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This e-trike with full suspension strikes the right balance between riding in city and beyond
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That derailleur is about to get wrecked...
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2024
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That thing is dangling so low they could have stuck some rubber on it and called it a quad bike.
I'm also not understanding "the trike’s 750W rear-mount motor ensures up to 1,400W of power"
Probably continuous vs peak power. I've seen brands advertise this very unethically - Lectric has done this. "Ours is 1400W, the competition is only 750W!"
Or advertising the peak in-rush current or whatever instead of the continuous allowable power? A 750W motor probably pulls 1400 watts for a split second as it starts up under load.
At first I thought they were getting stuff wrong about the battery, but that later say 960 Wh battery.
They do not specifically mention it, but I'm going to assume gear ratio?
What were they thinking?
I know enough about physics to know that the the single wheel should be at the back or the back wheels need to be offset (think motorcycle with sidecar) if you plan to take it on anything rough otherwise you end up with your product being banned from sale (Honda three wheeler anyone?)
If I ever injure myself to the point where I need to rehab on a three wheel before I can get back to my regular bikes, I will buy a recumbent. I'm in my 50s and I remember the ATC incidents well - I was sitting behind someone on one when I was a kid when we went over, fortunately, nobody was seriously injured, but they are very not stable.
Tadpole ftw
Ever ridden a trike as an adult? Like not a toddler's big wheel but a full size three wheeler? They're terrifying because the steering doesn't work like a bicycle. You can't go faster than a moderate wander. A walker with 4 tennis balls is a more practical transportation system.
Wow I wouldn't be able to use that anywhere!