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Why do they care about such a niche/illegal market, this idea is fantastic, imagine Boris bikes in London for example - they could recharge batteries when docke
by mirekrusin 11y ago
Why do they care about such a niche/illegal market, this idea is fantastic, imagine Boris bikes in London for example - they could recharge batteries when docked, it would be awesome to have this kind of engine in those tank-bikes.
Extra points - please distribute heat on the handles because it's often cold. Thank you.
- shawabawa3 11y agoApparently they were trialling/planning to trial electric boris bikes in some parts of London in 2013. I've been googling and can't find any follow up to it though
- Symbiote 11y agoThe hire bikes in Copenhagen have electric motors. And ipads mounted on the handlebars. I don't know why, the system doesn't seem especially useful in a flat city.
- gus_massa 11y agoI guess the motors are expensive, and you can only put them in an expensive bike that is not left alone in the middle of the street. (Perhaps some day the thieves will usually carry a detector for motors ...)
- sksksk 11y agoA few cities have electric bike systems, particularly cities that are quite hilly, for example Madrid's BiciMAD[1] [1] https://www.accessiblemadrid.com/en/blog/bicimad-public-bike-rental-service-madrid https://www.accessiblemadrid.com/en/blog/bicimad-public-bike...
- seanp2k2 11y agoOn a totally unrelated to this post note, heated motorcycle grips are the best thing in the world, and if you're a rider even in the Bay Area, it's an incredible upgrade for anything with handlebars. You won't regret it, I promise.