It was I who diverted the thread somewhat..
Despite the objections raised, i'm not convinced that the ebike industry is a paragon of virtuosity that is operating completely in the interests of the enthusiast ebiker.
The point advanced by flecc regarding battery technological development currently being at a stage of incompleteness, with further changes being inevitable in the medium term, is a good one. But the same argument can be seen to apply to all new technologies can't it? And it certainly shouldn't be regarded as an excuse for any industry to continue with an irrational laizer faire approach which places the interests of ordinary battery cyclists behind those of the big corporations.
Although I'm only a recent participant in the ebike field, it seems quite obvious that some sort of regulatory standardisation could be applied which could benefit all of us. The current circumstance of a myriad competing manufacturers, each jealously guarding their own particular approach towards research and development is fantastically wasteful in so many ways, and cant really be seen to be in the best interests of consumers can it?
Despite the objections raised, i'm not convinced that the ebike industry is a paragon of virtuosity that is operating completely in the interests of the enthusiast ebiker.
The point advanced by flecc regarding battery technological development currently being at a stage of incompleteness, with further changes being inevitable in the medium term, is a good one. But the same argument can be seen to apply to all new technologies can't it? And it certainly shouldn't be regarded as an excuse for any industry to continue with an irrational laizer faire approach which places the interests of ordinary battery cyclists behind those of the big corporations.
Although I'm only a recent participant in the ebike field, it seems quite obvious that some sort of regulatory standardisation could be applied which could benefit all of us. The current circumstance of a myriad competing manufacturers, each jealously guarding their own particular approach towards research and development is fantastically wasteful in so many ways, and cant really be seen to be in the best interests of consumers can it?