We've experimented with putting bionx kits on a riv or two. The utility factor can't be denied. From an aesthetic factor....I ended up taking them off. They were bionx aftermarket kits and they had excellent range, function etc etc. They were just too ugly for a Riv.
We recently got a demo Copenhagen wheel.... https://www.instagram.com/p/BT6-MCThI1S/?taken-by=yellowhausbicycles Doesn't have the range but who-wee, does it make a different aesthetic statement. I've ridden a lot of junky feeling e-bikes and this technology is at the top in terms of ride quality. Easily swapped out or from bike to bike too. I can only imagine that as battery capacity continues to excel....this particular design (all-in-one battery/motor etc) will be the norm. On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 11:14:35 AM UTC-4, Orc wrote: > > Yes, that's what mopeds became (and it's what may be the future of this > generation; there are already some /very/ scooter-looking electric mopeds > out there that I occasionally see on the bike paths/locked up to bike racks > in Portland. The only thing keeping the electric mopeds from becoming > scooters is that the energy density of batteries sucks dead bunnies through > a straw and that as the batteries age the drivers will more and more likely > need to pedal their way out of trouble.) The net of a billion lies > (wikipedia) actually has a moderately honest recounting of the origin of > the things, including some interesting photos. > > -david parsons > > On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 12:51:34 AM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> Mopeds were slow motorcycles you could only ride by using the throttle. >> The pedals only existed to qualify it as non-licensed back in the day, you >> couldn't actually use it as a bicycle. So the comparison, while pithy, has >> nothing to do with the question I asked. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
