Who says electric bikes are only for geeks?

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Re: Who says electric bikes are only for geeks?

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Stunning looking? Really?

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Does look good.

Shame it will sound like a Dyson cleaner though.
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Looks like a toy.
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Looks a bit pooh to me.
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That looks pants. Like Disney drew it in 1920 for the never seen Motorbike Mickey cartoon
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Looks like a blob fish
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Re: Who says electric bikes are only for geeks?

Post by kiwikrasher »

It's got some charm, but not as a bike... does look like a toy.
duke63 wrote:Shame it will sound like a Dyson cleaner though.
That's the big problem with electric bikes. What's the first thing any self respecting biker does when they buy a bike, puts a sweet sounding can on it. I don't think I'll find myself giggling with pleasure in my helmet at the sound of the whir of electrons ...... |(

Sorry but you have to have noise.
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Looks better in the flesh, but the sound would take some adjusting to.

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They must be able to do something to create a decent noise effect.
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playing card in the spokes?
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