"your middle-finger will activate the speed-mode" At least that much is on target.
This is for bicycles what Tesla is for cars
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Re: This is for bicycles what Tesla is for cars
#12This seems to be too heavy for a bicycle but it might be nice as a city scooter.
In terms of electric bikes, the Mission-R seems awesome: http://ridemission.com/technology-demonstrators/mission-r/
Re: This is for bicycles what Tesla is for cars
#13At a weight of 49 kg, this is way too heavy to be considered "sort of a bicycle". Pedelecs assist the rider, whereas here it's necessary to have a charged battery, or you'll feel like there's another person riding along with you. Taking a look from the other "what is a bicycle" side, this thing fills an interesting niche: even when you only have to pedal for 1% of the power in street mode, you're still pedaling, so i…
> At a weight of 49 kg, this is way too heavy to be considered "sort of a bicycle".
Indeed, and for the price tag ($8000) you can get something like 4 brompton nanos (brompton foldable frame with an electric motor mod replacing the front wheel)
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#14If I see one of these on the trails I ride I'm going to be nearly as angry as when people ride full on gasoline powered dirt bikes out there. Mountain biking is about self-sufficiency and the elegant mechanical application of human power. It's fine as a motor vehicle replacement, but the idea of one of these whizzing by on a bike path or other non-motor-vehicle-authorized path really makes me angry.
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#15This weighs 50kg and will not be legally considered a bicycle. So you will need a license plate and insurance. And then it's probably not street legal.
So you can drive this in the woods, if you don't get caught.
Re: This is for bicycles what Tesla is for cars
#16Looks like a fancy "Ciao" -http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_Ciao
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#17Is their video encouraging people to ride at 60km/h on the footpaths or am I hallucinating ?
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#18You really want this one, 80km/r, and looks more bad ass
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#19Could you see yourself riding this regularly on the commute to the office? If not, it's a toy, not a Tesla equivalent.
It's a shame, as I think there's a lot of room for innovation in bicycles.
Not to mention, I'm waiting for the day where magic happens and I can get stats for all of my cycle rides without first having to load up a phone app (or stick on a cycle computer, for that matter).
Re: This is for bicycles what Tesla is for cars
#20IMHO the title should be reversed: a bicycle is to this what the Tesla is for cars:
A Tesla has a cleaner engine than a car. A bicycle has a cleaner engine (none) than a greyp-bike.