I guess, the limit doesn’t apply for every country, but at least in Europe it’s quite common.

Using an exoskeletton would also get around the speed limit for the pedal assist.

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    The limits on e-bikes are intended to protect the rider from a catastrophic failure of the bike.

    Bike frames just aren’t designed to be strong enough to withstand the forces endured by heavier vehicles like motorbikes.

    It’s trivial to put an unlimited e-bike kit on a regular bike and zip around at 60km/h but there’s a real can / should question that needs to be ignored.

    If you want to go faster than an e-bike get a proper vehicle.

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      This was quite obviously not intended as a real-life project considering that an exoskeletton strong enough to actually be of help would be way more expensive than a faster vehicle.

      Of course you can put an unlimited e-bike kit on there but that would be illegal. Putting the motors onto your legs would be legal. That was the whole joke.

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      Only… the speed limit of an e-bike is lower than the speed a normal bike can go when, for example, the wind is at your back, so that’s bollocks.

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        It’s more the power that can be applied. Most people capable of getting a pedal bike up to those speeds also know how to read the road for safety. Even then, bikes can basically disintegrate in a (initially) minor accident.

        A powered bike is capable of destroying itself if misused.