It's a matter of this isn't a Riv-sponsored group and some of us like these new lightweight motors and batteries on our bikes. They're not bicycles in the pure sense, they're a different thing that can be useful and fun. It just so happens that Riv frames make a very good base for a kit.
Joe Bernard On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 4:01:27 PM UTC-8 George Schick wrote: > I have to admit that both creeping old age and ignorance may be playing a > part, but I just am not understanding this thread. For months now, maybe > even years, Grant has ranted against the advent of the eBike for various > reasons both environmental as well as physical. Yet, here we are suddenly > espousing it. What gives? > > Why this sudden embracing of this "new technology" with its dependence > upon batteries and other components that make the use of "rare earth" > elements, many of which, when removed from the ground either by direct > force or by chemical extraction, have done major environmental damage to > areas in China areas where such mining has occurred ( > https://e360.yale.edu/features/china-wrestles-with-the-toxic-aftermath-of-rare-earth-mining > > ). I thought the major thrust of Rivbike (and Grant) was to espouse the > use of the human means of traveling. > > > On Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 5:40:06 PM UTC-5 J Imler wrote: > >> An eJoe is in the works. Has anyone tried an eJoe? I think it's gonna be >> great. I'm mainly doing so to hull my son up Mt. Diablo on the Burley >> trailer bike so we can bike camp together. It's not gonna happen otherwise. >> I'll report back as things progress... likely a hub drive rear wheel kit. >> I'm open to any ebuild advice. > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/baa994f2-2aea-4c27-a264-cd5b0e771a88n%40googlegroups.com.
