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In reply to the discussion: Bloomberg to ban e-bikes [View all]Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Have you ever ridden one?
Why are you presuming to tell someone who builds and rides the damn things about ebikes?
I've been posting on DU about ebikes for years, here's a post of mine from 2009 about a 45 lb ebike with extremely high performance, could easily be ten pounds lighter with less performance, ie 35 lbs.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6699545
Bikes are unlike most consumer products in that lighter is more expensive, commercial ebikes almost always start with a bike that would be overweight even without the electric power and then add the cheapest Chinese electric junk they can find (heavy in other words).
This aluminum framed Mongoose Blackcomb pedal only mountain bike weighs 46 lbs.. No batteries, no motor.