I would love to see someone try taking that up to 100mph.
‘When is that curry getting here?’
**deliveroo guy launches through your living room window like a missile and straight out through the patio door**
therealtimwarren on
I very much doubt the coppers have ridden this thing at over 100 mph and all they’ve done is lifted the back wheel of the floor, given it a bunch of throttle, and read the speedo.
By that methodology my family estate car can do 210 mph! (Because I know it does 70 mph at 2,000 rpm and can rev to 6,000 rpm).
Frankiethrowaway121 on
If you went past 60 (if that) on those tires they would fall apart.
mooninuranus on
“The rider was caught once the battery ran out after 48 metres of travel”
Sqwek on
100mph makes for a good headline, but the real issue isn’t the fact the bike can go that fast (it almost definitely can’t, this test is done measuring wheel speed off the ground), the issue is that the motor does not cut off at the required speed. From the article :
“A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the legal limit for an electric bike was 15.5mph (25km/h) and “the motor must always cut out and be pedal assisted, something this didn’t do”.”
StevieG1952 on
The Police have a rolling road machine. Put the back wheel on it, lock the bike on, rev it up and it’ll tell you what speed it’s doing. No need to ride it.
Sea_Silver6321 on
Nearly crashed into one of these idiots on an illegal ebike last night as he came wizzing round the corner through a red light doing double the speed limit.
No helmet, no lights, dressed in black, completely silent.
Greybur on
Jesus Christ! At that speed you wouldn’t be able to keep your eyes open unless you wear goggles.
Got to admit though, I bet it would be a massive rush.
Do_You_Pineapple_Bro on
No, no, let them get to 100mph, I want to see the outcome of hitting a moderately sized stone
FrustratedPCBuild on
Coming to a pavement at school drop off time near you soon 🙄
nt-gud-at-werds on
I live in york, a young mother (of 3) at my son’s school has been dealing with her middle son 6 year old in a cast from the waist down. It’s been a nightmare for her. He was on his balance bike on his way home from school when he was knocked over by a 35 year old man on one of these e bikes on the path, broke the boys femur. The man lives on there street (father of 9 kids). Police came round and checked the e bike out and said it was legit. And that’s it! Nothing else has happened. I keep asking her about it at school pickup, her eldest boy is the same age as my son 8. It make me so angry
kuddlesworth9419 on
We can’t have people buying affordable transportation now can we.
AndyTheSane on
Your standard reminder that it’s not an electric bike, it’s an unregistered e-scooter.
spicesucker on
I have that bike, I’d be fucking terrified of going 30mph on it let alone 60+
Master-Tennis2606 on
Lmao there’s no way that shit box is hitting anywhere near 100, even downhill
GMN123 on
I’m sure those sort of forces are exactly what the engineer had in mind when designing the bike
-Kryptic on
It would crash due to unstability waay before 100mph. still would love to see an attempt.
kurai-samurai on
Some laughable analysis going on here. The two photos I’ve seen have absolutely tiny motors. It would never reach anything like that speed. They managed to get the wheel to spin at 1160RPM.
Bet they saw the battery said something like 1000Wh and think that’s the motor.
Surrons top out at like 70mph IIRC and they have massive motors.
cyclingisthecure on
peak uk police work, no danger and feel smug about getting poor bastards bike probably just doing deliverys. That thing isn’t capable of anywhere near 100mph
Cupramax on
Capable of 100mph, and they picked the rear wheel up and ran it, with 100mph on the display are two entirely different things. But still, makes a good clickbait news item I suppose.
Real_Face_6733 on
It’s wild to think about the sheer power these things are being modified with. The idea of a delivery rider on one of these missiles is both hilarious and terrifying. I’d put money on the police speed reading being as scientific as the “family estate car does 210 mph” method.
ZanzibarGuy on
Ok cool.
Now tell me how quickly it gets up to that speed…
ObviouslyTriggered on
Looks like a standard bike with a hub motor conversion kit, there is no way this thing does 100mph, if it does 20mph self powered I would be surprised…..
Lazy-Employment3621 on
They mean It can spin the back wheel to 100mph without the resistance of actually pushing the bike. In much the same vein as I can “break the sound barrier” with a strimmer engine.
Performance figures brought to you by the people who weigh plant pots.
humblesunbro on
If that thing stays upright and together in once piece over 50mph it’ll be surprising. 100Kph? that *might* just about be doable, if you’re Guy Martin with a nice long beach to test it on and nuts enough to try it.
ApplicationCreepy987 on
15mph is far too low a limit really. We are so backwards
Ecstatic-Eagle-3296 on
My son had an electric scooter that went to 18 mph. I thought that was too fast.
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I would love to see someone try taking that up to 100mph.
‘When is that curry getting here?’
**deliveroo guy launches through your living room window like a missile and straight out through the patio door**
I very much doubt the coppers have ridden this thing at over 100 mph and all they’ve done is lifted the back wheel of the floor, given it a bunch of throttle, and read the speedo.
By that methodology my family estate car can do 210 mph! (Because I know it does 70 mph at 2,000 rpm and can rev to 6,000 rpm).
If you went past 60 (if that) on those tires they would fall apart.
“The rider was caught once the battery ran out after 48 metres of travel”
100mph makes for a good headline, but the real issue isn’t the fact the bike can go that fast (it almost definitely can’t, this test is done measuring wheel speed off the ground), the issue is that the motor does not cut off at the required speed. From the article :
“A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the legal limit for an electric bike was 15.5mph (25km/h) and “the motor must always cut out and be pedal assisted, something this didn’t do”.”
The Police have a rolling road machine. Put the back wheel on it, lock the bike on, rev it up and it’ll tell you what speed it’s doing. No need to ride it.
Nearly crashed into one of these idiots on an illegal ebike last night as he came wizzing round the corner through a red light doing double the speed limit.
No helmet, no lights, dressed in black, completely silent.
Jesus Christ! At that speed you wouldn’t be able to keep your eyes open unless you wear goggles.
Got to admit though, I bet it would be a massive rush.
No, no, let them get to 100mph, I want to see the outcome of hitting a moderately sized stone
Coming to a pavement at school drop off time near you soon 🙄
I live in york, a young mother (of 3) at my son’s school has been dealing with her middle son 6 year old in a cast from the waist down. It’s been a nightmare for her. He was on his balance bike on his way home from school when he was knocked over by a 35 year old man on one of these e bikes on the path, broke the boys femur. The man lives on there street (father of 9 kids). Police came round and checked the e bike out and said it was legit. And that’s it! Nothing else has happened. I keep asking her about it at school pickup, her eldest boy is the same age as my son 8. It make me so angry
We can’t have people buying affordable transportation now can we.
Your standard reminder that it’s not an electric bike, it’s an unregistered e-scooter.
I have that bike, I’d be fucking terrified of going 30mph on it let alone 60+
Lmao there’s no way that shit box is hitting anywhere near 100, even downhill
I’m sure those sort of forces are exactly what the engineer had in mind when designing the bike
It would crash due to unstability waay before 100mph. still would love to see an attempt.
Some laughable analysis going on here. The two photos I’ve seen have absolutely tiny motors. It would never reach anything like that speed. They managed to get the wheel to spin at 1160RPM.
Bet they saw the battery said something like 1000Wh and think that’s the motor.
Surrons top out at like 70mph IIRC and they have massive motors.
peak uk police work, no danger and feel smug about getting poor bastards bike probably just doing deliverys. That thing isn’t capable of anywhere near 100mph
Capable of 100mph, and they picked the rear wheel up and ran it, with 100mph on the display are two entirely different things. But still, makes a good clickbait news item I suppose.
It’s wild to think about the sheer power these things are being modified with. The idea of a delivery rider on one of these missiles is both hilarious and terrifying. I’d put money on the police speed reading being as scientific as the “family estate car does 210 mph” method.
Ok cool.
Now tell me how quickly it gets up to that speed…
Looks like a standard bike with a hub motor conversion kit, there is no way this thing does 100mph, if it does 20mph self powered I would be surprised…..
They mean It can spin the back wheel to 100mph without the resistance of actually pushing the bike. In much the same vein as I can “break the sound barrier” with a strimmer engine.
Performance figures brought to you by the people who weigh plant pots.
If that thing stays upright and together in once piece over 50mph it’ll be surprising. 100Kph? that *might* just about be doable, if you’re Guy Martin with a nice long beach to test it on and nuts enough to try it.
15mph is far too low a limit really. We are so backwards
My son had an electric scooter that went to 18 mph. I thought that was too fast.