Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen

Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by mortenjorck on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @02:52PM (#45673519)

The $999 Lectric XP4 has hydraulic disc brakes. While uncommon at that price point, it's not unusual to see them on $1500-2k e-bikes.

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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by BoorishBears on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @03:00PM (#45673617)

My ebike has hydraulic disk brakes and a CVT, e bikes have moved forward from the bike-shaped-object era

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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by bluescrn on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @03:18PM (#45673850)

They've moved on from the 'can maintain/repair it with basic tools' era. Soon they'll be dependent on the cloud and subscription services...

(Kind of amazed that wireless derailleurs became a thing. Replacing a simple mechanical device with complex tech requiring two batteries)

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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by dreamcompiler on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @03:18PM (#45673856)

Enviolo CVT? I'm curious about how you like it. I rented a Blue Bike in Boston with a CVT and loved it.

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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by BoorishBears on Thursday October 23, 2025 @12:37PM (#45683912)

I've liked it, not being serviceable is a drawback but it's been issue-free for 3 years now

I wish I had the automatic shifting module for SF's hills, but it's a nice to have that probably isn't as useful elsewhere

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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by slaw on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @05:12PM (#45675193)

I bought complete hydraulic disc brake set for $40 on Ali Express. Mechanical brakes cannot be much cheaper.

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