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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by IncreasePosts on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @06:08PM (#45675773)
The components are all probably very junky, if everything can be had for $450
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Re:Rivian's Also E-bike is like nothing you've ever seen by jakedata on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @06:24PM (#45675931)
Sure if you can't DIY. It's a 20 year old Fuji chromoly-frame mountain bike with Shimano components. My biggest expense was new batteries, followed by heavy duty e-bike brake pads. What did you pay to build yours?
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