I was waiting for mine for 4 months longer than usual (chip shortage) but it arrived last month and it’s really amazing! The company behind it though…is losing money… and fast. Shame really :-/

A friend of mine lives in Lichtenberg which is very close to Marzahn, myself I live in Köpenick. It'd be awesome to have a feature in the app to share the bike location so we could hunt your bike as a community. I really hope the battery lasts long enough so you can find it after Easter. Happy Easter nonetheless M.

Sorry that happened. Did you ever get it back? Do I gotta subscribe to find out? 😉

Good,it is the future of colder countries but not warm countries, thank you, you have good economics knowledge, excellent market research skills.

About whoever stole your bike....you should start keeping a record of times they seem to be out riding it, and just by doing that you can get an idea of what kind of person you're looking for. For example, kids go to school during certain times of the day, and adults tend to go to work at similar times each day of the week. That could give you an idea of whether you're looking for a kid, working adult, or non-working adult, and then you could predict what times they're most likely to be out riding it, and if you build an idea of the locations they like to frequent, you could plan to be in the area ahead of time BEFORE they even begin riding your bike, which would give you a better chance of catching them. Its a way for you to turn chaotic randomness into useful information. Best of luck! Can you tell i've had plenty of bikes stolen?? Lmao.

Great comment, strongly agree with you.

I hope commodity e-bikes will get swappable "brains" so they don't just become e-waste. Electric motors last a really long time.

In my experience the majority of the ebike market is actually traditional ebikes with standard bike components and a brand motor, not the designer ones with a lot of custom components. They are a lot cheaper too

Agreed most of the ebikes sold in the netherlands use default parts vs these designer brands which only make up a small part of the sales here. This included the electric parts which are mostly made by 4 or 5 providers. Even with that stated if you use a more complex bike (thats what a ebike is) compared to a normal one i prefer to add support from the company you get it from many here provide 3 years service at home.

I just got a hub motor, made a battery and converted an old mountain bike in less than an hour for less than €800 and et voila. 2kW and 80+km range. I'd recommend it to everyone. Just ride sensibly and considerately. Absolutely no point buying a fluffed up designer theft magnet when you can upgrade your own bike, and make it look quirky and undesirable.

Yea I guess they are more into selling a experience than an actual product.

That's a shame, a great advantage of bikes is that they are very repairable. Without great knowledge you can maintain a bike in good condition for many years.

yup , the repairability and some battery reliability issue is drawback and price of course.

It's a damn shame that this is leaking into the biking industry.

The repairebility isnt gone at a VanMoof. I dont know about cowboy, but you can get all VanMoof replacement parts from the support to repait it youself, except for the battery, because it cannot shipped legaly due to high capacity. I already switched the lock of somebodys VanMoof because he had an accident with a car. Was super easy with the tutorial from VanMoof. Making 90% of the parts themselve isn't a bad thing if you can get this parts yourself. Self produced parts makes the bike more complete, more safe and more resistant to damge, because the parts are designd for each other and not just randomly put together

E bikes generally require quite a bit of maintenance. The increased stress on the drivetrain means much more frequent tire changes and in some cases the chain has to be changed yearly due to stretching.

@@I_THE_ME makes sense, never thought of it that way! Maybe some more resistant drivetrains and tires will be developed in the future.

The Netherlands is good enough for normal bikes. Leave the e-bikes for us in the hilly UK, not the flat Netherlands! :)

The amount of cycling in NL is amazing. The normal bikes are everywhere and I think the bikeshops are happy to sell something new :)

@@Moses_VII Maybe you should try to ride in wind and snow like most dutch people do or when they are in their 70's... There is a reason there are now 5M ebikes here dutch like to cycle but ebikes takes the edge of the bad parts since many consider using a bike not as optional for sunny days but as simply needed.

Thats exactly the reason I don't like factory made ebikes, I prefer a normal proper bike with a Bafang BBS motor. Only thing is the PAS mode and not torque. But thats no problem with the modifyable software.

This argument is roughly equivalent to "I don't get why people buy overpriced Playstations and overpriced Playstation games if they can just build there own customizable gaming PC that's also cheaper." Alternatively: "I don't understand how people buy iPhones if they can buy Androids for half the price and customize the shit out of them". The Answer in all cases is: Different products for people with different needs and requirements. There is no universal "right or wrong".

@Gormilein it's more like not comparing an iphone with existing android options when you are reviewing an iphone. Sure it has a worse camera sure you cannot repair it but it is more expensive so someone may need it. So I as a reviewer won't even mention those problems. Look how shiny it is! I didn't say don't buy expensive bikes. There are bikes that cost 3 times as much as a vanmoov! I said it is sad that the reviews fail to mention the existence of objectively better options (and problems) considering these videos are also introducing ebikes and compelling people to switch to them in general.

@@PO0YA No... not "objectively" better. Subjectively better. Better for you. Better for your needs and requirements. Objectively not better for someone who cares a lot about the design of the bike. Objectively not better for someone who doesn't really care about the cost. Objectively not better for someone who will never fix the bike by themselves anyway. That's my point. There is no "objectively superior" product category. Most iPhone reviews infact do not compare against half as expensive Android phones, because they are aimed at a very different customer base.

@@PO0YA I kinda agree, but I think this and other similar videos are rather meant to make the case that electric bikes in general (and not just those fancy brands in particular) can be an alternative to other means of transportation, such as cars. There are other channels out there who cover the specifics more in depth.

Yup, I had the same issue with another carbon belt drive bike. It had a 3 gear hub that was useless off flat roads. If you live anywhere with hills, they're not fun to ride.

@@cyclingzen There are plenty of gear hubs on the market because of e-bikes. Some with massive range. I think the new player Kindernay has the biggest gear range, they even made a 7 gear version that has the same range as their 14 gear model. Lower number of gears better fits e-bike needs (if they still cover a good range). Other than that you have the classic Rohloff, NuVinci (Enviolo) with continuous gears, good old Sturmey Archer and Shimano Alfine (not that realiable). I'm fan of gear hubs on normal bikes and before e-bikes grew in popularity it was a dying segment. It's nicie to see that this little marvels of mechanics are finding a new niche.

Vanmoof has gears on the current 3 series, but they don't work very well. Instead of going with a tried and tested system from Shimano or whatever, they made a proprietary automatic electronic shifter, paired with a low quality internal hub. Really idiotic system that doesn't shift at the right time, fails every 1000km, and breaks the cheap geared hub when it shifts unexpectedly under load. That's my experience anyway.

My friend drives a gear less rad city and I drive a geared rad rover. There are streets in town that are not accessible to him. That said some streets in town have warnings that cars should not drive them unless necessary as they are such a steep grade that older cars will fail to climb them.

@@cyclingzen yeah I have a seven speed carbon belt bike and the lowest gear is still too high for hill climbing, and struggles with casual run for groceries with a trailer for heavier stuff like cans of soda. I’ve looked at other(traditional) city bikes, and many are pretty poorly geared for anything but flat terrain. I’d imagine an electric motor would help some, but starting with poor gearing hampers their overall utility(or just living in a mountainous/hilly area)

There are also off the shelf batteries and electric motors, basically any normal bicycle can be transformed into a fully repairable electric bicycle

You forgot about the batteries, although they should have a decent life span they're still a consumable, same as tires or anything else that wears out, plus if they're using some sort of standard then it would be easy enough to buy a larger / second battery if you so wish.

yep, sent mine back because of things like this. Enjoyed the bike when it worked, though - looked swish!

I own a VanMoof and its not braking often. The only problem I had was flat tires. Thats normal on a bike. Just put kevlar band in it and now the tires are okay for over 2000km. I got one battery problem, because of a bad production line. They couldnt send me one over to swap it myself, because it cannot shipped legaly. But thats a Problem every ebike can run into. And all other parts are self repairable. You just go to the website, enter your problem and you will get the parts. You can even go with the parts to an bikeshop. Sadly, most repair shops wont accept them, because they think its complicated or just dont want to. The repairs are really easy. Already swapped a kick lock of an VanMoof wich had a accident with a car. With the tutorial from VanMoof its very easy, even for my, a biking noob

This is also why I prefer hub motors vs mid drive motor for e bikes they are just way more universal even when mid drives can be better

Thanks for this warning and judgement. You can get so caught up in this futurism tech stuff, that you sort of forget you should really be buying based on your own circumstances

@@K3end0 Tbh many people have never owned bikes that are correctly adjusted for them either. The bike on the video seems to not be suitable for people over 190 cm in height, at least according to the manufacturer.

I can get one that's 3 times more powerful than this overpriced fashion ebike for about a third of the price.

3000€ for 250watt?! Wowww I wonder why he made the video with such a bad value choice bike.

@@PrestoJacobson You need a licence to drive anything more powerful.

If you live somewhere with hills, e-bike is the only option

There’s many e bikes that you can find parts for, but I agree, make sure you buy something from a manufacturer that do offer parts.

You can convert your own bike into a decent ebike from lots of available motors, controllers and batteries, and make your own batteries too. It really isn't rocket science. You keep all the maintainability too, and there's tons of info on youtube already.

@@Moses_VII you are aware that people having been cycling in areas with hills for generations, right? /s

My electric unicycle needs no handlebars, brakes, gears, chains, oil, seat, and only half the number of wheels( a major polluter), thus it requires almost zero maintenance, plus it is double the speed of any similarly priced e-bike with a third of the footprint and its ten times the fun.

I know! It was such a nice surprise when I saw TA's twitter and it was very urbanist He's a gem

No, cars and vehicles still has a purpose to the economy. I’m not talking about private cars. I’m talking about service cars.

@@robert2690 they do, but as cities in the US start to change their zoning laws and get more compact, they’ll become more walkable and bikeable

what about e-scooters? They are way cheaper

@@domyou1314 but countries are banning them, and a lotta countries are starting to subsidize them ebikes

True, i use 2 apple trackers hidden on the bike, insurance and the dutch locking system so at least 3kg of locking chain for small trips and when in doubt take the extra 4kg motor chain with me as a second lock...

Thieves should be made to really suffer much harsher sentences if caught. Meanwhile, my homemade 2kW ebike is a 20 year old mountain bike, hub motor and a pile of lipos with vbrakes and 3D printed accessories like a velcro dashboard for phone or bluetooth speakers, windshield for handles, and lots and lots of duct tape, wires, rust and mud. It does the job perfectly. As having it stolen would be my worst nightmare, I deliberately made it look undesirable. At around 35kg, it's heavy too so anyone pedalling it without knowing how to switch it on won't get very far. There are other ways of deterring theft too... My favourite would be a taser in the saddle... 🙂

@@ahaveland lmao you can use an old mosquito bat for the circuit

@@ahaveland Hehe reminds me of what my dad and i did like 25 years ago a in classic car (citroen ds) they had broken in 3 times already to steal the radio and create damage to the leather etc etc thats hard to fix. So placed 2 horns under the dashboard and added a steal cable to the radio and its slide. The moment you pulled it out the 2 horns went off inside the car. A few days later we found the door slightly open again and the radio about 2cm pullen out... Last time they tried.

@@scb2scb2 Nice! I also lost a radio once - would have been good to have done something similar.

They are amazing indeed!

Exactly this. Bikes, even city dwelling ones go through a lot of abuse, and always need some kind of servicing. My hope is that if the ebike trend gets bigger, parts will start to standardize and there will surely be one company which touts user replaceability as their advantage

Yeah, the plus point of bicycle is their simplicity

Get a conversion kit for your own bike for a lot less than these wealth-broadcasting designer thief magnets, then all your parts remain standard. This is what I did 6 years ago with mine and still loving it.

@@ahaveland I think they're illegal last time I checked in Germany, but maybe I should read up on those.

@@stefanvladescu7353 just get a bike from renowned bike makers like Batavus and Gazelle. Not from tech companies that make bikes i.e. van Moof and the bike in this video

You made me curios which city it is.

same, subbed

ground zero for car companies makes me guess Detroit?

My electric unicycle needs no handlebars, brakes, gears, chains, oil, seat, and only half the number of wheels( a major polluter), thus it requires almost zero maintenance, plus it is double the speed of any similarly priced e-bike with a third of the footprint and its ten times the fun. Maybe this would be a better option for you because they are so small maybe dont need to leave it outside

Surprised they're only using bolt cutters - in the UK they'll go around with battery-powered circular saws and cut through just about anything like it's butter.

I mean you could go hardcore and ride it in the middle of a road in the middle of the day in Tokyo.

What about cars and trucks though? And trust me if Jacksonviille Florida and it's merto area is walkable so is any and all cities in japan.

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough You've clearly never been to japan. Certainly not outside of a larger metro area.

at the same time I see in japan there are many roads and in a grid-like structure, they could eventually make every other road resident access only and bicycles

@@Maurazio You still need service trucks and cars though

Good for you.

Ah, sounds very similar to OV-Fiets in the Netherlands. I wish we had something like this in the UK, it is a pain to bring a bike with you when you go to another city or town, it would be much more convenient to just be able to borrow one relatively affordably while you are there.

New York City does this as well

Same in most cities in the U.S.

Lectro is a budget option!

Do you mean air pollution?

@@mullergyula4174 traffic here is terrific, plus pollution, plus inflating fuel costs, also its very convenient to glide through small lanes i save like 1.5km of peddling every day doing that as compared to the main roads shown on maps, thats like 25%of my daily commute

@@paragkharnare6748 it was 20k now its 35ish :(((

@@h6h8272 still fine in comparison to inflation over the years!

petrol is expensive, do you use herolectro

25 km limit is fucking stupid... This govt are rubbish

You can buy faster ebikes in Europe, but you will need to pay insurance then. If you live somewhere else this may be different

@@zatarstar5590 you can buy high speed bikes all over the world, not just europe

E-bikes are a lot cooler tho

The motor makes uphills into downhills. That is why you never need more than one gear with an ebike. Imagine you are always riding downhill.

They are more of a "utility bike" company that help people carry stuff and supply a lot of businesses. A ton of food delivery services use them for example

They are awesome utility bikes. Incredible quality and great speed and distance.

You won't get a $2,000 electric cargo bike or a $1200 electric commuter bike from Cowboy or Vanmoof

@@TechAltar Yeah they are almost like a hatchback in terms of utility. Carry your kids, carry your shopping, etc. But a lot less costly in the long run than a hatchback. So it's understandable that they're doing so well.

I still don't understand e-scooters. They appear much more dangerous to me than bikes, it looks like you'd fall quickly off that scooter in case of an accident or even a high sidebord curbside. You also don't have a rack on the back for carrying groceries. You can place a bike everywhere along a sideboard. And if the distances are short, why not walk or use a scooter or a bike without electricity?

​@@Coromi1 Way i see it is this - bikes tend to be much more dangerous due to the higher speeds. I've heard way more bike horror stories than scooter once. Most have some sort of hanger for groceries or hanger assessor. Usually you can enter in every store/office with a scooter (as long as you are not driving them). For the distance - sweat. If you live in a warm place, using a normal bike/scooter to get to the office in the morning means you are gonna stink like a skunk for the entire day. The problem is compounded if you live in a hot place with a lot of hills. The colleagues that use electric scooters use them for that purpose. I've always tried to walk to wherever i needed to go, but if you get to 1-2 hour walk to work or 15 mins with a scooter, its an easy choice. (or 20 mins with a car, because trafic and 40 more to find a parking place). Yes, they do not fit everyone's needs, but they do fit a lot of people's needs for in city travel.

@@Nik930714 Thank you.

@@Nik930714 common travel speed for a bike is 18-25km/h, literally the same as an e-scooter. E-scooters are more dangerous due to the small wheels, which have little ability to absorb unexpected bumps. The danger with bikes comes primarily from the more elevated riding position.

@@ExgrmblIts not just about the speed. Since you are seated on a bike, your legs and hands can get tangled up in the frame, if you fall. I've heard some pretty bad horror stories about falls like that from bikes. On scooters people just tend to fall away from the scooter and hope they dont hit anything.

Honestly just depends on what you like. I don't find road bikes difficult in most traffic, and they're more aerodynamic meaning more range

@@antonhelsgaun the omafiets is also more comfortable, and not having anywhere to put luggage forces you to use a backpack or trailer for groceries. I ride a mountainbike myself, but for most people the omafiets is a way better solution. if you really want the extra range and speed you can always buy a speed pedelec instead

@@markvandenthillart5739 ignoring panniers and such, seattube bags and handlebar bags, yes, you'd most likely use a backpack.

"foreign"

Upright is the worst. You sit on a tiny saddle which is super painful and it is the least aero position possible. You are right. An exposed drivetrain makes no sense.

If you fit a rear rack (I don't understand why it doesn't come with one) it can carry plenty. e.g. my panniers can take 40L of stuff. You could even attach a cargo trailer if you need to carry something bulkier, e.g. a furry friend. But yes, I would agree this is not the best bike for someone who needs to shift stuff around with them as they ride. Thankfully there are other options out there if that's what you need. You also have to consider there is no tax, insurance, parking or other costs to pay once you've made the purchase. So if it can replace e.g. a hatchback for you, then it pays for itself relatively quickly. Many countries have tax breaks and incentives for purchasing bikes too, which will further reduce the sting of that upfront price.

Stop being so poor

A lot of people in this comment section struggle to understand that not everybody has the same needs as them.

Thanks, I hope I get it back too :D

@@TechAltar so if you didn’t get it back, why should we pay for watch a video of you “not getting it back”

best way is to have high-torque and (if you're going single speed) a lower gear ratio. Electric power then gets you going from standing, and you don't need to pedal so quickly at higher speeds.

There is also a big difference if the motor is directly on the wheel (like here) or on the chain in the middle (which is the most common one). Those nm numbers are not directly equivalent because the torque of the central motor will be translated through the chain. 45nm torque directly on the rear wheel is actually not bad at all.

Electric assistance is 250W *average* max. Just about any electric bike will do far more than that while you're going uphill. Try asking a motor manufacturer like Bosh what the real power numbers look like - if you get any answer at all, it'll be a denial of information.

@@Steamrick True depending on brand you/software you can see the watt output mine easy at times >600watts but then limits on speed. I keep a eye on this myself given that most ebikes here are now midengine (mine is 80nm) and don't want to put too much extra stress in the chain so shift gear back to reduce the load on the chain.

Add duct tape and masking tape and rusty decals to make it look old and worthless.

@@ahaveland I was never able to get the adhesive off my frame and fork after taping it up.

@@difflocktwo Acetone should work, but you can reduce the stickiness of the tape by using it to remove some lint on your clothes first.

@@ahaveland I like that lint idea.

@@difflocktwo Used it when autobahn stickers stuck to the windscreen too much and were almost impossible to remove. It's a good tip!

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25 Km/h limit makes sense when you ride with other bikes.

@@mullergyula4174 The limit only makes sense if ALL traffic is limited to the same speed. It doesn't make sense to single out by drivetrain type. All bikes should be limited to 25 kph.

@@mullergyula4174 no it doesn't. there are cyclists that don't ride E-Bikes I see regularly that hit over 30mph.

@@RobinsonCycle ​ @difflocktwo You can push your e-bike as hard as you want and you will go fast. You can by e-bikes with higher limits, but you will need insurance and it would not considered a bicycle, but a moped, at least in Hungary. You can also just override these limits on most bikes, but it is not legal, if you care for such things. In Hungary you can have a few beers and ride a push bike or a normal e-bike, but you cannot do that with a moped. To me the 25 km/h limit worked just fine, uphill it is not a real limit, downhill no limit, on flat I was happy to cruise along with other people.

I live in a hilly area, and e-bikes make it much more fun. If I lived on a flat area I would not bother with an e-bike, unless you have regular strong headwinds.

Chains are too noisy and high maintenance. You don't need gears because the motor will emulate riding downhill. Stealing someone's commute/mobility is one of the worst crimes ever.

if you have money to burn, wasting it on overpriced proprietary BS that is the opposite of future-proof is a good option

Or you could get an e-bike for 2000€ with gears and spend the 1000€ on whatever you will. Although there are not many 3000€ "conventional" fully rigid bikes, as 2000€ is usually the upper limit. For 3000€ you could get a high quality road bike or a full suspension MTB.

These folding bikes which you can bring in the office will be the next big thing. The same as folding phones are now gaining momentum. In my city xiaomi e-scooters are Kinngs of ev transportation now for the exact reason that you can bring it in.

@@peterhel1077 funny you say that, I have one of those. Non electric but tons of fun. It really is so much more relaxed when you don't have to lock your bike up

Once a year? Does Iceland have a bike theft problem? That's interesting. Anyway, just get an insurance, you'll get a new bike then once a year ;)

Have you considered an ebike that uses standard parts? Vanmoof and Cowboy bikes use proprietary components and are notoriously annoying to repair. Chances are once the battery or controller goes belly up, the bike becomes a total loss. I’ve got a RadRunner and it’s great. All standard parts. There are other manufacturers out there too, and they are usually way less expensive and more repairable than the designer bikes. Sure they aren’t as sexy, but it’s a trade-off I’m willing to make if it means it doesn’t go in the garbage in five years.

Do yourself a favor and don't. They are just big ugly inferior but expensive looking bikes that scream STEAL ME. Just put a bafang kit on an ordinary bicycle.

In a digital age, both your statements are wrong.

@@Lecruque proof ? yeah didn't think so/

What are you trying to say?

@@nihalg7909 Electric bicycle is nothing new?

Absolutely. With bikes and public transport, where's the need for a $50,000 Tesla.

I have literally never purchased a bike where the bell was built in.

Indeed. Established Dutch bike brands often take the Dutch city bike/featured omafiets as base that they motorise so if you're looking for a good e-bike, look at Gazelle or Batavus. All of the common sense things you brought up were already part of the standard city bike here, minus the power thing. Though bells are easily enough attached, and you can choose whatever sound you want.

Looked on their website. They do sell a rack, not sure how stable it is but it is a thing. Regarding the bell: Since the bike has a look you would want a bell which matches, they do not sell one, the handle bars look to be very girthy so I assume a standard bell will not fit.

Excuse me? There’s so many bike thieves in America.

@@robert2690 this is Europe, expensive looking bikes are generally theft magnets, see Amsterdam and wanting to have a bike which looks wrecked to deter theft.

That is probably why they haven’t taken off so well in areas that are quite prone to theft, such as London shicago etc…

I'm going to take a wild guess and say that your car probably wasn't brand new.

The cheapest 20yo second hand car is of course going to be cheaper than a brand new luxary e-bike. You can get an e-bike for 300ish euros on the second hand market. Granted it won't be very nice to use, just like a cheap polo isn't the same as a new Kia EV6, but it would at least be a better comparison. In the end, total cost of ownership per year is far more relevant than initial purchase price anyway, which is almost always going to be far lower for something as simple as an electric bike.

@@DanKaschel Exactly, but to be fair, you're also less likely to see the same massive decline in price on a bike, I doubt you'll find a $1,000+ bike go for $100 unless there's a serious problem, like the battery dies and can't get a replacement or something breaks and repair shops refuse to fix it / costs as much as a new one.

@@matozka1083 I'd guess the limited takeoff in most of the world has less to do with bike theft and moreso the extreme lacking of infrastructure. I live in a (relatively small) student town in Belgium where basically evryone bikes. And I do mean everyone. Okay, they might not be a lot of electric bikes, but still bikes. There's also an extremely large amount of bycicle thefts. Like a lot. If you go to the police to report your bike theft it's basically only to be part of a statistic. Heard stories of the police saying "welcome to the system, either find your bike and steal it back, or just find another one". But despite the absurd rate of stealing bikes, everyone still bikes, because the infrastructure for it exists. Which it doesn't in London or Chicago.

I can't speak for the Cowboy but I have a Cube with a pretty standard Bosch mid-motor. The amount of assistance the engine gives depends on how much force you're applying when pedaling. When going uphill, it'll detect me having to push harder so the engine also starts working harder, meaning I need to push less hard in the end. I also have a derailleur with 9 gears and where I live that's plenty to make hills comfortable to deal with. Also, if you get a more powerful engine that's designed for dealing with steep hills, you'll have less need for relying on gears. Since the Cowboy seems to be designed for city environments, I'm guessing it's not one of those.

Just buy a regular ebike with gears, you can even increase the aggressiveness of its support if you are going uphill

Have you tried a bike lock?

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough Where I live, a bike lock is no deterrence. Theives here drive around looking for bikes to steal and carry bolt cutters that can slice through any flexible locks and all but the thickest rigid versions in minuties. If they can't easily slice through your lock, they've smash the bike instead. The police don't pursue bike thefts here and they know that. Couple this reality with those American-style multi-lane city roads, and bicyles all but unworkable.

You can buy an insurance for a couple of bucks a month. They are quite cheap, really. And provide a certain ease of mind. Everybody should get one with a bike above ~1000€ I'd argue.

All true but non removeable battires as it will limit design... Like how many Cars and devices have them and would it be possible to make them easly removale?

Why remove the restriction of pedal less ebikes? It isn't a bike anymore but an electric motor bike than, or a scooter. It is just another category with it's own law (and rightfully so, driving at 50km/h where people walk or drive at tops 25km/h is just dangerous)

Pedal-less ebikes would drop all the health benefits that biking offers due to not requiring no cardiovascular input from the user.

@@I_THE_ME A car doesn't require any cardiovascular imput either. Some people are simply looking for a car replacement, not sports equipment.

1- no real reason for going pedal-less. Muscle input enables lower power consumption, is healthier, keeps you warmer. 2- you can leave this to the market. If folks don't want smartphone connectivity, they'll buy ebikes without it. 3- define semi-mandatory 4- why? Leave this matter to the market. If people want Vanmoofs, let them. 5- Agreed.

I bought an Engwe EP-2 Pro recently (very similar bike to the Lectric XP 2.0) and I love it. As a 28 year old who never bothered getting his driving license, I've never felt such a sense of freedom in my life. I too have an old foldable push bike. Riding it began to feel like a chore, so I decided to put it in long-term storage. The handlebars aren't adjustable, so the riding position is hunched over, which kills my back. Don't have that problem with my e-bike since it has fully adjustable handlebars. I sit in an upright position on it and it's so comfortable. I've put a wide seat and a suspension seatpost on it since the bike only comes with front suspension. I've essentially turned it into a cruiser that can go offroad and I couldn't be happier.

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Gas prices is a surprisingly low priority for the general public. If cycling is safe and fast, people will start to cycle. If you and a car going 80km/h in a 50 zone are only separated by a line of paint, cycling is a death sentence. But I'm happy to see so many American cities actually take bikes seriously as of late.

E bikes are slower as well

The vast majority of e-bikes doesn't even have an app. And also the Cowboy shown here is fully functional without a phone or any additional monthly payment as long as you bring your key. Also many cities, especially in Europe, actually ARE accomodating for bikes. Your point about carbon belts is also not true. Quite the opposite actually. A high quality belt drive from e.g. Gates lasts SIGNIFICANTLY longer than a chain (6k km vs. ~ 30k km). Also the point about gears is simply not true. Hub gearing is super common with belt drive bikes. I don't know where you get your info from.

Because you have a driver's license for them. With a license, you can also have bikes up to 45km/h

Because you share a bike lane with other people on non-electric bikes and traffic safety rule #1 is that if vehicles with vastly different speeds share a lane, you get accidents. Cars are limited to 50 in cities as well.

Speed governors wouldn't be a bad idea for cars, both from a safety and emissions perspective. Cap the low gears to 30 kph and the high gears to 100, IMO. Urban driving and highway driving should be distinct enough to implement that even for automatic gearboxes. As for the bike limit, I see it as a problem of the times. We don't have the infrastructure, experience or education for higher speeds to be safe. Electric scooters already cause horrendous accidents at a constant rate. Bikes are arguably easier to ride, but you experience just as much kinetic energy if you get launched at speed from one - speed kills (or rather the sudden stop will).

@@Slugbunny It's mostly the paternalistic attitude I despise in-laws of this kind. We live in a time where it's technologically possible to limit speed digitally so we accept it regarding new things in our life we will refuse to limit old things in this way. The truth is it's more complicated than stupid bike riders will go too fast because they are stupid. The biggest danger for bike riders is cars, it feels scary when a car cuts you off even if you are inside of one yet for people on bikes it should be fine? Also over 25kph is dangerous but if going downhill on any bike you can easily reach 60kph, should we install mandatory automatic braking for everyone too? There are better ways to limit speed, and it's street design, both for cars and bikes. Wider roads mean more speed is possible and encouraged as your turning radius is way longer, narrow paths in areas where everyone needs to go slower, or even sling turns on the road or bike path. This idea that fast scooters and bike riders will start running over pedestrians is ridiculous, if I want to go over 40kph on my EUC I go into traffic with cars, the last thing I want is to hit a pedestrian because unlike being in a car guess what? I will also fall.

@@TechAltar Why can't I then remove this limitation when going on the road on my e-bike and go as fast as cars do so there are no accidents? Also what if I'm on in the city, does the limitation disables outside of the city? Street design should prevent people from going too fast no invasive design of your own bikes.

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I'm sure they appreciate your insular elitism.

Sometimes it's hard to get somewhere on a normal bike, but possible on an eBike like this. In those cases an eBike is far more efficient than even the most efficient electric car, simply because of how light it is.

Not really, the battery is tiny compared to electric cars (300x smaller than a Model S battery) and if it is more likely to get people to switch from cars than a regular bike, then it's already a big net positive

No, because when it is easier to bike, more people will use it. The competition is not between bikes (normal vs. ebike) but between car and ebike. And a car is less sustainable than an ebike.

@@ChrisBorst and ebikes are less sustainable that an bike

@@GianniLeonhart and walking is more sustainable than a bike. Are you suggesting that we maximize sustainability at any cost of time & effort?

Those are silly toys, they will never be mainstream.

X for doubt

Bicycles aren‘t inherently unsafe, it‘s bad cycling infrastructure that makes them unsafe. If your city has good cycle paths, you‘re much safer on them than on a road with a motorcycle.

@@screwaccountnames ofcourse im not saying cycles are inherently unsafe but they are pratically unsafe i have been hit atleast 6 times on a cycle in 6 years of riding while only once one bike in 5 years of riding

@@sir_abhishek You are doing something wrong. Bike accidents are nowhere near that common. In my whole biking life I had 3 or 4 incidents. Biking about 15km daily for the last 15 years in a city that is not really bike friendly.

PS: loved that the title of the video is an answer, not the typical clickbaity question

The theft story is probably made up, just a way to get us to sign up for his sponsor platform

My electric unicycle needs no handlebars, brakes, gears, chains, oil, seat, and only half the number of wheels( a major polluter), thus it requires almost zero maintenance, plus it is double the speed of any similarly priced e-bike with a third of the footprint and its ten times the fun.

For hot weather, you just make a roof for it with two solar panels and enjoy the shade while charging the battery for free.