_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThese 'digital drive' bikes replace a bicycle chain with softwareelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11cross-posted to: electricvehicles@midwest.social
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkThese 'digital drive' bikes replace a bicycle chain with softwareelectrek.co_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: electricvehicles@midwest.social
minus-squaresock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoim not in the ebike market but if i was i feel like this software bike is just an ebike that you still need to pedal for the immersion at which point id just get a normal bike no? the weight argument doesnt make sense to me because an ebike just goes forward with an engine so weight doesnt matter to the rider right?
minus-square_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoLess weight = greater range, but yeah, I don’t see myself getting this type of setup any time soon. If my battery dies, it’s nice to just be able to use it as a regular bike.
minus-squarecorm@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBut being able to pedal to regen the battery is pretty cool
im not in the ebike market but if i was i feel like this software bike is just an ebike that you still need to pedal for the immersion
at which point id just get a normal bike no?
the weight argument doesnt make sense to me because an ebike just goes forward with an engine so weight doesnt matter to the rider right?
Less weight = greater range, but yeah, I don’t see myself getting this type of setup any time soon. If my battery dies, it’s nice to just be able to use it as a regular bike.
But being able to pedal to regen the battery is pretty cool