An e-Bike Everyone Can Get Behind - Sea Otter 2017

 Stacy Kohut would huck it.

 Isn't that what e-bikes do?

 @chyu: He wouldn't. his opinion on e-bikes is clear. "Human powered only".

 @chyu: i don't think it would stand up to the abuse.

i beat on my rig like the red-headed stepchild that it is.

 @ThomDawson: YES. Thank you for pointing this out. If this bike had 2 wheels, I'm sure it would be garnering plenty of hate in the comments. There are plenty of people, myself included, who I have a disability that impairs their ability to pedal but can balance on a two-wheeled bike and would rather ride that. E-bikes serve this purpose for just as many people in this situation as "lazy people who thing they're riding a motorcycle".

 @dmob319: agreed.

 @stacykohut: sounds like a challenge #icon tester. Be cool to have you out on a trail ride here

 @won-sean-animal-chin: sorry bro, i don't ride uphills.

even if i had the use of my legs i would never pedal up to dh.

its called downhill for a reason.

lol.

 @stacykohut: You have to admit though that this is a lot more versatile than a DH specific quad, its tool that improves access for more people to enjoy what they might not otherwise be able to. It's pretty challenging to access a lot of chairs on a quad without lift or dedicated road access, this could open more doors to access trails that don't fall into this category. Lucky for us that, we have the best park in the world in our backyard, something that others would kill for!

 @stacykohut: haa, I call bs. All the dhers are on trials motos. You'd dig our trails. We're in it for the downs but tech climbs are fun. Benny's killin it on the tech climbs now

 The thing about this bike is, it has potential beyond just mountain biking. This thing has more power than most 50cc motor scooters.

The inventor is in a wheelchair, think about what he said. Someone in a normal wheelchair or a 2-wheeled ebike wouldn't be able to sit on the hill and watch the Sea Otter DS. This contraption (it's not a bike, nowhere close) can help people with disabilities lead somewhat normal lives, it could probably let someone go up or down stairs with some practice.

Hats off to this man, he's created an amazing thing.

 @won-sean-animal-chin: ....

only time i ever rode up a big ol hill, i was on my yz 125.

3rd gear, fully tapped.

braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap.

 @stacykohut: see you'd be teh perfect tester . Hook m up #icon


Pfft I think I climbed a hill in 3rd once on my z50. Hills I'm usually downshifting from 5th #fkna

 @won-sean-animal-chin: you know me, i'm stubborn.

dh only my brother, dh only.

z50? rad.great ride.

 @stacykohut: 1974 MR50 FTW!

 @mykel: yeah dog.

 @stacykohut: dude you're a legend! Your comments here are classic.

 I was just about to say that!

 @stumpymidget: me too xD

 found it! vimeo.com/185905746

 some impressive DH at like 4:15 ^

 Found this:
iconwheelchairs.com/explore

 @labourde: thanks for that link. Wow, quite a heavy price tag but didn't expect anything else. If only major bike manufacturers poured money into these sort of developments to get more people getting the sort of "high" we all get to enjoy.

 i moved to the okanagan for the wider trails.

 Couldn't agree more: e bikes are great in this case where they are helping and including people who otherwise wouldn't be able to ride. But for the people who are purely lazy... I do not have any time for e bikes in that case, especially with all of the pr they are getting from specialized etc

 @piersgritten: to me at least, you hit the nail on the head. I struggle on longer rides, not because of any disability, but my lack of discipline with eating and riding enough. I would sooner stop riding than get an ebike. Disabled people don't have that choice.

 Lazy people? At least they are outide instead of behind the keyboard. How do you know they are lazy? Maybe they have heart issues, knee issues??? Get off your attitude and let people do what they enjoy.

 I had a go on a orbea wild today, you would never, ever say that again! trust me!!!!!!!! Anyhow, my friend has a brain tumour and when he works too much he gets a headache, an ebike allows him to go with us without worrying!

 climbing is for suckers (myself being one of them) if i was a rich ass dentist you bet your ass i would have an E bike to assisted shuttle myself to the top. more downhill laps=more better. its like giving shit to people who shuttle

 @d-man: congratulations, you just won the hypocrite of the year award

 @piersgritten: how so? I have been on board with ebikes from the start and I do not judge people by what type of bike they ride. If you're saying I'm lazy well you could not be farthe from the truth.

 @d-man: I was referring to "at least they go outside instead of behind a keyboard" he typed

 @piersgritten: lol, so because I spent some time on pink bike after surfing I'm a hypocritic??? Spot on dude, you got me.

 Having worked on her new bike, i think the leaning feature of this is pretty cool. The turning radius of Tara's bike is poor at slow speeds. But the lean should be dampened and not too floppy.
Amazing bikes... This is Tara's I photographed after building it..
www.instagram.com/p/BEon_aADVOJ

 @denomerdano: that's truly excellent, trails for all!

 i'd break the thing into pieces within a couple hours of shreddin'. doesn't look like it could stand the abuse.

 @stacykohut: I don't think its intended for purely DH use. Though I'm very curious to know how you can automatically tell that its a weak design from a 2 minute video...

 @brandonf: your right, its not for dh use.

we both could tell that from the video.

 charity? what are you talkin' about.......


The tragedy/charity model depicts disabled people as victims of circumstance who are deserving of pity. This, along with the medical model, are the models most used by non-disabled people to define and explain disability.

 @stacykohut: In no way did I mean to be disrespectful. Sorry if it came out this way. I myself am lucky enough to have two amazing special needs kids through addoption. It has been 11 years and I have come to accept through this wonderful journey, is that sometimes the greatest people in the world don't always have the ways or means to get the tools to enjoy life to its fullest.

 @losmarauder: you were not being direspectufl dude.

its your view, i gave you mine.... or more acurate, i cut and pasted a nice explanation from the wiki page........
which sums up the different models of disabilty.

i prefer the market model myself...............

The market model of disability is minority rights and consumerist model of disability that recognizing people with disabilities and their stakeholders as representing a large group of consumers, employees and voters. This model looks to personal identity to define disability and empowers people to chart their own destiny in everyday life, with a particular focus on economic empowerment. By this model, based on US Census data, there are 1.2 billion people in the world who consider themselves to have a disability. "This model states that, due to the size of the demographic, companies and governments will serve the desires, pushed by demand as the message becomes prevalent in the cultural mainstream.



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