E-bike riders beware: Cube is recalling a certain e-bike that can lead to very serious problems for the rider. The problem does not concern the hardware, but rather the software of the e-bike.
Cube is a German company, and one of the largest bike manufacturers. Their bikes are ubiquitous here.
And German vehicle regulations are extremely strict. It‘s only an e-bike if it’s limited to 25 km/h, anything above is a „light motor bike“, which indeed needs a registration and a license.
Driving a vehicle without those is a misdemeanour* in Germany.
And I assume Cube did everything to reach out to all owners directly, so Police will assume you know those bikes are illegal.
Edit: * Technically. I mean, most likely they’ll just find you and impound the bike. But if they want to fuck you up about this, they totally can.
Yeah, this is really no joke.
Cube is a German company, and one of the largest bike manufacturers. Their bikes are ubiquitous here.
And German vehicle regulations are extremely strict. It‘s only an e-bike if it’s limited to 25 km/h, anything above is a „light motor bike“, which indeed needs a registration and a license.
Driving a vehicle without those is a misdemeanour* in Germany.
And I assume Cube did everything to reach out to all owners directly, so Police will assume you know those bikes are illegal.
Edit: * Technically. I mean, most likely they’ll just find you and impound the bike. But if they want to fuck you up about this, they totally can.