CURRENT LAW ABOUT USE OF BICYCLES IN CYPRUS :
The complete current law concerning the use of bicycles
and e-bicycles in Cyprus can be found in the link below :
http://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/2018_1_19/full.html
ΠΑΡΑΘΕΤΟΥΜΕ ΜΙΚΡΟ ΑΠΟΣΠΑΣΜΑ ΠΟΥ ΑΦΟΡΑ ΕΙΔΙΚΑ ΤΗΝ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΚΙΝΗΣΗ ΜΕ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΙΚΟ ΠΟΔΗΛΑΤΟ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΥΠΡΟ.
«ποδήλατο» σημαίνει όχημα με δύο τουλάχιστον τροχούς που προωθείται με τη μυϊκή ενέργεια του προσώπου που το οδηγεί, ιδίως δε με τη χρήση ποδοστροφάλων ή χειροστροφάλων, περιλαμβάνει δε και ηλεκτροκίνητο ποδήλατο:
"ηλεκτροκίνητο ποδήλατο" σημαίνει ποδήλατο εξοπλισμένο με βοηθητικό ηλεκτροκινητήρα μέγιστης συνεχούς ισχύος 0,25 Κιλοβάτ (KW), του οποίου η ισχύς μειώνεται σταδιακά και τελικά μηδενίζεται όταν η ταχύτητα του οχήματος φθάσει ή υπερβεί τα είκοσι πέντε (25) χιλιόμετρα ανά ώρα (χλμ/ω) ή, νωρίτερα, εάν σταματήσει η ποδηλάτηση
QUICK FACTS :
UNDER LATEST LAW ALREADY VOTED AND ALREADY ENFORCED IN CYPRUS,
E-BIKES WITH THROTTLE OR HIGH POWER MOTOR MORE THAN 250 W NOMINAL OR NOT LIMITED TO THE SET 25 Km/h MOTOR ASSIST LEVEL ARE IN FACT ILLEGAL !!!!!
I.E. THEY ARE NOT CLASSED AS BICYCLES.
BEING QUITE STEALTH THESE MAY GO UNDETECTED UNTIL YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURE YOURSELF OR OTHERS.
THEN YOU MIGHT BE IN REAL TROUBLE.
HIGH POWER E-BIKES ARE VERY EASY TO CRUSH OR RUN OUT OF CONTROL !!
SOME OF THESE MAY HOWEVER BE USED IF APPROVED, BUT WITH COMPULSORY USE OF HELMET, INSURANCE, ROAD TAX AND M.O.T.
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AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE IS OUR S-PEDELEC E-BIKES WITH 350 W MOTOR AND ABLE TO ASSIST TO 45 Km/h !!! such as:
https://moustachebikes.com/en/electric-bikes/friday-27-fs-speed/
THE USE OF THROTTLE ONLY FOR BIKES DESIGNATED AND DESIGNED AS ASSIST BIKES, WHILE IT MIGHT SEEM "COOL" AND BE MUCH WANTED BY THE MORE EASY GOING RIDERS WILL IN FACT DESTROY YOUR BATTERY IN NO TIME; BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS CALLED UPON TO CARRY BOTH THE BIKE AND THE RIDER WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE RIDER. THIS IS A VERY STRESSFUL SITUATION FOR THE BATTERY , ESPECIALLY DURING HILL CLIMBING OR AGAINST HIGH HEAD WIND OR FREQUENT STARTING & STOPPING OR HEAVY ACCELERATION....ETC. ETC.
IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT THAT HIGH RATE OF CHARGE OR INDEED HIGH RATE OF DISCHARGE SEVERELY LIMITS THE BATTERY LIFE .
AND NEW QUALITY BATTERIES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO BUY AND JUST AS EXPENSIVE TO SHIP TO CYPRUS - IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.....
THAT IS WHY NO SELF RESPECTING E-BIKE MANUFACTURER OFFERS THROTTLE - FOR BOTH LEGAL AND WARRANTY REASONS !
