Sounds like a great bargain.

Maybe the market ready product will have more thought toward usability. I would not bet my safety on the accent lighting shown on the concept. The front doesn’t throw a beam, and the back is too low catch a drivers attention.

These things are fantastic, and they show that you can have usability features and great design in one package.

These things are fantastic, and they show that you can have usability features and great design in one package.

Many eBike have a trip computer that gives you range, and battery life as a % along with some functions to change assist level.

Specialized and Trek both have some fantastic offering, and Specialized is arguably the benchmark for innovation. For my purposes getting around the bay and Portland with something comfy that has room for laptop / groceries, I was probably going to get a Giant.

If you’re riding on pavement, suspension isn’t a big deal on tires like this.

Sounds awesome

I have plenty of weird art. I think this is for people who have chainsaw sculptures in front of their Ozark lake house.

Yamaha, Bosch and Shimono tun the game when it comes to motors. Specialized, Trek and Giant are the big players for full builds.

It looks like it has a small battery and motor. If they are aiming for the UK market, that will cap it out at 250W. In other words, it will move at the speed of a bike.

It is... and notably, it has all of the features mentioned above. My one quibble, is that it has a 250W motor. In most places, you can go to 750W before you have to treat it like a moped.

Harley owners on their third DUI.

Prior to Covid, I was getting ready to spend $2000-4500 for a nice level 3 ebike for commuting. I’ve had a chance to ride most of the offerings in this price range. Here are the reasons this thing is a mess:

Congratulations! You’ll be missed in the commentariat, but I’m excited to see the all your cool stories and cars in longer form.

Thanks for sharing this story Tom. I think stories like this give people insight and knowledge they otherwise wouldn’t have, and hopefully put them in a position to be better advocates.

In 2019, there were 270k travel trailers sold in the US*, which was down from a high in 2017. Add in boats, side by sides, snow mobiles, construction, lawn care and vehicle transport and a clearer picture emerges of why people are buying so many of these things.

These trucks certainly attract a type. In metro Portland, they will also have an AR-15 sticker that says “Oregunian” underneath.

It certainly could. However, this is a vehicle for his construction business, and it will spend six days a week for the next five years driving a crew between Wilson, Jackson and Victor. You can certainly fit four 200 lbs+ people in a half ton, but it’s nicer in a full size.

You’re seeing them in metro DC because some of your neighbors are getting a $700/month transportation benefit, and these things feel like an S-Class on the inside. If your neighbors own their business full size trucks also give you a better tax write off thanks to some mischief during the W Bush years. It’s wasteful…