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Seems great! E-trikes are also more accessible for those with special needs, and are great for hauling stuff.
RadTrike Electric Tricycle
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#22At some point the line between electric car and bike gets very blurry.
The pre-order price of the e-bike is $2,500. Which electric car makes that line blurry?
https://www.wired.com/story/review-wuling-hongguang-mini-ev/
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Hot-Sale-2022-New-Che...
Like $2-$8k electric car / golf cart-sih cars are already happening!
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#23At some point the line between electric car and bike gets very blurry.
The pre-order price of the e-bike is $2,500. Which electric car makes that line blurry?
https://jalopnik.com/the-worlds-cheapest-ev-is-genuinely-goo...
Basically a fully enclosed golf cart, lead acid batteries and all. Was $1,200 a year ago.
Can it go on the highway? No. Is it crashworthy? No. But neither is an ebike, and this at least keeps the rain off you.
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#24My 2021 radrunner plus has some serious defects. The charging port is prone to weather corrosion. Charging is a risky action that may or may not blow some very sensitive fuses. The mechanical disc brakes suck and are very hard to balance. The discs were supplied warped. I pretty much had to suck that up because of the misery of returning a faulty machine to an online bike company. The seat is a notorious bum numbing…
I usually recommend electric bikes from actual bike companies, like Specialized, because there won't be any weird surprises, you won't have to assemble it yourself, and it will last forever. But everyone I know, other than myself, has gone with a newer electric-only company like Rad or VanMoof. I assume price is the reason.
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What? Ebike owners by age: 18-29: 46%; 30-44: 38%; 45-64: 14%; 65+: 3%. Boomers are 58-76 years old. https://business.yougov.com/content/44110-tracing-demographi...
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#26My 2021 radrunner plus has some serious defects. The charging port is prone to weather corrosion. Charging is a risky action that may or may not blow some very sensitive fuses. The mechanical disc brakes suck and are very hard to balance. The discs were supplied warped. I pretty much had to suck that up because of the misery of returning a faulty machine to an online bike company. The seat is a notorious bum numbing…
I really like my RadWagon 4, but several weeks ago, I received a recall notice with their recommendation to stop using the bike until replacements/repairs have been made. I'm really happy they will be making the repairs for me, but since they parts won't even be ready until Feb/Mar 2023 it does me no good since the eBike is my primary mode of transportation.
I know eBikes popularity went to the moon during the pandemic, the global shortages, yadda yadda, but my overall experience from RadPowerBikes customer satisfaction isn't the highest.
As of now, my recalled parts have not failed, and I continue using it, but it's not a good look. I know they have to make those kind of "don't use until repaired" for liability reasons, but man it's frustrating.
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#27Trikes are dangerous at high speed. Anyone seriously considering this should understand how to properly turn with this style of trike. I'm surprised they didn't do the inverted triangle style.
I understand the market for not DIY, but someone considering this should also consider buying a Schwinn Meridian and a conversion kit (front wheel hub) and saving $1500.
Speaking of which, it would be interesting to see someone bend some copper to use as a frame and use some plexiglass to create a roof to keep rain off you.
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#28The big advantage of a bike is it's faster and can be used for sidewalks and roads easier. A trike is too wide and heavy. You cannot use it for commuting
I doubt this trike is any wider than some of the big ass baby strollers out and about
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#29I recently learned about The Villages, FL, which is a sprawling retirement community, and was the fastest growing metro area in the US over the past decade [0]. This feels like the perfect bike for an aging demographic living in that sort of community. This sort of e-bike will be less intimidating to use for older people, and ultimately it feels like a good move for the company. It's hard to argue with getting more people outdoors and active on bicycles.
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/the-villages-census-fl...
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#30Why hasn't anyone slapped on a gyroscope and just made an electric bike self balancing?
Are you just too embarrassed to use training wheels?