Re:Greg LeMond’s New 26 LB. Carbon Fiber Ebike
by unethical_ban on Friday November 27, 2020 @11:41AM
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>A lightweight carbon frame weighed down by a battery.
That's the entire point! To make an electric bike that weighs the same as a conventional bike. My aluminum frame road bike weighs about 23-24lbs, so having a 45-mile-range ebike weigh about the same is really cool.
And just like any emerging market, no, it isn't meant to be for the masses day 1, just as the Model S wasn't. This is iterative.
That's the entire point! To make an electric bike that weighs the same as a conventional bike. My aluminum frame road bike weighs about 23-24lbs, so having a 45-mile-range ebike weigh about the same is really cool.
And just like any emerging market, no, it isn't meant to be for the masses day 1, just as the Model S wasn't. This is iterative.