E-bikes are a thing

[Ironjunk]

Just because you can put cargo on the sides of your bike doesn't mean you should. A longer narrow bike is more useful to haul. The infrastructure isn't ready for this.

 

[one piece crank]

For the intended use, it looks pretty good:

Inside Specialized’s quest to build the friendliest, most capable e-bike ever made

The Haul ST is the first e-bike from Globe.

www.theverge.com

My first thought was also, "can you put a bike rack on it? Sort of like some of the moto racks?"

Yeah, design ideas came from the BMX bike and the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane.

Sweet!

 

[Steve Vai]

Just because you can put cargo on the sides of your bike doesn't mean you should. A longer narrow bike is more useful to haul. The infrastructure isn't ready for this.

Same as Commuting with Panniers.

 

[Ironjunk]

Same as Commuting with Panniers.

They appear a lot wider than panniers.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Just any of them that review products for any magazine that uses Advertising as it's main revenue source.

It's actually why I stopped reading product reviews in bike mags, back when they existed. "This is why [product x] is grooovy..."

 

[serviceguy]

Anything short of this I would not even consider..

I'm trying to figure out how to integrate one of my Proflex/K2 frames into a similar contraption...

 

[Fat Trout]

Sorry, I just can’t wrap my head around your rationale. Riding is one of those end result is greater than sum of the parts things. For me the suffering and fitness thing is a key part of it. Remove that and I’m riding my motorcycle.

Why comment here.....repeatedly. It isn't for you. Thats cool. Just don't ride an ebike - ever.

 

[mattybfat]

One these maybe be coming to a trail near you 😉

 

[Steve Vai]

We got our Globe Order. These things are way too much fun. I set our Floor Bike up with the Throttle Upgrade because that's really what the people want.

 

[JerseyPete]

We got our Globe Order. These things are way too much fun. I set our Floor Bike up with the Throttle Upgrade because that's really what the people want.

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[scott62]

One these maybe be coming to a trail near you 😉

Just get a Ser-Ron and a peddle kit and call it a day

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Motor cycles are bikes with motors . I find it stunning what people are paying for e bikes. Sir-Ron proves my point. It’s hard to look at something like the offerings from Yeti e bikes an say a $4,200 Sur-Ron and not wonder where the money is going. For the price of the Yeti, you can get a full KTM E dirt bike…. Jmo

 

[mattybfat]

Just get a Ser-Ron and a peddle kit and call it a day

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Motor cycles are bikes with motors . I find it stunning what people are paying for e bikes. Sir-Ron proves my point. It’s hard to look at something like the offerings from Yeti e bikes an say a $4,200 Sur-Ron and not wonder where the money is going. For the price of the Yeti, you can get a full KTM E dirt bike…. Jmo

I can see your point of why not buy a motorcycle but i come to same reason why i stopped motoing in the first place. NJ is a unfriendly moto state. So i got into mtbs back when it taking off so i could ride those trails again. Its all about getting out in the woods.

As far as cost, you can spend more on a analog yeti or pivot ect then what i paid for my orbea. All depends what you want to spend. I see prices dropping on new but also see prices maxing on top tier. This guy is never spending 15k on new bike but i may spend 8k which plenty of top tier analogs come in at.

Id love to have a e ktm but then i would have to be in a state that has true multi use trail systems.

 

[Ian F]

I can see your point of why not buy a motorcycle but i come to same reason why i stopped motoing in the first place. NJ is a unfriendly moto state. So i got into mtbs back when it taking off so i could ride those trails again. Its all about getting out in the woods.

As far as cost, you can spend more on a analog yeti or pivot ect then what i paid for my orbea. All depends what you want to spend. I see prices dropping on new but also see prices maxing on top tier. This guy is never spending 15k on new bike but i may spend 8k which plenty of top tier analogs come in at.

Id love to have a e ktm but then i would have to be in a state that has true multi use trail systems.

Exactly. I tried getting into moto but it turned into one more sport I don't really have time for. I bought the bike and then never used it. Then it became one more engine in my fleet to keep track of. And while PA is more moto friendly than NJ, it's still not practical where I live and I would need to drive a fair distance to ride dirt. And if I'm doing that, then I may as well ride a mtn bike. I have a similar attitude towards skiing. If I have a choice between riding or skiing, I'll pick riding every time. Skiing is only something I do when the trails are too crappy to ride and it's colder than I'd like to ride road.

 

[iLuveketchup]

I find it stunning what people are paying for e bikes. Sir-Ron proves my point. It’s hard to look at something like the offerings from Yeti e bikes an say a $4,200 Sur-Ron and not wonder where the money is going. For the price of the Yeti, you can get a full KTM E dirt bike…. Jmo

I find it stunning that there are people that think they know how to live or spend your own money better than you.

 

[tonyride]

Some don't know the difference between a motorcycle with bicycle pedals and a bicycle with a motor. I suspect they've never had a proper ride on an ebike.

 

[SAM]

This is not a motorcycle. I hope that helps.

 

[Ironjunk]

Good for bike manufacturers to sell people ebikes with components that were designed to save grams then slap a 12lb battery on it anyway.

 

[xmonger]

We got our Globe Order. These things are way too much fun. I set our Floor Bike up with the Throttle Upgrade because that's really what the people want.

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I like it. It has a home built look to it. I built an ebike off an old cro-mo MTB. 48v Battey + 1000w hub motor. Could easily hit 35mph+. Very fun, but the lack of suspension really beats you up at speed. I wound up selling it, but I'm not going to lie, I miss it.

 

[a.s.]

All those e-bikes are lame. I just ordered this. I'll be able to ride pretty much any trail I want without messing up the precious dirt. 🙄 Review to follow…

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[serviceguy]

All those e-bikes are lame. I just ordered this. I'll be able to ride pretty much any trail I want without messing up the precious dirt. 🙄 Review to follow…

😛

Still blowing the leaves though...just sayin'