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@Muscovir: Yes, but eBikes have got a lot better since then. As he mentions in the podcast he thinks they ride better than regular bikes, which I actaully agree with.

@pgomez: Price of shipping a container across the Pacific * last year: $19,000 * earlier this year: $14,500 * now: $3,900.

For sure this is more about getting attention (and it clearly works in that respect) than actually making a serious commercial product, but If you are going to try to make a brand / design statement, then the product should at least be well designed! They completely missed the most important feature to help kids progress, which is a side area where kids can rest their feet on and use to stand up on. Both my kids had and loved the old version of this and spent almost all their time standing up on it once they were comfortable balancing. As a result of this failure in design, this product does the opposite of what they were intending, because it inherently undermines Specialized's reputation as a company focused on well designed / performance focused bikes, and instead makes it look like they just make over priced products.

Ok, it's a little cheesy the start, but the gameplay and all the settings look superb, as do the GFX! I havent had a games console for about 15 years, but will for sure get one to play this with my kids!

Great looking bike and great concept. Mass centralisation is one of the main principles of Motocross bike design (not just Low center of gravity) as it helps the bikes feel more balanced and agile. Also applies to eebs. I want one.

Sorry, but what on earth is he talking about, no Haibike ever had a throttle, that would make it a motorcycle, not a pedelec. He is talking total rubbish.

When is the eMTB group field test coming? All these bikes look amazing, but the next time I drop 5k on a bike it will be an eMTB because they all climb better than any analog bike no matter how good they are, and they just make riding faster and more fun away from places with uplifts. Plus I'm getting old and my knees ache so I want to spend more time enjoying the ride than suffering.

Price is high, I will wait until they drop it.

Most good gravity focused eBikes are already coming with Mixed wheels sizes for a few years now. Funny to see DH now doing the same. Mixed wheel sizes have been used for decades on offroad Motocrycles, I think the same laws of physics seem to work with the speeds you get on DH bikes and eBikes too.