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[–] 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Tech bros reinvent the mirror

Or just turning your head

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Congratulations you invented a rearviewmirror. When car brands make bikes they almost always end up producing bike shaped objects whose main purpose is advertising a car. Just look at the Ford Bronco electric bike for another example.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    VW has done this before with the Trek Golf/Jetta.

    They sell bikes from other makers at a premium and some sell, but mostly they are hoarded by VW collectors who want every accessory for whichever model they own. That said, N+ seems to only make e-bikes for other non-bike brands to market or greenwash with.

    Seems to currently only sell F1 Mercedes branded bikes.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    camera between the handlebars

    The camera right in front of your crotch?

    And looking backward, like a decent rear view camera should?

    Surprise, surprise, no, just a wrong news headline.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    What use is putting the camera between the handlebars? Did they put a screen under the seat like some kid's "license plate," too?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    It’s opposite of that; camera is on the mud guard, display is between the handle bars.

    n+ describes Smart View as the first fully integrated digital rear-view camera on an eBike. A camera and radar unit built into the rear mudguard watch approaching vehicles; when traffic enters range, the system can activate the rear image on the 3.5-inch display and issue a blind-spot warning.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Anyone who’s tried to use a handlebar mirror knows they shake so much you have to grab them to see anything. This seems like an elegant solution, I hope they didn’t patent it. A motion stabilized rear rack camera with a display on the bars is perfect. I love my digital rear view mirror in the car.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Huh? Never had this problem in the city at least. And you could try one of this bar end mirrors, they are great.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    Maybe you’ve got better roads than I do?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child)

    I've got a bar end mirror (iirc mirrcycle like the other comment recommended) and I've got to tighten a hex bolt on it every few weeks to keep it from flopping around like you're describing because I'm flipping it in over the handlebars to carry my bike through doors a bunch. Maybe there's a bolt you can tighten to fix the issue?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Bar end mirrors may also work better on drop bars. For a wider city bar the mirror is on a longer lever, which amplifies the texture of the road. I don’t feel like I need a mirror, but it’s mostly because I haven’t found them to be more useful than using my ears.

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