Electric-Powered Weirdness from Eurobike 2022

 Honestly, I don't have those issues but still think that thing looks fun!

 Couldn't agree more; I think bike lanes in general need a pretty big rethink before average people; let alone those with mobility needs will use them en mass. I commute in a "bike friendly" community and am able bodied and still have a close call almost every ride. Nearly all of my friends that commute regularly (myself included) have been hit at least once in the last few years.

 You are talking about the one with the BEER holder up front?!!!

 That trike looks like a good way to get home from the pub ; )

 I think I remember hearing the Toyota Prius is intentionally ugly bc it sold better as an ugly hybrid than a normal-ish looking car. So in other words yes

 @IsaacWislon82: They never made it normal looking, so how can they know?

 The article is about the Weird E-bikes from eurobike.

 @schili: Yes. My comment is about E-things not just bikes.

 No pedals, no human driven propulsion-it's cool but it's a grom dirtbike, not any kind of bicycle OR Broped.

 @wyorider: are you talking about the little e kids' bike? I'm looking at the one under it. It has pedals lol.

 I call bs, where’s the battery?

 I agree! That’s why I do my part by riding without a helmet.

 @kingbike2: Inside that ridiculous seat?

 There's a great Young Adult novel in here somewhere.

 But so fun to watch!

 @mbl77: I could not agree more.. but on the other hand, it is good for kids to use their muscles, not start the E-everything at that age... my kiddos were soooo fast on the strider, even without the motor.. was bit of a challenge catching up with them....

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 Harvesting ocean plastic is hard and very laborious. The only point of doing it is to remove it from the water so less of it turns into microparticles. No one wants more plastic in the water and yes the whole point is to use less or no single use plastic. But the one that is in the water should be removed and if we can turn that into something usable even better.

 @ricardosafreire: PB will forgive me the OT, even the split between disposable and recyclable is bullshit, what do you think oceans are floors of ear cleaning sticks and picnic plates? The only solution is not to consume plastic, especially in Asian countries.

 I agree we should less or no plastic at all but it doesn't change the fact that there is still plastic in the oceans and the more of it we remove the better.

 Looks cool, looks fun, NOT even a pretense of being a bicycle. With no pedal driven option to power it, it's just a small electric motorcycle. Ebikes aren't bicycles, and this thing isn't even an eBike. Don't get me wrong, its a cool little motorbike, but it ain't no bicycle.

 @wyorider: Should still serve the purpose of learning balance on 2 wheels, which was the end goal for us at that age - if adds more fun to the process and gets them moving down the sidewalk (or bombing with a smile on trails) quicker all the better! At that age I won't make a fuss about not needing to use your legs on it - kids that age are running around 99.9% of the time anyways!

 @tkrug: Like I said-it's cool, but not a bicycle.

My objection to the whole "eBike" thing is downplaying the fact they aren't bicycles.

Groms who will never pedal a bike will also learn on these. Is that good or bad? I wouldn't pass a judgement like that. Just calling a motorcycle what it is.

 @wyorider: no one is saying that it is. My point is that they're not fringe. Thy even run ads during Supercross on national TV.

 I was going to say the same thing. Nothing weird about it. Stacyc are main stream here. My son loves his.

 Yeah Stacycs are huge, that guy had a great idea. Id venture to say they sell more Stacycs than bike manufactures sell legit mountain bike ebikes.

 I was curious about capacity.

The biggest Milwaukee battery I own is an 18v 12ah battery - which is equivalent to a 216 Wh battery.

My smallest is a 5ah - equivalent to a 90wh battery.

The Specialized Levo Turbo Comp comes with an 800Wh battery.

So, my "use my tool batteries for eBikes" dream would probably work pretty well for a kid's bike on a shorter ride, but isn't going to be powering an adult on 50-mile epics through the wilderness anytime soon, unless you bring a backpack full of batteries along with you.

 @atourgates: yeah totally, but it goes to show how much this makes sense for kids bikes. If 800wh can propel a 180 lbs person for at least 4 hours, wouldn't 216Wh propel a 40 lbs person for about as long?

 There are people making adapters for using Milwaukee and Dewalt batteries on Stacyc bikes.. A customer of mine has one on his daughters bike.. Apparently, it's the hot set up

 It's there to knock the mud off the tire.

 its probably just a cover left open

 @bok-CZ: Agreed, looks like the battery slot.

 That suspension platform is a blast from the past lol.

 That seat angle though. If a brand can’t get their bike set up for display at a bike show, what other idiocy do they produce.

 @WildboiBen: It's the Demo 9 reincarnated! Wonder what the GX Axs build looks like?

 @AyJayDoubleyou: A suspended seat post on a full suspended bike^^.

 Hello autocad, goodbye craftsmanship

 golf clap. golf clap.

 Lazy and proud of it. Duly noted.