The explanatory documents serve the specialist retailers for orientation and allow a competent handling of customer inquiries in this regard.
At the end of 2015 already, the German bicycle association ZIV and the German service and bicycle association VSF in cooperation with Zedler-Institut and the umbrella organization for German industry guilds BIV had published joint guidelines for parts replacement of e-bikes / pedelecs 25. In the past year, the respective guidelines for speed e-bikes / pedelecs up to a pedal assist of 45 kmh/28 mph followed – in cooperation with TUEV Rhineland and velotech.de.
The question what bicycle dealers and workshops are allowed to modify on these vehicles with CE-mark and for which components they have to ask for the approval of the vehicle manufacturers and/or the system providers has now been clearly answered by the guidelines that are to be considered as recommendation to act.
The following associations and companies are involved in the work group parts replacement on e-bikes and pedelecs: The umbrella organization for German industry guilds BIV, TUEV Rheinland, velotech.de, the German service and bicycle association VSF, Zedler-Institut as well as the German bicycle association ZIV.
Author: Jürgen Wetzstein