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@remi_gio2 жыл бұрын
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 :-/
@europeanunion57652 жыл бұрын
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.
@SleepyPossums2 жыл бұрын
Sorry that happened. Did you ever get it back? Do I gotta subscribe to find out? 😉
@kapilsane2 жыл бұрын
Good,it is the future of colder countries but not warm countries, thank you, you have good economics knowledge, excellent market research skills.
@thatjennagaming15692 жыл бұрын
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.
@kristenburnout12 жыл бұрын
As a soon to be mechanical engineer, one of the biggest advantages of conventional bikes is that they use standard components. You can swap out handlebars, brakes, pedals, gears, chains, wheels etc. without having to buy a specific brand. While many (usually cheaper) e-bikes luckily still use standard bike components, many (like this Cowboy or Van Moof) try to lock you into their """"ecosystem"""" with their sleek design and app integration features. This means that your bike is much more likely to age quicker and become "obsolete", or at the very least cost much more to maintain. Bikes were the final mode of transport that had a feeling of longevity about them, and I hope e-bikes won't change that too much.
@Sundara2292 жыл бұрын
Great comment, strongly agree with you.
@DanKaschel2 жыл бұрын
I hope commodity e-bikes will get swappable "brains" so they don't just become e-waste. Electric motors last a really long time.
@zatarstar55902 жыл бұрын
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
@scb2scb22 жыл бұрын
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.
@ahaveland2 жыл бұрын
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.
@kc3vv2 жыл бұрын
Sadly a lot of bike startups use non-standard components which makes repairability much worse.
@mibel88082 жыл бұрын
Yea I guess they are more into selling a experience than an actual product.
@robot4jarvis8362 жыл бұрын
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.
@seogabonotjah65552 жыл бұрын
yup , the repairability and some battery reliability issue is drawback and price of course.
@meltedcheese19082 жыл бұрын
It's a damn shame that this is leaking into the biking industry.
@der_zugvogel2 жыл бұрын
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
@gcool0112 жыл бұрын
Here in the Netherlands I talked with some bikeshop owners, they told me that 80-90% of the bikes they sell at the moment are electric nowadays. Same for their maintenance workload, which mostly contained workings on E-bikes. This transistion is very interesting to see, and feels like it is happening really fast.
@I_THE_ME2 жыл бұрын
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.
@gcool0112 жыл бұрын
@@I_THE_ME makes sense, never thought of it that way! Maybe some more resistant drivetrains and tires will be developed in the future.
@موسى_72 жыл бұрын
The Netherlands is good enough for normal bikes. Leave the e-bikes for us in the hilly UK, not the flat Netherlands! :)
@HolgerNestmann2 жыл бұрын
The amount of cycling in NL is amazing. The normal bikes are everywhere and I think the bikeshops are happy to sell something new :)
@scb2scb22 жыл бұрын
@@موسى_7 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.
@PO0YA2 жыл бұрын
As someone who searched a lot for an ebike and end up building my own. I kinda find it sad that no influencer that "reviews" these things mention anything about the repairability and availability of spare parts, repair manuals or tools. Every fancy designer bike like the one in this video that I saw either lacks in performance, range, repairability or all of the above and almost all of them are usually marked up 2 folds compared to the one you can build yourself. Not to mention that you can upgrade and configure every part of the generic of the shelf system in contrast to these glorified theft magnets with big marketing budgets. They all advertise as having a 250w motor but when you compare the torque figures they are just severely lacking. For example the 45 nm of cowboy 4 vs 80 nm that you get from a fairly cheap bafang motor. Having only one battery size option is also a downside that no one mentions.
@degroot502 жыл бұрын
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.
@Gormilein2 жыл бұрын
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".
@PO0YA2 жыл бұрын
@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.
@Gormilein2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@Sundara2292 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@aribier2 жыл бұрын
I test drove a Cowboy 2 and the lack of gears back in 2019 was sooo annoying. You can basically only use it for city driving and it`s just too expensive for that, because the theft problem is real.
@cyclingzen2 жыл бұрын
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.
@pingwingugu52 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@HarryHavacone2 жыл бұрын
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.
@doublej422 жыл бұрын
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.
@jezzarisky2 жыл бұрын
@@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)
@5ch4cht3l72 жыл бұрын
If you consider an electric bike, please make sure that it uses off the shelf components at least for the brakes and the shifting. This way, you're getting components that work reliably and are repairable by any bike shop. Shimano has 13k employees working mainly on bike components, that just shows mow much engineering goes into them to make them good and reliable. Vanmoof is especially bad in this, they build everything on the bike themselves (it breaks often and repairing it is hard, according to a few online sources). The brakes on your cowboy also look like a design from them.
@YounesLayachi2 жыл бұрын
There are also off the shelf batteries and electric motors, basically any normal bicycle can be transformed into a fully repairable electric bicycle
@vgamesx12 жыл бұрын
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.
@elliotpollard90832 жыл бұрын
yep, sent mine back because of things like this. Enjoyed the bike when it worked, though - looked swish!
@der_zugvogel2 жыл бұрын
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
@moisesrosario97162 жыл бұрын
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
@seraaron2 жыл бұрын
The biggest sticking point for me against eBikes (and all eVehicles for that matter) is repairability. I don't want to be locked out of replacing a battery because of some greedy company's stupid DRM. I want to own every part of the things I buy.
@موسى_72 жыл бұрын
If you live somewhere with hills, e-bike is the only option
@cedricpomerleau55862 жыл бұрын
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.
@ahaveland2 жыл бұрын
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.
@seraaron2 жыл бұрын
@@موسى_7 you are aware that people having been cycling in areas with hills for generations, right? /s
@graemebuchan19192 жыл бұрын
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.
@ScrapKing732 жыл бұрын
The problems with start-ups are A) staying in business (I'm looking at you BionX) and B) supporting older models as newer models come out. I'll stick to e-bikes with Shimano and Bosch electric systems myself, two companies which have huge dealer networks and a history of both staying in business and supporting older models as newer models come out. Shimano in particular is about as safe a bet as you can make in this regard.
@I_THE_ME2 жыл бұрын
Most "niche" manufacturers like Cowboy, can seem cool due to sleek and unique design, but they also come with a very high price premium. The bike costs 3000€, which is about 1000€ premium over some other fully rigid electric bikes. Sure this one has integrated lights and wireless charging for your phone, but it's definitely not worth a 50% increase in price. I've been mountain biking for all my life, and it's commonplace for bicycle price to vary within a category of bikes by 30% even if the bikes have the same components. Electric bicycles are cool, but you should think about if you need an electric bicycle. If you don't need to climb hills and the commute is less than 3 km, it's better to just get a normal higher quality bicycle than an electric one.
@K3end02 жыл бұрын
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
@I_THE_ME2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@dtz10002 жыл бұрын
I can get one that's 3 times more powerful than this overpriced fashion ebike for about a third of the price.
@PrestoJacobson2 жыл бұрын
3000€ for 250watt?! Wowww I wonder why he made the video with such a bad value choice bike.
@Thezftw2 жыл бұрын
@@PrestoJacobson You need a licence to drive anything more powerful.
@ergergzbhzefer2 жыл бұрын
Finally a tech KZbinr who isn’t obsessed with cars! Bikes are the future, for so many reasons
@bikesarebest2 жыл бұрын
I know! It was such a nice surprise when I saw TA's twitter and it was very urbanist He's a gem
@robert26902 жыл бұрын
No, cars and vehicles still has a purpose to the economy. I’m not talking about private cars. I’m talking about service cars.
@miles56002 жыл бұрын
@@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
@domyou13142 жыл бұрын
what about e-scooters? They are way cheaper
@miles56002 жыл бұрын
@@domyou1314 but countries are banning them, and a lotta countries are starting to subsidize them ebikes
@sarbjotsingh70942 жыл бұрын
I have been using ebike for food delivery for 2 years now and i rode around 15,000 kms. I would recommend to an ebike which share parts with other ebikes as those parts are widely available. In Canada, brands such as Amego, Emmo and NCM share 90% of the parts and are easily available online as well as offline. Display, controller, and motor all are connected to each other through connectors which means anyone can replace them at home with minimal effort. Moreover replacing a battery is also cheaper in these bikes as compared to brands like Stromer and Aventor.
@Qlorck2 жыл бұрын
Damn the biggest problem with those bike are thieves
@scb2scb22 жыл бұрын
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...
@ahaveland2 жыл бұрын
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... 🙂
@h6h82722 жыл бұрын
@@ahaveland lmao you can use an old mosquito bat for the circuit
@scb2scb22 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@ahaveland2 жыл бұрын
@@scb2scb2 Nice! I also lost a radio once - would have been good to have done something similar.
@metacob2 жыл бұрын
My family just went crazy for e-bikes all of a sudden. My parents and my uncle are all around age 70, and they keep doing these long bike rides of 40+ km and adjust the motor support depending on how they are feeling at the moment. Whether you want to get somewhere or you want some exercise are now two separate questions.
@Uncle_Fred2 жыл бұрын
Where I live, a bike is not really practical, sadly. Thieves drive around looking for student bicycles near the local university. They carry bolt-cutters that can slice through any flexible locks and all but the thickest rigid versions in minutes. If they can't easily slice through your lock, they've smash the bike instead. The police don't pursue bike thefts and they know that. Couple this reality with those American-style multi-lane city roads and large distances between venues. There's also a general hostility towards bicycles as this area was ground zero for the major traditional auto companies. This is pretty much the most bicycle unfriendly urban area imaginable.
@Coromi12 жыл бұрын
You made me curios which city it is.
@Simon-nx1sc2 жыл бұрын
same, subbed
@Simon-nx1sc2 жыл бұрын
ground zero for car companies makes me guess Detroit?
@graemebuchan19192 жыл бұрын
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
@joel3452 жыл бұрын
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.
@SUSHI4lyf2 жыл бұрын
Wow this is true. I may be too lazy to bike, but yes, I gor myself an electric kick scooter. Not only has it gotten me out of the house, but it has gotten me to explore places I otherwise would have never traveled to. 😁
@Marcus-kz7rw2 жыл бұрын
They are amazing indeed!
@Hyydrotoo2 жыл бұрын
It's nice that it's the future n all, but if I can't repair my bike myself with parts I get at my local backwater bicycle store or on amazon then it's pointless.
@stefanvladescu73532 жыл бұрын
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
@danielhandika87672 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the plus point of bicycle is their simplicity
@ahaveland2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Hyydrotoo2 жыл бұрын
@@ahaveland I think they're illegal last time I checked in Germany, but maybe I should read up on those.
@XKS_2 жыл бұрын
@@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
@deadman41502 жыл бұрын
We went from "we'd be driving flying cars in the future" to "where can I park my e-bike" real quick
@ondramiketa8432 жыл бұрын
E-bikes are a lot cooler tho
@carlos7mh2 жыл бұрын
Must be nice to live in a bike-centric society. I will now go and cry in American
@davefink23262 жыл бұрын
A big picture look at the e-bike revolution . . . that I could actually understand! One stat really got my attention: how much owners of the E-bikes bikes use them, compared to how much regular bikes are ridden by their owners. That is a growing customer base looking for safe riding lanes, anti theft, parking, storage and weather-protection solutions - and possess the money and/or political activism to acquire them!
@PatrickLofstrom2 жыл бұрын
I would love to ride a bicycle, but the infrastructure is lacking here in Okinawa. Japan in general has very small roads, and most lack bike lanes, so it's quite dangerous. Hopefully as the global market embraces e-bikes, Japan as a country will in turn embrace more walkable and bikeable paths.
@afd10402 жыл бұрын
I mean you could go hardcore and ride it in the middle of a road in the middle of the day in Tokyo.
@GreenBlueWalkthrough2 жыл бұрын
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.
@willstikken56192 жыл бұрын
@@GreenBlueWalkthrough You've clearly never been to japan. Certainly not outside of a larger metro area.
@Maurazio2 жыл бұрын
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
@robert26902 жыл бұрын
@@Maurazio You still need service trucks and cars though
@OmDahake2 жыл бұрын
E-bikes like these will be a life saver here in Mumbai if they can sell it here cheap enough
@paragkharnare67482 жыл бұрын
Lectro is a budget option!
@mullergyula41742 жыл бұрын
Do you mean air pollution?
@h6h82722 жыл бұрын
@@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
@h6h82722 жыл бұрын
@@paragkharnare6748 it was 20k now its 35ish :(((
@paragkharnare67482 жыл бұрын
@@h6h8272 still fine in comparison to inflation over the years!
@Ostap19742 жыл бұрын
There are IMO some mandatory requirements to the industry: - the restriction of pedal-less ebikes in EU should be dropped - any dependability on a smartphone should be removed - all kind a semi-mandatory subscription services should be dropped - bikes with non-removable batteries should be illegal - self-repairability should not be restricted in any wy or form
@GreenBlueWalkthrough2 жыл бұрын
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?
@ChikitoPOWA2 жыл бұрын
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)
@I_THE_ME2 жыл бұрын
Pedal-less ebikes would drop all the health benefits that biking offers due to not requiring no cardiovascular input from the user.
@Jellykrop2 жыл бұрын
@@I_THE_ME A car doesn't require any cardiovascular imput either. Some people are simply looking for a car replacement, not sports equipment.
@martian99992 жыл бұрын
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.
@Ginko7352 жыл бұрын
I own a Cowboy V3 for one year and 3700km, and am happy to see you made a video about Cowboy! I would highly recommend people to check out the V3. It's way cheaper. You can have a universal smartphone mount (KokoX). And the paddling pace is much better than on the V4. I see the lack of gears as a good thing, less moving parts which could break. VanMoof uses the eshifter, which doesn't sound that well built so I prefer this simple system. For theft, I have a *** Kryptonite lock, an airtag, the built in GPS and insurance. So far it has survived one year in a big city. This bike made cycling much more fun then it used to be, so I cycled much more than usual. 10/10👌
@hcguyz2 жыл бұрын
Major cities in Japan now have e-bike sharing. You can take a bike from any shelter and put it back in any shelter across the city. I like how I can ride it to a station, leave it there, take the train, and pick another bike to go to my destination.
@mullergyula41742 жыл бұрын
Good for you.
@liamness2 жыл бұрын
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.
@gregoryf37712 жыл бұрын
New York City does this as well
@coolman-12 жыл бұрын
Same in most cities in the U.S.
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@richardsami94932 жыл бұрын
She gave me profit of over $ 80,000 Us dollar ....
@richardsami94932 жыл бұрын
And I can even say she is the sincere broker I know ....
@nothing92202 жыл бұрын
Riding an e bike for more than a year now... It cost me around 300$ here in India.... Not as flashy as yours but it saves me a money
@h6h82722 жыл бұрын
petrol is expensive, do you use herolectro
@theoretisch44292 жыл бұрын
Refreshing to see a tech youtube that isn't car-centric. Public transport combined with a bike friendly environment is the way to go!
@colinmacdonald57322 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. With bikes and public transport, where's the need for a $50,000 Tesla.
@deldarel2 жыл бұрын
All the love for cycling! It's lovely to see a foreign upright bike. Upright is the best way to navigate busy areas, like basically everywhere in a city. I wish I saw more rear racks and gear guards though. Foreign companies use the racing bike as their starting point and that's just wrong. Improve on the omafiets, its the most versatile one.
@antonhelsgaun2 жыл бұрын
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
@markvandenthillart57392 жыл бұрын
@@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
@antonhelsgaun2 жыл бұрын
@@markvandenthillart5739 ignoring panniers and such, seattube bags and handlebar bags, yes, you'd most likely use a backpack.
@hotbeefo2 жыл бұрын
"foreign"
@difflocktwo2 жыл бұрын
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.
@MarkFaldborg2 жыл бұрын
Sad to see that startup bike companies are not focusing on making bikes that are usable and instead focusing on theft-magnets. For me these are reasons to not buy from them: No gears - unless you live somewhere completely flat you probably want gears No power control - sometimes I need a little help other times I need a lot of help No frame lock - I believe my insurance company requires a frame lock with a key so I could not get this very expensive bike insured No cargo rack - front and/or back cargo rack is a must for me. Transporting large items should not be for car people only No bell - required where I live, but also in general very necessary to on an e-bike since we bicyclists often think we are the only ones on the road and can end up blocking everything
@DanKaschel2 жыл бұрын
I have literally never purchased a bike where the bell was built in.
@deldarel2 жыл бұрын
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.
@MarkFaldborg2 жыл бұрын
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.
@robert26902 жыл бұрын
Excuse me? There’s so many bike thieves in America.
@MarkFaldborg2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@numeroseis2 жыл бұрын
Saw the title and immediately thought "i doubt it, they would just get stolen in most countries".... hilarious
@onemorechris2 жыл бұрын
there was 2 pre roll adverts on this video: one was for an electric bike and the other was someone talking on a bike ha
@IgorKolar2 жыл бұрын
I love that Rad power bikes looks like trash compared to these two, but received the most funding :D
@TechAltar2 жыл бұрын
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
@Steve_Gouws2 жыл бұрын
They are awesome utility bikes. Incredible quality and great speed and distance.
@nolin1322 жыл бұрын
You won't get a $2,000 electric cargo bike or a $1200 electric commuter bike from Cowboy or Vanmoof
@liamness2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@leviathan52072 жыл бұрын
I looked at E-Bike prices once, then realised that they are more expensive than the first car I bought and used for 3 years.... Sure, maintenance, fuel and consumables make a rusty trusty car more expensive in the end, but e bikes are still way to expensive for what they are and too easy to steal for my liking.
@matozka10832 жыл бұрын
That is probably why they haven’t taken off so well in areas that are quite prone to theft, such as London shicago etc…
@DanKaschel2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to take a wild guess and say that your car probably wasn't brand new.
@jadoei132 жыл бұрын
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.
@vgamesx12 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@Snakke402 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@constantin_cuy2 жыл бұрын
Quadlock has a universal adapter that you can stick to your case. May not look that good but that's how they make it semi compatible with all phones
@longnguyen802 жыл бұрын
For the Quadlock, you can buy a Quadlock attachment that can be put on the back of most phone cases. It is adhesive so kinda permannent though.
@majorfallacy59262 жыл бұрын
Okay but it doesn't have a luggage carrier and the fenders look like a joke. It certainly has nice aesthetics, but it doesn't seem very practical
@DanKaschel2 жыл бұрын
A lot of people in this comment section struggle to understand that not everybody has the same needs as them.
@PinderProductions2 жыл бұрын
That looks like a cool bike, the lack of gears is a big negative for me though as I live in a city with big hills
@difflocktwo2 жыл бұрын
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.
@ridinginryde2 жыл бұрын
Great video there. I love my e-bike and with it's 16Ah battery that's rated for 30-80km, I just managed to get over 135km and over 1,800m elevation gain in the process!
@DanBujo2 жыл бұрын
Dude, it's 2800 euro, wtf. That's like over 4 times what I make a month. Way too much for a bike that can only really serve the role to commute and light-medium shopping (that can fit in just a backpack).
@liamness2 жыл бұрын
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.
@your_-_mom2 жыл бұрын
Stop being so poor
@snowdog032 жыл бұрын
I never bought an electric because of the theft stats. Thefts of normal bikes are high enough...
@ahaveland2 жыл бұрын
Add duct tape and masking tape and rusty decals to make it look old and worthless.
@difflocktwo2 жыл бұрын
@@ahaveland I was never able to get the adhesive off my frame and fork after taping it up.
@ahaveland2 жыл бұрын
@@difflocktwo Acetone should work, but you can reduce the stickiness of the tape by using it to remove some lint on your clothes first.
@difflocktwo2 жыл бұрын
@@ahaveland I like that lint idea.
@ahaveland2 жыл бұрын
@@difflocktwo Used it when autobahn stickers stuck to the windscreen too much and were almost impossible to remove. It's a good tip!
@Art_bor2 жыл бұрын
so for 3000 £ i would rather get a fully built conventional bike
@I_THE_ME2 жыл бұрын
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.
@fargoflagrant77962 жыл бұрын
Shoutout to Paris city bikes, without them I would have never tried an electric bike.
@christiaant2 жыл бұрын
I'd like a cross between the Priority Current and the Cowboy C4 ST. Take the sleek design of the Cowboy C4 ST, add a more powerful front lamp, and combine it with the mid-drive + gears of the Priority Current (+ ability to add an additional battery on the rack). That's the e-bike I would buy.
@Nik9307142 жыл бұрын
Here in Bulgaria e-scooters are really taking over. When they first came out people laughth at them. Now most people I know have one I believe since that are more portable and lighter, while distances here are shorter, people gratitate to the convince of easiest storage when not on the scooter, compared to the comfort you get riding a bike.
@Coromi12 жыл бұрын
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?
@Nik9307142 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@Coromi12 жыл бұрын
@@Nik930714 Thank you.
@Exgrmbl2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@Nik9307142 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mohammedsalimahmed52302 жыл бұрын
I find the law that limits motor assistance to 15mph so infuriating. I would argue increasing the limit to 30mph would be much safer as it would mean much less cars overtaking you/not holding up traffic.
@mullergyula41742 жыл бұрын
25 Km/h limit makes sense when you ride with other bikes.
@difflocktwo2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@RobinsonCycle2 жыл бұрын
@@mullergyula4174 no it doesn't. there are cyclists that don't ride E-Bikes I see regularly that hit over 30mph.
@mullergyula41742 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mullergyula41742 жыл бұрын
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.
@blubbedidoing2 жыл бұрын
The idea that I cannot unlock my bike anymore the moment the manufacturer goes bankrupt and the app stops working sounds like my worst nightmare!
@RobinsonCycle2 жыл бұрын
you can still unlock the Cowboy if they go bankrupt and don't actually have to use the app to ride or unlock the bike. Just remove the battery twice and it will automatically turn on and be ready to use.
@PixelShade2 жыл бұрын
What sucks about designer e-bikes is that they, like tech giants, try to lock you into a proprietary system of services and parts. I would much rather buy cheap e-bikes or conversion kits, which uses already standard bicycle parts that are readily available. No need for a bike to become obsolete, just upgrade it if tech improves... For me, at the age of 40, I still feel like I have the health to ride 20-90km daily on a normal bike. I don't think I will switch to an e-bike any time soon unless my health is starting to fail me. Sure I live in south of Sweden, it's pretty flat here and our bicycle infrastructure is very well built out (even on the countryside), so that helps a ton, even for long commutes.
@I_THE_ME2 жыл бұрын
Generally speaking all electric bikes have max assistance of 250W due to EU regulations, but it's the torque figure that is the most important value. I don't know what motor this one has, but the 45 nm of torque is very low for a bike that lacks gears. For reference top end motors produce ~90 nm.
@martian99992 жыл бұрын
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.
@Gormilein2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Steamrick2 жыл бұрын
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.
@scb2scb22 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@burnzy32102 жыл бұрын
£2500 no gears, monthly payments, theft target, proprietary rubber band instead of standard chain, no electric only mode *LOL*
@difflocktwo2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Exgrmbl2 жыл бұрын
if you have money to burn, wasting it on overpriced proprietary BS that is the opposite of future-proof is a good option
@TheSometimeAfter2 жыл бұрын
GH grew sales of bikes are directly attached to their prices, funnily enough. They're just too expensive for your average user. These prices are the same prices people would avoid when looking at a fancy new regular bike
@lachlanp33652 жыл бұрын
It is very interesting to find out that ebikes are outselling EVs, the other thing I think is worth highlighting is the point made in the video that a Tesla car has 300 times the battery capacity this bike has. If the average ebike can replace just 10% of the average person's car travel the battery is helping reduce co2 emissions 30 times more efficiently per kilowatt-hour capacity when compared with a Tesla. That's huge!
@colinmacdonald57322 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Tesla's are mostly pointless from an emissions point of view because so much of their pollution is outsourced to a fossil fueled power station. They're only hypothetically less polluting, it's a big IF, assuming we can really replace our existing baseload with solar and wind. High quality e bikes on the other hand replace short city journeys, encourage higher density housing(who needs a parking spot). If you want to keep a conventional car for a cross country trip, who cares? You've just cut your car use by 90% anyway, so you've killed your emissions by far more than if you blew $50,000 on a Tesla.
@lachlanp33652 жыл бұрын
@@colinmacdonald5732 Not really the point I was making but even using a coal based grid the tailpipe emissions are less then ICE cars. The issue is how long it takes to get to the break even point as EVs have higher embedded emissions mainly due to the batteries. A quick search shows reuters have this point at best case scenario around 8,500 miles and worse case scenario 78,700 miles if charged from a coal based grid. They assume the cars will last around 170,000 miles. To me these seem like reasonable assumptions and also back up what I have seen in past analysis so I have not bothered to dig in to the wider parameters. The point I was making is Ebikes and Escotters can do alot of heavy lifting very quickly they also are a lot cheaper than cars so it maybe a much easier sell than an EV. Purchases comparable to ebikes are household appliances, furniture, computers, holidays.
@colinmacdonald57322 жыл бұрын
@@lachlanp3365 If EV's are going to make a dent in emissions we'll need more electricity generation. Until we can get a grip with cheap nuclear the only way we can ramp this up is coal generation. I consider wind and solar a bit of a non starter here. There's about a hundred times more Lithium in a Tesla than an e bike. We're artificially boosting e car production, time's coming when cars and bikes are in competition for this resource
@colinmacdonald57322 жыл бұрын
What I'm trying to say is killing ICE production will likely make e bikes more expensive, thus hindering our efforts to reduce emissions.
@mrniceguy42772 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the video a lot, thanks! And I gotta say that I usually go above 25 km/h so I probably won't buy an electric bike in the near future. Still glad to expect an increase and the fact that people are less likely to use their cars!
@nothing92202 жыл бұрын
25 km limit is fucking stupid... This govt are rubbish
@zatarstar55902 жыл бұрын
You can buy faster ebikes in Europe, but you will need to pay insurance then. If you live somewhere else this may be different
@miles56002 жыл бұрын
@@zatarstar5590 you can buy high speed bikes all over the world, not just europe
@wunder13852 жыл бұрын
In the middle of the video his bike gets stolen. That is so Berlin
@shadabk962 жыл бұрын
Loved the Mr. Mobile styled disclaimer at the end.
@its_elkku1352 жыл бұрын
If E-bikes get more people biking instead of driving then that's wonderful but from where I stand I don't see anything wrong with regular bikes. They're cheaper and better for the environment while also giving a very light workout as a part of your transit.
@its_elkku1352 жыл бұрын
@@GoblinUrNuts That's a good point. I work a light office job and my transit is usually very short and easy so I've realised I'm very biased in that sense. My stance on electric bikes is actually a lot more positive nowadays.
@yapandasoftware2 жыл бұрын
The first electric bicycle was made in the 1880's and have been touted as the future every since. Even a broken clock is correct twice a day.
@Lecruque2 жыл бұрын
In a digital age, both your statements are wrong.
@yapandasoftware2 жыл бұрын
@@Lecruque proof ? yeah didn't think so/
@nihalg79092 жыл бұрын
What are you trying to say?
@yapandasoftware2 жыл бұрын
@@nihalg7909 Electric bicycle is nothing new?
@derdummeasi2 жыл бұрын
25 kmh is just way to slow for me to commute
@RAAAAAAHHHHHhh2 жыл бұрын
That's because we won the application for the 2000 Olympics here in Sydney!
@benhanpeter47902 жыл бұрын
I see a lot of people in the comments criticizing e bike companies for repairability, which is a great point. I recently bought an Aventon Level, which has a Shimano drivetrain and Bengal brakes, so I am not as worried about repairability as I would be with some of the other companies people are mentioning. The battery is also removable so it can be easily replaced in the future. I'd highly recommend it, at least for American riders, not sure of its availability in other countries.
@Mayahrtnv2 жыл бұрын
I would love to use an e-bike for my main vehicle but there is no proper anti theft system. I don't want to worry about my bike being stolen or not every day, therefore I can only use it for the places where I can safely park my bike, or non stop trips from home to back home, which limits my bike's potential a lot.
@GreenBlueWalkthrough2 жыл бұрын
Have you tried a bike lock?
@Uncle_Fred2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@Gormilein2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Alfadrottning862 жыл бұрын
One of my plans is to get a Vanmoof bike some time in the future. I love their design - and i can charge it outside. The thing holding me back is still the bike theft issue. I dont mind getting my bike(s) stolen every now and then (roughly an average of once per year) - but loosing a 500000 ISK bike sure is a bit too much to take as a given risk. Although it might be easier to "find" it again here. Its only one city after all - and not a huge one.
@Gormilein2 жыл бұрын
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 ;)
@TagetesAlkesta2 жыл бұрын
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.
@sykomode9 ай бұрын
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.
@AkashYadavOriginal2 жыл бұрын
Bikes are good for countries with cooler weather. But for most countries with hot weather, biking is especially in burning hot summer heat is impossible. I hope some manufacture starts producing those concept two wheeler cars.
@ahaveland2 жыл бұрын
For hot weather, you just make a roof for it with two solar panels and enjoy the shade while charging the battery for free.
@sarou34572 жыл бұрын
For anyone wondering, you can get a free app to 'overwrite' the motor and ride at a more speedy 30 kmh. Without any gears on this bike though its hard to ride any faster.
@johnlock24992 жыл бұрын
Did you get the bike back?
@Slugbunny2 жыл бұрын
That information is apparently exclusive. "sUbScRiBe oN nEbULa tO FiNd oUt"
@valopf78662 жыл бұрын
Berlin, what should I say more 😂😂
@onsokumaru46632 жыл бұрын
If your idea of future urban transport is getting home soaking wet when the clouds decides to sweat on you then sure why not.
@KRIGBERT2 жыл бұрын
My experience is that you do have to do some maintenance on the belt as well. Mine broke after about half a year without maintenance (and I just have a regular non-electric bike). Add in the brake pads, the washing, and all the other things that break and bend - in total, the maintenance is the thing that i dislike the most about bicycles - although it's a lot less expensive than with a car.
@stefangherman84082 жыл бұрын
Is natural for europeans to switch to bikes and scooters, both electric and non-electric. As much as gasoline and diesel have become more expensive, you don't even want to own a car these days.
@deldarel2 жыл бұрын
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.
@jordannoell42222 жыл бұрын
I severely doubt e-bikes will ever really be the future as a result of a lot of cities not being planned for them, though many are trying to remedy this. The tech is cool and all, but the insurance app and smartphone companion app really feels like it is trying to sell "transportation as service" instead of an outright product. Also carbon fiber chains while quieter are far far less durable and much weaker to abrasions. This is why they are typically set up as a belt drive that can only be used in a single gear to reduce the stress they undergo.
@Gormilein2 жыл бұрын
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.
@bu6jon2 жыл бұрын
Quad lock has a attachment that you can put onto any case for any phone that will convert it to a quadlock case.
@Ubeogesh2 жыл бұрын
e-bike has too many wheels. 1 is enough. I suggest you try it. Unfortunately Germany is one of those countries that prohibit them. A small EUC that rides around 30 km\h is in a very small package (like a bicycle wheel) and it won't get stolen because you just trolley it with you everywhere.
@YeeLeeHaw2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's so frustrating seeing the same people that cry about the environment passing nonsense laws against the solution to these issues. Germany is such a strange cognitive dissonance country these days, they want to be environmentally friendly but imports Russian gas, now they want to get rid of the gas but are against nuclear power and choose to burn coal instead... und so weiter
@Exgrmbl2 жыл бұрын
@@YeeLeeHaw Well, we are biting off more than we can chew. A common historical trend
@user-qf6yt3id3w2 жыл бұрын
Honestly you're better off just getting a manual bike. You'll get fit and it's a lot cheaper, has gears and is less likely to get stolen and doesn't have weird big tech measures trying to optimize their ongoing revenue.
@venomvideos8552 жыл бұрын
E bikes are slower as well
@lillywho2 жыл бұрын
Doesn't an ebike defeat the whole sustainability point by quite a lot, due to its need for batteries? Does everything have to be always electric?
@devindykstra2 жыл бұрын
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.
@TechAltar2 жыл бұрын
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
@ChrisBorst2 жыл бұрын
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.
@GianniLeonhart2 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisBorst and ebikes are less sustainable that an bike
@DanKaschel2 жыл бұрын
@@GianniLeonhart and walking is more sustainable than a bike. Are you suggesting that we maximize sustainability at any cost of time & effort?
@JPWack2 жыл бұрын
Dude I'm so sad about the theft, but so glad that a technology channel as good as yours is talking about bikes for transportation
@JPWack2 жыл бұрын
PS: loved that the title of the video is an answer, not the typical clickbaity question
@Choubani52 жыл бұрын
The theft story is probably made up, just a way to get us to sign up for his sponsor platform
@TheEightRain2 жыл бұрын
Now only our cities need to become bike friendly. And that is a huge step yet to go.
@EdLrandom2 жыл бұрын
I hate this EU limitation, why are cars not limited like that?
@paulsieben97182 жыл бұрын
Because you have a driver's license for them. With a license, you can also have bikes up to 45km/h
@TechAltar2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Slugbunny2 жыл бұрын
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).
@EdLrandom2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@EdLrandom2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@EdLrandom2 жыл бұрын
Excise me but I think if you go electric EUC is the future. They don't get stolen cause you don't have to keep them outside.
@boo_2 жыл бұрын
Those are silly toys, they will never be mainstream.
@Widur42 Жыл бұрын
Just one thing i'd like to add. The insane growth in e-bike sales is taking place despite the fact that there are literally no subsidies for them (at least in Germany). Electric cars, however are heavily subsidized by many governments and remain still insanely expensive and are only slightly growing in sales each year.
@shrishpant5682 жыл бұрын
E-bikes in Europe are way too expensive for some reason. They should be made affordable. Here in India, an average price is around 400-600 Euros, which in itself is considered high.
@tech69852 жыл бұрын
As a Dutch bike machanic living in a small town i always laugh at the fancy e-bikes from the city dwellers
@DanKaschel2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure they appreciate your insular elitism.
@sir_abhishek2 жыл бұрын
I strongly disagree that electric cycles are the future of transport...cycles(which he calls bikes) are usually unsafe on their own...& Electric cycles only increase the safety risk...as someone who has used a cycle for 5-6 years to commute daily I can tell from experience as well as from stats that motorcycles are more safe than cycles...As there are no much of safety rules for electric cycles
@Gormilein2 жыл бұрын
X for doubt
@screwaccountnames2 жыл бұрын
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.
@sir_abhishek2 жыл бұрын
@@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
@valkaielod2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@greenleafyman10282 жыл бұрын
I would really happy seeing many people riding E-bike than the annoying SUV.
@armadillito2 жыл бұрын
I love that you have a classic Peugeot! Park Tool’s basic chain cleaner tool is well worth the money for looking after your chain. It cleans inside the links, which is the bit that actually matters.
@Gilotopia2 жыл бұрын
Parking my bike is such a problem that I switched to a folding electric kickscooter. I can just put it anywhere in storage.
@amilcarpolanen59942 жыл бұрын
first time seeing this guy full length.
@_modiX2 жыл бұрын
I watched your Nebula video. Here is my suggestion: Wait for the thief to have a ride to a location like the sea again and then move to their home location where the bike originated from and to the couple past days. You can catch him/her off-guard coming from a trip this way.
@lc9245 Жыл бұрын
The e-bike itself asides, I have always thought about transforming public transport for bikes. I never ride a bike during travel but had the chance in Australia, which I noticed their trains and trams allowed bikes to be entered. This is not a bad solution to the last mile problem in some places. With good enough network coverage, much of the car trips can be turned into bike trips simply by allowing bikes onto trains and letting the rider covering the last mile by themselves. There's no doubt this will required a rethink, or even overhaul of the public transport system which is wildly expensive. However, for future development in developing countries, I have always thought such model would be cool to incorporate. For example, in South East Asia, they are currently building elevated rails imported from China. That's fine, but the last mile problem made most system useful for people who live and work around the station and tourists. Their street is still crowded thus rendered the bus system inefficient, and personal mobility vehicle is low cost enough that everyone ended up driving anyway, one way or another. If all of those people on motorbike is cycling, it would be a good step forward. In which case, if long distance travel can be covered with intercity trains that have bike compartment, that would be fantastic. It enables their central government to justify intercity connections first, which builds a network that can be connected with inner city transport later. Inner city transport always seems more pressing because of traffic jams, but it takes a lot of money and time to buy up the land needed.
@HolgerNestmann2 жыл бұрын
Thank yoou. These were really uplifting figures. I think the sales numbers do contain a lot of exclusively recreational cyclists, but one cannot deny that the amount of cycling specifically in cities in on the rise. I personally decided against a start-up ebike. It doesnt have as many gadgets, but I could easily add a GPS lock. For zipping through the city I have a bromptom folding bike, which also comes with an electric version. This is super cool as you never need to lock it up, just fold it and bring it to the apartment.
@peterhel10772 жыл бұрын
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.
@HolgerNestmann2 жыл бұрын
@@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
@edmund00142 жыл бұрын
In NYC, all the delivery guys use e-bikes. All are totally taped over to hide their identity/make, ie, they are stolen. Also, we have lots of rain, but are saved by bus stops/shelters every 2 or 3 blocks and or good old subways. Good luck with them.
@opogdans2 жыл бұрын
I think the speed limit of 25 km/h is too low. In Denmark the limit is 45 km/h, and it makes e-bikes much more useful for longer distances, 10 km and above. For me that made a difference and why I haven’t bought/needed a car yet.
@I_THE_ME2 жыл бұрын
Electric bicycles that are limited to 45 km/h are not registered as bicycles, but basically mopeds as their motors have more than 250W of power.
@HumphreyMurray2 жыл бұрын
Euro-city bike culture is so different than here in Tasmania AU. Bikes are becoming super popular here, because every town is building epic mountain biking trail networks to attempt to become the next big thing. So I've barely seen or considered an urban cruiser like yours - everything is dual suspension MTB. Ebikes are popular & are the future, but at at least A$8,000 for a decent dually, most people still use regular and catch the shuttle buses to the top of the trails. While I like the idea of commuting on a bike, I'm going to be spending my $ on more capable MTB's which aren't very suitable for commuting 🤣 But eMTB are absolutely sick 🤙 as you can ride 3x more awesome trails because you're exhausted - which usually happens before the battery goes flat.
@HYDRAdude2 жыл бұрын
I live in an apartment and there is no way I'm carrying a bike, let alone a heavier e-bike, up 4 flights of stairs every time I want to go somewhere.
@bart95222 жыл бұрын
"Unlock with your phone" gimmick alert. You want a chain lock.
@vinnyoh42742 жыл бұрын
TechAltar: suddenly “Not Just Bikes” Me: YAY 😍😍😍 another reason to love TechAltar even more
@schnipke2792 жыл бұрын
I just got a lectric XP 2.0 a month and a half ago and Id say I ride it roughly 10 times as much as I rode my old regular bike, the hills and wind here are brutal so having that extra 500 watts on your side makes an insane difference. I can keep speed up so its more fun to me, it can haul a decent bit of cargo up the hills so its more practical, and so far I've had about 6 people stop and ask me about it (e-bikes arent very popular here aside from the ones the city rents out, I've seen maybe 5 other ebikes in the past year). I was a bit worried when I bought it as Ive never actually bought a bike before, only gotten old hand-me-downs, so 1k seemed like a ton for it, but its totally worth it, and Ill be more than willing to dish out more for a new one when this one dies. My only regret is not buying it sooner.
@LifeofBrad1 Жыл бұрын
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.
@digital.frenchy2 жыл бұрын
15 years later it's FINALLY getting to the west!! in 2008 already CHINA was packed with electric bicycles and mopeds everywhere. Back then I bought this electric moped for 300$ with a 35/40kms/h top speed and 50kms range!! The west is discovering e-bikes but they've been all over china for like 20 years...
@icouldntthinkofagoodname72162 жыл бұрын
Reason why I haven't dreamed of getting an Ebike is both the price and repairability. Just go with a normal bike that any bike shop can fix if broken. You Will also help yourself with some excercise.
@superhamz72 жыл бұрын
The theft problem makes me hesitant to ever get a bike as a city liver
@Choubani52 жыл бұрын
Dude, I’m almost certain that story is fake. Just a way to get us to sign up for his platform
@superhamz72 жыл бұрын
@@Choubani5 as someone who lives in London, bike theft is a huge problem whether it be normal or electric bikes. I'm talking more generslly
@Choubani52 жыл бұрын
@@superhamz7 don’t you find it odd that he left out all the details of the theft on this pay to join platform and if you read his comments. He didn’t not even get the bike back… sounds like a bluff to get us to pay money
@daneeyul7592 жыл бұрын
I think that a large factor in the growth of e-bikes is not folks with 9-5 jobs looking for a way to commute or to get out more, but rather in food delivery people for companies like Just Eat and Deliveroo. Having an e-bike means you're faster and comfier which helps folks squeeze in as many deliveries as possible. But these people tend to have low wages and high precarity, so they're going to go for bikes that are cheaper and that have reparability and reliability. So I think the market value for flashy e-bikes like the Cowboy, which sacrifices reparability for aesthetics, is running off this false projection of e-bike growth based on delivery workers, who are not going to drop 3 grand on a shiny bike that you can't service. If you can afford a fancy bike and like how it looks, go for it. But don't expect any of these start-ups to be around in 5-10 years, or for anyone to know how to fix your bike.