Talk:Power-assisted cycle

LET THE DEBATE BEGIN!
--CyclePat 12:04, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

This article may be misleading readers into believing "Ebike" and "Pedelec" is trully a vehicle classification when in fact they are tradmarks.

Paradoxilaly this article presents a Neologism. The primary reason is because "e-bikes" is a trademark of EV Global. . For example, "Rollerblade," was one of the first companies to produce "in-line skates," and is a widelly used term for such activity. "Pedelec" also appears to be a trademark.

Secondly, the sources in this article are questionable. "Pedelec" is a term that appears on an electric bicycle retailers web site called NYCEWheels. The retailer website even has information that may lead some people to believe that "pedelec" is trully a vehicle classification yet they do not provide their sources.

Both "E-bike" and "Pedelec" are trademarks that are currently being coined by society to define an electric bicycle. Under, Wikepedia rules and regulations No original research ('What is excluded from articles?') this violates the Original research rule.

Sugestions
Changes to this article to a stub occured Oct 5th. This article must also be updated. Perhaps a reputable source such as law proceeding or news paper articles would be more appropriate. I would like to see sources on the definition of "power-assisted cycle" What laws in the UK define them as such a vehicle, etc...  One reason behind this is because in Canada a "power assisted bicycle" electric bicycle can only have an electric motor. According to the statements withing this article a "power-assisted cycle" may instal "a small petrol engine or electric motor." There appears to be a grave error or a purposelly well placed error by someone. This error may may mislead the unkowlegable into believing an electric bicycle can have a gas powered engine in Canada. It may also be a marketing skeem. --CyclePat 12:04, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Merging
I went ahead and merged this into the electric bicycle article. No reason for 2 articles here. --Woohookitty(cat scratches) 08:27, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

new merge suggestion
Would it be appropriate to merge this article, electric bicycle, and power-assisted bicycle? If so, would the name power-assisted cycle or power assisted bicycle be more correct? All the others could remain as redirects to the merged article. --Alynna 19:11, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

The bulk of discussion on this is happening over at Talk:Electric bicycle. --Alynna 04:38, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

64.230.77.128 05:16, 28 October 2005 (UTC)Perhaps motorized bicycle is the best title here?

Is this page even still necessary?

== I don't like the smell of ICE powered bicycles and the ugly green box on the article about power assiste bicycles. I would not bother avout the use of the term pedelec - ist used in diploma thesis' and I think also in legislation at least in Germany. --Gerfriedc 17:03, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

external links to engine types
Are these the best links we can find for this? Are they appropriate? It was not obvious to me where on those pages I would find a petrol/electric motor... --Alynna 04:55, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

64.230.77.128 05:16, 28 October 2005 (UTC)I agree - these aren't particularly good links.