My Electric Bike Is Not ‘Cheating.’ It Could Replace Cars for Millions of People

Re:My Electric Bike Is Not ‘Cheating.’ It Could Replace Cars... by thingschanged on Sunday May 21, 2017 @11:01PM (#14390705)

I have a yuba mundo cargo bike with a BBSHD 750W motor and Panasonic 52V battery. The whole setup costs around 2.5K, as I did the electric setup myself. It has been great as I can carry 2 kids on it, and as I live in a urban environment I never worry about parking. The BBSHD is a powerful motor and has been trouble free.

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Re:My Electric Bike Is Not ‘Cheating.’ It Could Replace Cars... by ghvknvgvh on Sunday May 21, 2017 @11:11PM (#14390746)

> I can carry 2 kids on it

Are you nuts? Do you want them to die?

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Re:My Electric Bike Is Not ‘Cheating.’ It Could Replace Cars... by thingschanged on Sunday May 21, 2017 @11:30PM (#14390822)

They are in child seats, the Yuba is a great bike that is rated for over 700 pounds and has lots of child friendly adapters.

You can see more examples of parents pushing their kids in cargo bikes here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yy3kXIaKp8

Without electric it can be a real workout, but with electric assist its so much more fun. The kids cry these days if we tell them they need to go into the car.

You can buy a Yuba with Electric from the company, but its 5K which seemed way too much when you can do it yourself for 1/2 the price.

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Re:My Electric Bike Is Not ‘Cheating.’ It Could Replace Cars... by ghvknvgvh on Sunday May 21, 2017 @11:47PM (#14390875)

Have you thought of what would happen if you collided with a car?

And then, have you thought of what would happen if you were in a car?

In the car, you have a crumple zone.

In the bike, your kids are the crumple zone.

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Re:My Electric Bike Is Not ‘Cheating.’ It Could Replace Cars... by URSpider94 on Sunday May 21, 2017 @11:31PM (#14390823)

Any particular reason you say that? The Mundo is an extended-frame cargo bike that has really excellent accommodations for carrying two kids (or a week's worth of groceries, or a hundred kilos of other cargo).

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