• lnxtx@feddit.nl
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    3 months ago

    I see a legal issue. Is it still an electric assist bike or full electric …4-wheeler?

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      3 months ago

      Yeah, maybe someone can explain to me how this isn’t a vehicle at this point. Sure, it’s smaller, but having a 1000 pound vehicle using bike paths and multi-use paths seems dangerous. This feels like someone trying to pass off a small car as a bike in order to circumvent safety standards more than being a real form of micro mobility.

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        3 months ago

        Yeah, I am worried about how well the brakes will work on that when fully loaded, those are some skinny tires…

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      3 months ago

      That’s addressed in the article. Pretty absurd design though, surely a chain is more efficient.

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      3 months ago

      it’s electric. it mentions in the article that it’s not directly powered by legs at all (directly anyway)

      it has a pair of ~150w rear hub motors, class 2 too speed of 15mph and a range of 35-45 miles.

      pretty neat overall considering it’s load capacity.