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Convenience and sense of freedom. No license required, can lend it to friends or kids. Can be parked anywhere. Can be loaded on a car, ferry and some places eve

by Too 2y ago

Convenience and sense of freedom. No license required, can lend it to friends or kids. Can be parked anywhere. Can be loaded on a car, ferry and some places even the metro. Can ride them on bike lanes, the forest and the sidewalk. More approachable diy maintenance. Don't need full leather protection, just a helmet and t-shirt and you are good to go. If you are only traveling max 30km within the town, you don't need anything faster. Bigger isn't always better.

IshKebab 2y ago
> Can be parked anywhere Jesus I wouldn't park a $15k bike anywhere...
- nox101 2y ago
  This is hard to believe but if true it's insane. The claim is, 2 million bikes are stolen in the USA every year. https://cyclingindustry.news/bicycle-theft-surpasses-2-million-a-year-in-the-usa/ https://cyclingindustry.news/bicycle-theft-surpasses-2-milli...
- Too 2y ago
  Anywhere, including indoors :)
- 7bit 2y ago
  You took the Most expensive example to make your Point. Who even owns a 15k bike? 0.0001 % of the population?
  - IshKebab 2y ago
    Did you actually read this thread? We're specifically talking about a $15k ebike.
- macrolime 2y ago
  If you're afraid of it getting stolen you can buy insurance.
  - IshKebab 2y ago
    "Hi, I'd like to insure my $15k ebike. How many times has it been stolen you ask? Oh only a few. Half a dozen at most. Hello? Is anyone there?"
    - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
      Hahaha. I hope a precondition to any bicycle theft includes requires 1 or more tracking devices and not transiting anywhere near a major metropolitan area or any city area with a drug problem.
- hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
  Some bicyclists in Palo Alto do, probably because they can't take their Ferrari's with them. A former business partner had a ~$8k bicycle stolen from Castro St. downtown in a very public area. All it takes to steal is 30 seconds and a battery-powered angle grinder. If someone doesn't have Tile, AirTag, and a GPS tracker on such a bike, then they're an idiot.

by Too 2y ago

IshKebab 2y ago

> Can be parked anywhere Jesus I wouldn't park a $15k bike anywhere...

nox101 2y ago
This is hard to believe but if true it's insane. The claim is, 2 million bikes are stolen in the USA every year. https://cyclingindustry.news/bicycle-theft-surpasses-2-million-a-year-in-the-usa/ https://cyclingindustry.news/bicycle-theft-surpasses-2-milli...
Too 2y ago
Anywhere, including indoors :)
7bit 2y ago
You took the Most expensive example to make your Point. Who even owns a 15k bike? 0.0001 % of the population?
- IshKebab 2y ago
  Did you actually read this thread? We're specifically talking about a $15k ebike.
macrolime 2y ago
If you're afraid of it getting stolen you can buy insurance.
- IshKebab 2y ago
  "Hi, I'd like to insure my $15k ebike. How many times has it been stolen you ask? Oh only a few. Half a dozen at most. Hello? Is anyone there?"
  - hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
    Hahaha. I hope a precondition to any bicycle theft includes requires 1 or more tracking devices and not transiting anywhere near a major metropolitan area or any city area with a drug problem.
hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
Some bicyclists in Palo Alto do, probably because they can't take their Ferrari's with them. A former business partner had a ~$8k bicycle stolen from Castro St. downtown in a very public area. All it takes to steal is 30 seconds and a battery-powered angle grinder. If someone doesn't have Tile, AirTag, and a GPS tracker on such a bike, then they're an idiot.