Yup, the ones we rode had a digital speedo, and I rode mine almost 30 a few times when the roads permitted it (on the southern side of Paris where they're smooth and relatively open). It was kind of scary though given the small wheels and lack of helmet so we generally kept our speed lower than that.
Yes, they actually run at near main-line speeds in the UK (60-80mph). Riding one of those at that speed (particularly at night) must be an awesome experience.
> The nominal mode enables motion through the water at 3.6 km/h, and for speed-seekers, the SEABIKE can reach a maximum of 7.9 km/h – much faster than normal swimming speeds or even flipper-assisted swimming.
But, seemingly, only the newer ones with the paddles for both the acceleration and braking are limited to 12mph. The old ones still go faster in my limited experience.
I go 40 km/h regularly on one of these things, it feels slower than it sounds. I've also fallen at that speed, wearing no protective gear other than a helmet. Not the end of the world, no different than when I fell off a roadbike going roughly the same speed.
If you're worried about scrapes throw on a motorcycle jacket. But if you know how to fall, 40-50km/h is manageable without gear -- aside from the mandatory helmet.
EU has a class of 125cc, 11 hp scooters and bikes that must be able to hit 100 kph/62 mph. I own a bike from this class in India, and it can do it in level road with no headwind but it doesnt feel good. In France, I once saw a scooter rider with jaw to handlebar to keep his speed.
I have some experience with these and 40km/h (just under 25mph) is roughly half what some will do [0][1] and with full-suspension you wouldn't necessary be catapulted with a small bump.
But when going above bicycle speeds, I do tend to wear increased safety gear. My biggest concern is always being t-boned by a car.
Where I live, e-scooters have a speed limit of 25 km/h (15.5 mph). Any faster and it needs to be registered as a motorbike, where a helmet is mandatory. Some people take the risk and ride unregistered fast e-scooters, but they’re surprisingly aware of the danger and usually wear full moto gear.
Because as I was hurtling down the hill doing 140 with no brakes, my first concern would be knowing what speed I was doing.
Presumably if the speedo only went to 112mph, it would be impossible to go faster (that's how it works, right?), so you'd know what speed you were doing anyway.
There were complaints about them here, so they were regulated to have a max speed of 25km/h. You can ride faster, of course, but it will be on human power.
To deal with the existing bikes, the bike repair shops have to install the latest firmware, with the required limits built in.
Yes, they cap at 25kmh (in Europe). But that means you can keep that 25kmh in uphill/upwind as well and you accelerate faster. Admittably my experience is more on the mountain bike side, where 25kmh is relatively faster than on the road.
In the US they are limited to 20mph, unless you get the 'speed' version, in which case they are limited to 28mph and technically forbidden from most bike trails.
20mph is a pretty decent clip for a (manual) bicyclist, but 28mph is really moving!
Of course. We were slowly pedaling uphill with road bikes and our friend was speeding in front of us. But we had to wait on the way back home because we could do easily 30 km/h on the last 20 km (completely flat) and his engine cut off at 25.
What you're saying makes sense, of course. I found some hundreds of meters of discrepancies in some rides (Apple Watch 4 vs. Karoo 2). Less than 1% of the total distance, of course.
Wow, that is really fast for a bike. Are you allowed to drive these bikes on all bike paths and such? Where I live (Sweden) they are limited to 25 km/h (~16 mph).
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