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BaldEagle.ai translation from other publications: A) Complete models range from 28-31 lbs, and $5k-9.7k Liberty Dollars (before VAT, before Tariffs, before shipping) B) Direct-to-consumer sales model with no mention how hard it will be getting it to land at lady liberty’s feet.

Downcountry builds on a weightwatcher plan + "natural" trails are a current match made in heaven. I grew up in the early aughts riding and building turbo dangerous jank inspired by Drop In and it was dumb looking back on it lol. "Natural" trails that are built with natural flow in mind, but not a mini-doze are (and have always been) the best.

@Mtmw: Even better - use a front wheel Dynamo. I'm working on a proof of concept for a 500w dynamo hub for the front wheel so you can passively charge the bike's battery the whole time you're riding. This, in combination with the onboard motor's regenerative braking will form a sort of perpetual motion machine.

“Shit midwesterners say”

Case closed. My 2007 steel P.1 is still more bike than I need and I should just ride it and not concern myself with upgrading it.

The early 2000s called and they said, “Hell Yea Brotherrrrrr!”

The Tarvo has that straight line from rear wheel to head tube that just makes a bike look so simple yet perfect.

Finally someone who is forward thinking and isn’t afraid to verbalize the ugly truth! Acoustic Bikes, or as I prefer to call them, Amish Bikes are a safety hazard on modern IMBA gold class trails. Not only are they slow and present a collision hazard but they also create weird bumps and ruts because they’re so light that when users apply their brakes it’s now creating uneven wear patterns like braking bumps and erosion on features where they have to actually use their muscles to pedal. I know they would throw their arms up in protest if we imposed an all out ban on their kids toys but perhaps an “Acoustic Session Cover Fee” would be more fair - $5 at the trail head from them so that we can maintain our e-bike trails from their wear and tear. Short of that, maybe they’ll just go back to building their own cave man / donkey trails without modern petroleum burning hydraulic mini dozers and excavators, using only janky natural terrain and fall lines with natural features to make big sketchy jumps.

This was my first thought - seems you’ll be stuck with a single speed that has high parasitic drag. Cool system but what a honker to strap to the bottom of your “bicycle”. I’d rather just poach an MTB trail on a stark varg at that point.

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