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_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days ago

I Finally Found an Ebike That Doesn’t Look Dorky

www.wired.com

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I Finally Found an Ebike That Doesn’t Look Dorky

www.wired.com

_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days ago
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The Pedal Electric H/T satisfied my need for speed without making me feel like a nerd.
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  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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    Gonna go ahead and disagree with you there Billy Brown: E-bikes in general don’t really look dorky, but you managed to find one that does.

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      Looks like a wannabe dirt bike. Also the lack of cross beam means that thing will likely fold after hitting a speed bump.

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        The aluminum frame looks pretty beefy, I don’t think it’ll fold. But your legs better be the right height for this thing because there isn’t any adjusting the seat height.

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        dirt bike

        *dork bike

        FTFY

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        I think the seat bracket is corner bracing the top of the triangles to make up for the lack of seat tube

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      Definitely dorky

    • James R Kirk@startrek.website
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      LOL this was my exact thought. I actually kinda like the way it looks, but it has the same energy as an engineering student inventing his own ebike in the 1980s.

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    Who’s going to tell them?

  • ilillilillilillililli@lemmy.world
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    That has the specs of just about any hardtail, hub-drive, fat tire, $1,000 e-bike that has been on the market the past 5 years. They are trying to sell it via the BMX-style handlebars and a dirtbike-style seat. That doesn’t make it worth $2,200. I’m assuming this writer is getting a kickback from the bike company.

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      I’m assuming this writer is getting a kickback from the bike company.

      Ding ding ding, look at the link

      https://cna.st/p/2gRdHG7pk8rK19d8NiAvLLPFrYNJbt146BLuYPtvm32K793WpCvu1y6kMQ8h9co3Fwe9cjQmY9TSefqnLaGkUtCPJhigiWfg8hQu5bgcQ9o5pZ6i4MhShNCfUY7V2EvaEuYDEWvyeBsP3rL3ZNGkctNmEQEpNzk83RZpKXPhZUmx96FyWfDyo3RXt4TQN6NzCfMLZKYViEbpyQkdwm4SqzCrMWfavW4yXdAFUQWVhYtPd9vnmcLAV9b8m2ZFEbMj92Nt5ChbAwzbN2oTEKAMGf46GXqRyDjGANfs27nGXM12VS8eMcdvMVp4sdz8gS6dbFdXDWpedKw5JAqPbv1hpywnQgy8hxJbpYk4YCj3q

  • DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
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    This looks like e-waste.

  • viral.vegabond@piefed.social
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    Those pedal reflectors say otherwise, lol

  • Triumph@fedia.io
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    No rear suspension and not even a sprung seat? Brilliant!

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    No he didnt.

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