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Anon finds a plot hole (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 15 points 11 months ago (13 children)

Cars are much more advanced tech than bikes. Hell we have partly self driving electric cars now. That's some sci-fi shit

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

huh, now i want to slap some sensors on my ebike so it can do ACC

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 5 points 11 months ago (11 children)

That's why I can't understand how some bikes can cost as much as a small used car.

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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (7 children)

And some watches cost far more than both.

Price isn't always perfectly aligned with complexity or utility 🤷‍♀️

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[–] Damage@feddit.it -1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Yeah, some watches, but you can buy perfectly competent watches for very low prices.

You can't buy a perfectly competent electric bike for a low price, at least not where I am.

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Is that true for used e-bikes, too?

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 point 11 months ago (4 children)

The used market for pretty much anything is shit here in Italy, idk why

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

Weird. That's definitely not a problem here in Germany.

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I've been looking to buy a new router, I can't understand who's buying used routers at the price of new ones.

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Oof. You'll see these kinds of offers on German secondhand platforms, too, but there's usually also reasonably-priced ones. I assume many of those posts are people being pressured by their partners to put stuff up for sale that they don't actually want to sell.

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 11 months ago

No clue, sane ones just don't happen, when they do they get scooped up immediately

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[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 months ago

Buying something at the beginning of its usefulness vs the end where it's practically falling apart and worth only what you can sell its parts for...

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago

I basically have a teensy weak motorcycle that I can "fuel up" at home or bring a spare battery for long rides. I'm bothered the used cars are so expensive, not the bike

I also ain't looking at $12k frames, (mine was $700) so it's got that going for it too.

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[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago

Economies of scale and subsidies

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