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"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

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Looking for entry-level ebike with torque sensor (sh.itjust.works)

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Recent lurker, first time poster; California/USA.

I'm looking for some recommendations for a (relative to the market) inexpensive ebike that has a torque sensor rather than a cadence sensor. I recognize that this isn't customarily an entry-level feature, but I'd like something with markedly improved "feel" over the cadence sensor used on bike-share ebikes. I intend to pass the recommendation onto a friend that lives in the city, so it should ideally not be something which would look out-of-place.

I myself have a mid-drive Bikonit MD750 which does have a torque sensor, and it makes low-speed manoeuvring possible without being too jumpy. However, this bike is not subtle, in appearance, weight, nor sound, making it quite cumbersome in town.

Any and all advice is appreciated!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The average person. Bonus points if it can turn invisible and thus foil a bike thief, although that might foil the owner as well haha