E-line the new French-line?

Cropduster

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Has a Motor on it, it's a form of a motor bike, you know like a Motor-car.

Your classification of a Motorbike is silly, can you jump a 60 footer on a MX course with a Ducati 996.



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well, no. your argument is silly. of course you can jump a 60 footer with a 996! can you land it though?.......

A blender has a motor in it, does that make it a motorcycle? just because an e-bike has two wheels and an electric motor doesn't mean the sum of it's parts adds up to a motorbike. it's closer to an appliance like a vacuum cleaner, they have a motor, and wheels....
If a 996 has no place on a MX track, or it's silly to think of one on a MX track how the fuck do you justify an e-bike as being MORE relevant?
 

Cropduster

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This^
There’s a 4 year old that gets around the block on a little car that he drives.
I’ve never seen this kid outside of his little car, neither walking, running or riding.
They even drive past the park!
His dads a rev head and has given his son his first car.
I so just want to give that kid a bike instead of a stupid motorised car.

I bet that 4 year old boy idolises his dad and is growing up with his dads interests as his own, in all likelihood he loves that stupid motorised car because he wants to be just like his dad.
at least he's outside, not pissing around on a playstation or iPad. what's wrong with that? not everybody is into bicycles
 

pink poodle

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well, no. your argument is silly. of course you can jump a 60 footer with a 996! can you land it though?.......

A blender has a motor in it, does that make it a motorcycle? just because an e-bike has two wheels and an electric motor doesn't mean the sum of it's parts adds up to a motorbike. it's closer to an appliance like a vacuum cleaner, they have a motor, and wheels....
If a 996 has no place on a MX track, or it's silly to think of one on a MX track how the fuck do you justify an e-bike as being MORE relevant?
You could use a non-motorised blender...a knife.

I bet that 4 year old boy idolises his dad and is growing up with his dads interests as his own, in all likelihood he loves that stupid motorised car because he wants to be just like his dad.
at least he's outside, not pissing around on a playstation or iPad. what's wrong with that? not everybody is into bicycles
Is it ok if his dad is into PlayStation?
 

Jpez

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I bet that 4 year old boy idolises his dad and is growing up with his dads interests as his own, in all likelihood he loves that stupid motorised car because he wants to be just like his dad.
at least he's outside, not pissing around on a playstation or iPad. what's wrong with that? not everybody is into bicycles
Yep you have a point. He’s outside and not on the PlayStation. At least for the time he’s driving his little car.
What’s wrong with that? Exercise. Or lack of it to be exact. It would be nice to see them at least stop at the park and have a play but they drive straight on past.
It was a follow on from the electric balance bike mentioned earlier. I think they are ridiculous and steal real exercise away from a child by giving them a motor instead of leg power.

Same as this little car.
 

Kerplunk

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well, no. your argument is silly. of course you can jump a 60 footer with a 996! can you land it though?.......

A blender has a motor in it, does that make it a motorcycle? just because an e-bike has two wheels and an electric motor doesn't mean the sum of it's parts adds up to a motorbike. it's closer to an appliance like a vacuum cleaner, they have a motor, and wheels....
At the end of the day if an emotorbike was a bicycle it could be riden without the motor engaged the same as a pedal bike. I have riden one with a flat battery and it had bugger all resemblance to bicycle.. It’s closer to a boat anchor. Or uncannily like pushing a motorbike than has run out of fuel..
 

Cropduster

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Yep you have a point. He’s outside and not on the PlayStation. At least for the time he’s driving his little car.
What’s wrong with that? Exercise. Or lack of it to be exact. It would be nice to see them at least stop at the park and have a play but they drive straight on past.
It was a follow on from the electric balance bike mentioned earlier. I think they are ridiculous and steal real exercise away from a child by giving them a motor instead of leg power.

Same as this little car.
I understand where you're coming from, but he's only what? 4.... I get that good habits start early but maybe he lives in a house on a tiny block and his parents don't want him tear arsing about on the streets out of control.
Who knows really, if he was 10 or 12 i'd be right with you, i was everywhere on my bike as a kid, it was my ticket to freedom and my parents let me do what i wanted, go where i wanted as long as i was home when the street lights came on. Kids these days chauffeured around everywhere have no idea what being a kid is about anymore. I'm sure he will get his required exercise from somewhere, some kids get it throwing tantrums.
 

FigBo0T

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At the end of the day if an emotorbike was a bicycle it could be riden without the motor engaged the same as a pedal bike. I have riden one with a flat battery and it had bugger all resemblance to bicycle.. It’s closer to a boat anchor. Or uncannily like pushing a motorbike than has run out of fuel..
The video doesn't lie. If Caroline Buchanan can peddle one, anybody can. Those viral zombies don't stand a chance (unless they have ebikes)

 

gillyske

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The video doesn't lie. If Caroline Buchanan can peddle one, anybody can. Those viral zombies don't stand a chance (unless they have ebikes)

Did they intend to create the perfect metaphor for the state of e-mtb?
Essentially the message is moto riders can ride mtb trails so long as you are not caught but you're better off on a emtb.

The zombies = us.
None of us want motorbikes on our trails, however we allow e-mtb's so long as they don't get too close and give way etc.

The scene where the normal bike flips over onto the ground and gets run over by all the motorbikes was also a nice touch.
 

pink poodle

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Did they intend to create the perfect metaphor for the state of e-mtb?
Essentially the message is moto riders can ride mtb trails so long as you are not caught but you're better off on a emtb.

The zombies = us.
None of us want motorbikes on our trails, however we allow e-mtb's so long as they don't get too close and give way etc.

The scene where the normal bike flips over onto the ground and gets run over by all the motorbikes was also a nice touch.
Pedal Power is dead grandpa.
 

Flow-Rider

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When you commercialise a sport this is what happens, it's no longer about being an athlete or a novice athlete, it becomes about how much money you can throw at batteries and an electric motor to win a race, it's a big shame because MTB is slowly losing all of it's fundamental principles which drew most of the original people to it. It's becoming virtually no different to motor racing, the team with the most money wins and MTB was the polar opposite where you can never buy fitness because you have to earn it with months of effort from yourself.

It was once exciting to go where not many people dare tread on foot and automotive vehicles had no access, it was a great sense of achievement reaching the top peeks on mountains with no one around, now it's like so what I can get there in half the time on my e-bike.
 
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mas2

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At the end of the day if an emotorbike was a bicycle it could be riden without the motor engaged the same as a pedal bike. I have riden one with a flat battery and it had bugger all resemblance to bicycle.. It’s closer to a boat anchor. Or uncannily like pushing a motorbike than has run out of fuel..
That’s the aim with the fazua motor. It disengages completely and even removes so you can ride it like a normal bike.
 

Kerplunk

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No shit these zombies can eat my dust.

Hahah wow their promotional video of the H52 is in lysterfield on Anuerysm, that thing doesn't even have pedals.

https://stealthelectricbikes.com/stealth-h-52/
Looking on the website there is virtually no mention of what’s illegal without rego.. They clearly don’t give a fuck.. what do parks or the cops have to lose pinging a company like stealth that are taking the piss with promo video shot in an non moto park..
 

Kerplunk

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That’s the aim with the fazua motor. It disengages completely and even removes so you can ride it like a normal bike.
Motor can be disengaged but it’s still 25kg, no one is pedaling that around like a normal bicycle when the battery is flat. Good idea to have a removal motor and battery especially when shuttling.
 
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