Many ebikes sport a derailleur hanging out back to giver riders more flexibility than single-speeders. There are exceptions that combine gears with the motor, such as Pinion and Valeo. And now there's another, as Scotland's Intradrive system goes into pilot production.
  • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.mlEnglish
    6·
    3 days ago

    It’s fun to watch Ebike’s move full circle, back to the little Europe peddle assist bikes of the 50s. Basically the electric versions.

    Full gearbox, this is a little motorbike. And why not? Small motorcycles rock.

        • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          You will likely have a hard time carrying ebike up a stair when they disregard weight and built with only power in mind.

          • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            3 days ago

            I agree. These are now small motorcycles. I like it. If only they’d ditch the bike facade, and make them look cool. Style em up.

  • superkret@feddit.orgEnglish
    43·
    3 days ago

    IMO It’s completely ridiculous that derailleurs have dominated bicycle shifting for so long.
    They’re just really not a good solution at all.

    • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      Because it’s significantly lighter than gearhub, and there’s no better solution available to shifting that’s also light in weight. The sort of gearhub mentioned in the article are mainly for ebike.