I still think the most under-reported, most holy shit tech story of the last 5+ years is how good e-bikes have gotten and how much more affordable a decent e-bike has become.
E-cars and trucks are a nice change but mostly meh. E-bikes, tho? They are magic.
They deserve subsidies and way more press attention.
yes, but the lack of parts standards is pretty awful right now
good luck finding parts when something wears out in 5-10 years
I'm getting flashbacks to 1990s electric devices. Everything had their own standard from telephones to printers to whatever. Had a box (a big one!!) full of chargers and I had no idea to what most of them belonged to. Thank gods and EU for USB.
Hopefully it doesn't take 30 years to get ebikes standardised: my knees aren't getting any younger and I would like to be able to repair my hypothetical ebike.
@ryansingel @iju @joriki Mine's a Genesis Tour De Fer with a YosePower 36v-350w. With everything turned up to max. And a big rack/basket on the back.
Tesco had offers on so today, it was 7 bottles of wine and a bunch of groceries. My record is probably 36 cans of Stella.
@ryansingel @iju @joriki But then I have friends who are seriously into downhill trail riding with E-Bikes. I'm sure it's hilarious but the bikes are always in bits and then discarded because something crucial (like a battery) is unobtainable. £3k upwards is not a disposable item.
But then, motorcycles.
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