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> I like it because the 30 mile range, whilst not suiting my 18 mile commute for a daily charge, actually does suit the vast majority of cyclists that I know wh
by IanCal 13y ago
> I like it because the 30 mile range, whilst not suiting my 18 mile commute for a daily charge, actually does suit the vast majority of cyclists that I know who only commute fewer than 10 miles.
If you can easily remove the wheel, then this isn't much of a problem, they say it charges in 2-3 hours from a normal socket so you could probably get to work, plug the wheel in under the desk and have it charged well before you're going home.
- radiorental 13y agoyup, this is what I do with my homemade ebike http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/10328825565_ef951c4367_b.jpg http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/10328825565_ef951c4367_b.... fwiw, as a designer I think this team is solving some of the biggest issues with current ebike design that is holding back wider adoption in the US/UK markets. Kudos to them, hope they hit a home run.
- webjprgm 13y agoOr you could get motor power for 30 miles and manually bike the remaining 6. The wheel doesn't stop you from manually moving the bike, does it?