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Old 08-20-2020, 12:28 AM
barnabyjones barnabyjones is offline
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Originally Posted by palincss View Post
Agreed. What I was attempting to clarify was that the 20 mph (or in Europe, 15.5, or for Class 3 in the US 28 mph) was when the motor quit providing assist, not some kind of governor preventing the bike from exceeding 20 (or 28) mph. I have no doubt whatsoever that on a 10% descent for 0.4 mi you could easily drive a class 1 e-assist up to 34 mph.
I regularly hit 35 on any decline riding this:

https://www.aventon.com/products/ave...commuter-ebike
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