I usually pass wind to give me a boost up a hill. Very environmentally friendly
not for the person on the back of the tandem
swytchbike.com/ is well reviewed, better than the Chinese import kits with no support
Whoosh bikes in Southend have a lot of information on their website.
AFAIK a, throttle is illegal on pedelecs in this country.
Throttles limited to a maximum of 6kmph without pedalling are legal in the UK (to provide assistance from a standing start).
You can legally add a throttle that works up to the full 25kmph to a manufactured e-bike if you pay to get it type approved pedelecs.co.uk/ful…in/
It has been suggested that if you convert a used ordinary bicycle to a compliant e-bike yourself it may be legal to add a throttle without seeking type approval because amateur one-off DIY conversions are apparently exempt from type approval (see the post from Velonoir (November 19, 2019) in the thread above quoting a reply from the dept of transport). As far as I know that's not been tested in court and some people interpret the law differently (edited)
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sorted byYou can legally add a throttle that works up to the full 25kmph to a manufactured e-bike if you pay to get it type approved pedelecs.co.uk/ful…in/
It has been suggested that if you convert a used ordinary bicycle to a compliant e-bike yourself it may be legal to add a throttle without seeking type approval because amateur one-off DIY conversions are apparently exempt from type approval (see the post from Velonoir (November 19, 2019) in the thread above quoting a reply from the dept of transport). As far as I know that's not been tested in court and some people interpret the law differently (edited)