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A lot of people coming in and poo pooing a very nice, very well designed bike. Very pretty and conventional looking. At this price range it’s more comparable to
by an_opabinia 6y ago
A lot of people coming in and poo pooing a very nice, very well designed bike. Very pretty and conventional looking. At this price range it’s more comparable to a Stromer, which is at once a much more vehicle-replacement oriented bike but also a bike that looks like a “Das Bike.”
It would be nice if this bike had insurance and tracking like the Vanmoofs do. As an owner of two and knowing other owners, this is a dealbreaker. One guy has even gotten his X3 chopped by kleptos, and is now enjoying his new free replacement bike.
This definitely competes for looks though.
- rckclmbr 6y agoI have 15k miles on my stromer, and I use the words "vehicle replacement" all the time. To me, its not something to go out and enjoy like I do on my bikes. Its something that gets me to work or the grocery store and back. I mean yea its fun, but it saves gas, I never get stuck in traffic, and can always find parking.
- t-writescode 6y agoI used to live in a place that was walkable to a lot of places, but VERY bikeable to everywhere else. It had very low car traffic at the worst of times. It was also hilly. My commute to work was also a bus; but, there was an optional bike path I could take. I strongly considered getting an electric bike to go about the "longer" distances than were easy by walking. These e-bikes are perfect for the "everything's within a couple miles" distance that's just a bit far for walking when you have other things you want to do. I love the concept of them, so long as you respect the reality that you're both a bike and a potentially very fast one for pedestrians.