Apologies for the confusing last eight words of my post. It was all fine up
to them..and even I can't figure it out. Oh, language!
("...has to be worked out in 'pedal' mode.") Whaaa--?
On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Grant @ Rivendell <grant6...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> We won't sell eBikes ever--but that is not like me saying, "we won't do
> (pick your heinous thing)." Of course I know that I can speak for RBW as a
> whole, but at some point there's a diff btw my personal deathbed-honest
> opinion--which is generally on my sleeve--and something that falls under
> the general category of "what's good for Rivendell and the gang here, and
> the gang that I hope will take it all forward someday."
>
> My persOPis that I will pedal as long as I can. If this is part of the "I
> shoot film when I don't have to email the photo or put it online
> immediately" me, then..OK, it is part of that. I don't see a perfect direct
> connexion, but there's not a total gap, either. To use the cliche but also
> to totally mean it literally, one of my best friends--the Sean guy in the
> green photo looking back over his shoulder as he coasts down the hill--is
> recovering from an eBike accident. If I was successful in attaching the
> image I sent to him last night, you can see the proof. I've ridden his. I
> hope he'll still go out with me on pedal rides when he recovers!
>
> From a business POV--I feel slightly out of my element making "business"
> decisions--I think it's enough in this age of strap-on eMotors--to provide
> bikes that allow it without funking up the frame ("funking" is a new great
> word--I hope I made it up) with something that looks jarring or has to be
> worked about in "pedal" mode.
>
> On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 11:53:44 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote:
>>
>> Grant mentioned ebikes again on the BLAHG, and even made a faint
>> reference to a possible future where they would sell one. I know it's not
>> his thing, but he was discussing it in reference to a cycling industry
>> gradually accepting that ebikes are here to stay.
>>
>> So my question. If Rivendell put some bikes together with the latest
>> mid-drive motors with 5 levels of pedal-assist available, would you buy
>> one? We're talking about pedal bikes that can be ridden with low or no
>> assist, not 'hit the throttle and hang on' like a scooter. I think a kitted
>> Clem or Hunqapillar would be fun, plus useful as commuters.
>>
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