Additional disclaimer that ebikes are bourgeois decadence, but they are nevertheless the most optimal mode of transportation

  • sharedburdens [she/her, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Ebike are also not the worst to DIY, I've seen them made out of a beater bike with a motor mounted in direct contact with the wheel, using power tool batteries.

    • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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      3 years ago

      The guy in my comment had one that was diy. He bought the motor and attached it to a bike that was absolutely beat to shit lol

    • Loggedoff [any]
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      3 years ago

      When I was a kid we had one that ran for all of like 2 minutes on car batteries and it was fucking awesome.