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Also US is 20mph limit which honestly is too fast.
The article mentions 28mph and throttle powered.
At least the lawyer parents managed to move the attention away from the fact they let their
12 year old ride around on a motorbike without supervision. Might even turn it into a paycheck.
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The article stated Class 3 E-bikes, not the Class 1-2, which is different as they’re 20mph and throttle thereforth techinically a moped in UK/EU rules but not in US.
Just to be clear, children under the age of 16 are prohibited by California law from piloting a Class 3 e-bike, which can reach 28 miles per hour, but presently no age restrictions exist for riding Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes like the RadRunner that Eme and Molly were on.
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Like previously said, direct to consumer is a can of worm, despite being more. Cost effective, it mean customers may struggle to get support nearby or without getting charged for it.
The benefit of a brick and mortar allow us to work with the customer in setting up their bicycles (saying something as simple as taking a short ride to bed in the brakes).
Some D2C work (Canyon) but have experience some really poor workmanship on other D2C, moreso on the ebike type.
Also US is 20mph limit which honestly is too fast.