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this post was submitted on 24 May 2026
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Seems like a lot of effort to not ride a bike but I respect the pink fit
I assumed money is tight. He put together a cute project out of scraps.
eBikes are expensive
My EV would do the job better, faster, and use even less gasoline, but I’m not fooling myself that most people can simply buy one
Or just ride an ebike
My ebike has unironically changed my life.
Shout out to Aventon.
I'll never forget how e-bikes are so fucking powerful that they INSTANTLY completely converted my lifelong driver of a dad.
I managed to convince him to buy an e-bike, and the day he rode that home was the last day he drove a car on a regular basis. Now he says buying a bike was the best thing he ever did, and he LOVES biking to work every day, not to mention that it might well have saved his life since he has diabetes and has had at least 2 silent heart attacks before then.
I wish I knew what it was that caused that spark. I've never had an e-bike, just a regular bike. It's been a very long time since I even rode one of those, so I don't really know what to picture in my head that sets the e-bike apart from a regular bike but not being a moped or mini-motorcycle.
I don't want the cops to try taking it off me.
And think about the wear & tear on those cheap plastic wheels. Not sure if those are even replaceable. That would be a whole new effort & expense to replace those after they quickly wear down.
It said he started with a go-kart frame, looks like it has rubber wheels on a steel rim. He just put the toy body on the go kart for fun. Well, and to have a roof rack, haha.