Friday, August 17, 2018

E-Bike Story

Some criminal activity unfolded in Kassel (a city to the north of Frankfurt) and it got into the HR news (regional public TV).

Most of you have seen the new e-bicycles....basically a regular bike with a battery pack added and capable of 15-to-20 kph speeds.  With some added pedaling and a straight path, you might even get up to the 40-to-50 kph speeds.

Well...cops came upon this guy who'd gone and done a custom kit change to his e-bike.  He was now capable of 100 kph.  Yes.....it's basically around 62 mph. 

Illegal?  Enough that they can confiscate the bike.  Odds of hundreds of these bikes out there?  Oh, I could believe that. 

Where'd the kit parts come from?  Australia. Anyone could apply the kit and in an hour or two.....get some turbo-powered e-bike.

Interesting picture of the bike at the web site I cited up above.  Worth a review. 

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