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Comment by nkingsy

I ebike 20 miles for work every day and live it.

I don’t use my ebike for small errands because it’s too easy to just rip expensive stuff off of it while locked up.

Also, the picture shows a rider with no helmet which is insane. I wear a motorcycle helmet and leathers. The speed limit for ebikes on roads in CA is 28, which is deadly with even a normal bike helmet.

Finally the article says that the new models are lighter because they’ve integrated battery in frames.

Totally false, the weight is not significantly lower and the in-frame battery means when your battery wears out in 3-10 years, you’ll have to pay the maker to replace it if it’s possible at all.

I highly recommend converting yourself using a bafang bbshd

parent nkingsy 6 years ago

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