.

I fitted a Swytch kit to my pushbike and they sold me a thumb throttle with no mention of the legal implications. I disconnected the throttle because I definitely don't want points on my licence. Still kicks in by pedalling though.

To clarify my earlier comments. Describing this bike as an "illegal" bike is like describing a new car in a showroom as an "illegal" car. It's not an illegal car. But it would be if you drove it on the highway without meeting the legal requirements for driving the car on the highway. So it's not a question of illegality from the vehicle perspective it's a matter of legality when it comes to usage. Can you use it as you would an EAPC? No. It's spec is outside the limits for that. But it's incorrect and misleading to describe it as an "illegal" bike and even more incorrect to advise people NOT to buy it on that basis. I don't actually understand what inspired the maker to ask a driving instructor to assess their e-bike product. One who admits, at least, that he finds the regulations complex, confusing and tending to all blur into one big mess in his head. I think this was probably a misjudgement on their part and arses may well receiving a metaphorical kicking as a result. But these are great machines. No reason NOT to buy them. You just have to treat them like mopeds, scooters and motorbikes in general from a legal perspective ie: tax, insurance, license and helmet are all required. There are other issues, of course, like transporting them, parking and securing them when you reach your destination. The same as any other two wheeled motor driven vehicle. In which case weight can certainly be an advantage since it's less likely someone is going to walk off with it. E-bikes are not for me personally. I prefer leg power when it comes to two wheeled transport. I can still reach speeds of 20 and beyond when the need presents itself.

How many rears shocks do u need !

OK , I have two thoughts re this , actually three ... It may not be legal to ride in the UK under current legislation , but if I were buying this in mind with European camping or caravanning holidays in mind - is it legal to use these in other European countries where I might go with it ? Secondly , it is , by its specification , technically a moped . Then why not just register it as such with DVLA , indeed if buying from the manufacturer or their dealer , ask them to register it before you buy it , then insure and licence it as required ; then it would be UK road legal . If no existing insurers with to write policies for it , then the manufacturers should find one willing to do this - would equally apply abroad . Finally , just keep it for off road tracks , where you won't bother anyone , and ride it responsibly ; I wouldn't ride something like that on a public highway , but if i found a quiet coastal trail , or highland track , where I could ride it responsibly , and not in contravention of the road traffic act , because it would not be a highway , then I wouldn't worry too much about it . I have a trailer which is big enough to easily carry three or four of these things , and a load rating of 500Kg , so comfortably enough to load them in , so would be happy to transport them to somewhere I could use them off road . For your review , I think I might have found a factory car park or similar , and having obtained permission from owners to use it outside working hours , might have ran it around the private car park to give some riding impressions ?

I'm quite used to Chinese "cha bu duo" (half arsed) construction and lying on specs and such, but it amazes me that clearly illegal shit like this is allowed to be imported here.

Does anyone know why the throttle assist speed limit is so low? I had a fairly heavy steel-framed mountain bike in the 90s, with a speedo, and I could get that thing up to 45mph on the flat. A limit on the throttle speed seems a bit irrelevant.

The regulations need to be that any Electric Bike that doesn't conform can't be sold (regardless of the option to ride on private land (off road) as that is unlikely for the majority of the public). This would imeadately make the sale illegal. This would hopefully mean companies focus on selling only complaint bikes and eventually working to shape the regulations (much as the car industry does) going forward.

Was convinced Ashley was walking it to the local council electrical waste site to drop off the bike.

Their response is hilarious 😂 I understand someone might verbalise something like that with the right audience but never ever put it in writing 🤣🤣🤣

Electric assisted bikes are a GREAT IDEA where they were to be used to help someone who *doesn't* normally cycle to come out on a spring ride for a couple of hours with someone like me (a regular 100+ miles @~25 miles per journey cyclist). I know that someone who doesn't ride or hasn't ridden regularly for many years or someone coming back to cycling can "seize up" after about 10 miles if that. 25 miles is a long, long way if you've not trained for it... But on a spring day on quiet country roads or on a trail for pleasure - or for getting back into cycling, they are PERFECT if they are used within the bounds as the law intended. As an unaided cyclist riding a "sit up & beg" style bike, I can "fairly compete" with a legal electric assisted cycle on performance (speed & acceleration and endurance over distance until tiredness {ie battery depletion} kicks in)- they ARE a great idea - until the mindset of the "me, me, me, me, ME" brigade kicks in. Young men who haven't grown a brain get themselves into dangerous situations on the roads because they have not been taught to THINK about _INAPROPRIATE SPEED,_ etc. In short a GOOD idea has been abused by bad actors to become a BAD IDEA. Perhaps when the people selling these things are held vicariously responsible for EVERY problem their product may end up causing with fines and prison sentences as well as seizure of assets, it will stop really quickly. For example: - if and when an "electric motor bike" is involved in an accident, the director or the business which sold it gets the same prison sentence as the guy who had the accident, gets equal punishment, it will stop..... 9" kitchen knives are a great idea *in kitchens* after all, eh?

That looks like a “ Chinese export” CE Not an EU one , the spacing looks wrong, un less it’s because of the wrinkle in the label , did you check if it conforms?

This is perfect if you want to look like a scally upto no good. All you need is a black trackie, black trainers and a mate sitting uncomfortably on the back. Now you are free to snatch handbags and phones and make an easy getaway.

RTA(1988) s143 (users of motor vehicle to be insured) stipulates it’s an offence to use a motor vehicle on a road (or other public place) unless it is insured to the requirements of the RTA1988. You’re quite right to avoid the park - not just because of the risk to children, but because it is a public place to which the RTA applies. However, you may also wish to consider that the act of pushing the bike along the road (which includes the footway) might also constitute an offence under s143, since the offence is ‘using’ not ‘driving’. I think the Five-O would have better things to do, but it is worth bearing in mind. Essentially, this BSO (Bicycle-Shaped Object) has no place on the public highway as an uninsured motor vehicle. PS Would you mind doing a review of some zombie knives for me. If you’re just using them for whittling tent pegs, the rozzers won’t notice a thing 😂

Hi Ashley could you review my brakeless fixie? I want you to tell me your thoughts on how comfortable it is to push down the pavement or does the pedal keep bumping into your shin?

Interesting on the max weight. Another one that's interesting is that the couriers claim exemptions [cargo] but I've not be able to find that. On the motors, its so far over its a joke.

They seriously went with the "it's not illegal if you don't get caught" defence?!

Just out of curiosity rebuilding a scooter years ago I pushed it to garage for paint job with no engine, police stopped me I explained over engine but was still told its classed as a motor vehicle should not be on road illegally. So if your pushing that illegally electric bicycle on pavement or public highway can you be prosecuted and have it confiscated.

The bike might register 31mph with the wheel off the ground, but I expect it will be less with someone on it and driving along the road.

I expect loads of people are going to tell me I'm wrong now like has happened over the years when I have said this but I have more info know than I had in the past. An ebike can have a throttle that can take the bike to 15.5mph and still be legal. All you have to do is take it too be tested, by the dvsa I think, they will then test the bike including throttle and if everything is legal they will stamp a registration number on the frame and issue you with the paperwork, as it's still only 250w 15.5mph it's still an ebike so no licence or insurance needed. You can do this yourself or buy an ebike from a company that has there bikes tested before sale, I know there is atleat one in the uk that does it

My jaw dropped when I saw their second reply! Absolutely outrageous!