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E-Bike Industry Blames Consumers For Fires In Effort To Undermine ‘Right To Repair’ Laws (www.techdirt.com)
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Countless companies and industries enjoy making up scary stories when it comes to justifying their opposition to making it easier to repair your own tech. Apple claims that empowering consumers and bolstering independent repair shops will turn states into “hacker meccas.” The car industry insists that making it easier and cheaper to repair modern cars will be a boon to sexual predators.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bought and sold my kawasaki ZR7 for around ~3k, half of what even some of the cheapest road legal E-Bike costs, more like a third of the price if you look at average.

The inclusion of “even some of the cheapest” here confuses me. And the idea that 3k is a third of the AVERAGE price?

Some of the cheapest from specific brands, maybe. A Trek eBike will put you out a significant chunk of cash, sure.

But the cheapest eBikes are not $6k, and the average eBike is not $9k.

My Aventon Level.2, a class 3 eBike which will pedal assist up to 28mph/45kph and which I regularly ride on roads, was a little under $1800. Plus $40ish dollars for the oval 52T chainring so I can actually sustain that 28mph. And Aventons are sort of middle-of-the-road, price-wise. Not cheap, not excessively expensive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's the terminology. I was referring to an EMotorcycle, something that is street legal on every motorway, including highways. Those tend to range between 10-25k, there are cheaper models for like 5-6k, but most don't have the best reviews.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, gotcha.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Someone else pointed out how if your looking for a pedal bike type setup, you can buy conversion kits for $200-400 on Amazon or Ali if you have an extra bike laying around. Kits have all sorts of different setups, you can convert to assist, or even full electric.

I might do that, I would use my bike more if I didn't have to exert so much energy to get anywhere worth going. Will also be a much easier sell to my wife🤣

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I hadn’t considered something like this until after I already had my ebike. My “acoustic” bike hangs forlornly in my garage now.