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From part 4: "Since becoming my hobby rather than sole means of transport..." I was listening to an interview with Ray Magliozzi, the author of Car Talk, and h
by locallost 4y ago
From part 4: "Since becoming my hobby rather than sole means of transport..."
I was listening to an interview with Ray Magliozzi, the author of Car Talk, and he was asked what it would take to do his show, but about bicycles. The answer was, you'd need to make the bikes more complex and prone to failure.
- teddyh 4y ago> you'd need to make the bikes more complex and prone to failure. Also much more expensive, so that people are forced to consider doing these complex repairs themselves, or hiring mechanics, instead of just junking it. (Yes, there are many stupidly expensive bikes, both for sports racing and hipsterism. But those bikes are not bought by most regular people who just want a means of transport, and it’s most regular people who would be the target audience of such a bike talk show.)
- namdnay 4y agonow that ebikes are becoming common, I'd say we're getting closer to an automotive attitude. nobody is going to junk an ebike, even an entry-level 800 EUR one
- teddyh 4y agoOne aspect still missing (to create a bike talk show) is that e-bikes seems not to break down that often, nor are the repairs that expensive that you are sorely tempted to do it yourself.