I finally caved and ordered a new EV

It was a tough decision, but after driving a Tesla, Bolt, BMW I4 and a few other things, I ordered a new EV:

I'll keep everybody updated once it gets here!

Make sure to always ride on the sidewalk at top speed and never stop at a stopsign. Ever.

In reply to Appleseed :

I had a ~10 year old kid "race" me around the neighborhood on one of these while I was driving the RV. It was cute until he kept getting into my blind spots while I was turning corners & backing into the driveway. 

Remember I live in a Florida beach town, so e-bikes are an absolute plague. My FIL bought one and I rode it, then realized I was riding the world's most perfect pit vehicle.

I have a bunch of "real" bikes, so I'm not sure how much I'll ride it around at home, but who knows. 

The wife bought an EV bike a while back.  At full chooch it gets going fast enough to whip your hair back.  

I bought one a couple of months ago. It's the perfect vehicle for farm transportation. It also works well for getting a fat guy out of the house and moving. I've been thinking about a small one to haul in the RV for camping. I'll be interested in your thoughts on this one. 

gyiyu said:

The wife recently purchased an electric bike. It accelerates quickly enough to cause your hair to fly back at full throttle. 

@happy wheels unblocked
 

Sounds like fun! I like the compactness and portability of these bikes with tiny wheels, but also can't help but wonder how much the ride quality suffers when those little wheels accidentally drop into a hole. Looking forward to a ride report with more first-hand details!

Tom Suddard said:

It was a tough decision, but after driving a Tesla, Bolt, BMW I4 and a few other things, I ordered a new EV:

I'll keep everybody updated once it gets here!

And I thought the Tesla looked a little dorky :)

We picked up a couple of e bikes this summer (Luna Fixed and Trek Townie). Both pedal assist ones, they won't move if you don't pedal. You basically just have super legs :) They also don't look like e bikes, with batteries hidden in normal sized down tubes. When it's 100F outside, you're not going to ride a normal bike 25 miles to get pizza - but the e bikes take enough edge off that it's plausible and you arrive not all sweaty. Since the alternative would be driving, it's a good option. They've been fun so far. 

Be mindful of battery management. My kid's electric scooter went unused for a while and the battery is gonzo. Turns out they need to be charged every couple weeks if not being ridden.

...Unlike battery power tools. 

Look what just arrived...

I'll go for a test ride tomorrow. 

I want a wheelie pic. 

If the bike doesn't make the Jetson noise, you have to make the noise.

So this is the thread where we post whore pictures of our ebikes? 

That looks like quite a lot of, uh... mobility? for $249...

In reply to Jesse Ransom :

Right?

Correction: it was actually $225. I emailed them something to the effect of "hey I saw a 10% coupon, wah" and then they refunded me 10% of my purchase price. 

I put a basket on it:

In reply to Nick Comstock :

There are so many better e bikes than mine 

In reply to Tom Suddard :

  I don't even have mud gaurds. Or a basket.  

I'm tempted to raid my bike parts bin for some upgrades--I definitely have cooler pedals and a better seat. But I'm also tempted to do nothing so I have less to worry about if this thing wanders off at the track. 

In reply to Tom Suddard :

Sometimes there are advantages to making things stand out enough that everyone knows who it belongs to. 

In reply to Toyman! :

I'm just hoping there are enough of these at the Challenge for a decent race.

In reply to Tom Suddard :

That would be a hoot for sure. You would look like a bunch of kids on push bikes. Call it the Tour de Challenge.