_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoThis $2,400 Bicycle Is So Sleek and Light (34.2 lbs), You Won't Believe It's Electricwww.autoevolution.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down13
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkThis $2,400 Bicycle Is So Sleek and Light (34.2 lbs), You Won't Believe It's Electricwww.autoevolution.com_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoI just bought a very very similar bike for half the price. It’s not that 34lb. is light, it’s that the vast majority of ebikes are insanely large and heavy pieces of crap, for no reason.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoCheaply built. Pro racers have been riding secret ebikes since 2010. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10611401/ I rented one in Italy, barely a kilo heavier and you could not tell it had a motor.
I just bought a very very similar bike for half the price. It’s not that 34lb. is light, it’s that the vast majority of ebikes are insanely large and heavy pieces of crap, for no reason.
Cheaply built.
Pro racers have been riding secret ebikes since 2010.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10611401/
I rented one in Italy, barely a kilo heavier and you could not tell it had a motor.
What bike?