▲ 8 ▼ I Finally Found an Ebike That Doesn’t Look Dorky (www.wired.com) submitted 2 months ago by _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/micromobility@lemmy.world 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works [S] 65 points 2 months ago (3 children) Gonna go ahead and disagree with you there Billy Brown: E-bikes in general don't really look dorky, but you managed to find one that does. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 months ago* (3 children) Looks like a wannabe dirt bike. Also the lack of cross beam means that thing will likely fold after hitting a speed bump. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] albbi@piefed.ca 10 points 2 months ago The aluminum frame looks pretty beefy, I don't think it'll fold. But your legs better be the right height for this thing because there isn't any adjusting the seat height. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 6 points 2 months ago dirt bike *dork bike FTFY permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago I think the seat bracket is corner bracing the top of the triangles to make up for the lack of seat tube permalink fedilink source parent [–] superfes@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago Definitely dorky permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago LOL this was my exact thought. I actually kinda like the way it looks, but it has the same energy as an engineering student inventing his own ebike in the 1980s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 months ago* (3 children) Looks like a wannabe dirt bike. Also the lack of cross beam means that thing will likely fold after hitting a speed bump. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] albbi@piefed.ca 10 points 2 months ago The aluminum frame looks pretty beefy, I don't think it'll fold. But your legs better be the right height for this thing because there isn't any adjusting the seat height. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 6 points 2 months ago dirt bike *dork bike FTFY permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago I think the seat bracket is corner bracing the top of the triangles to make up for the lack of seat tube permalink fedilink source parent
[–] albbi@piefed.ca 10 points 2 months ago The aluminum frame looks pretty beefy, I don't think it'll fold. But your legs better be the right height for this thing because there isn't any adjusting the seat height. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 6 points 2 months ago dirt bike *dork bike FTFY permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago I think the seat bracket is corner bracing the top of the triangles to make up for the lack of seat tube permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago LOL this was my exact thought. I actually kinda like the way it looks, but it has the same energy as an engineering student inventing his own ebike in the 1980s. permalink fedilink source parent