It's a wonderful build that i think is really good value considering the materials used. I ride a hsd myself and have been considering this as the upgrade now that I'm 20k in miles in.
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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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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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Might be worth keeping the bike you already have if there's nothing irreparably wrong with it though. Tern makes great stuff from what I've heard, wish I could afford one of their ebikes. Kind of want one of their folding bikes too...
That said, yeah, I can't afford this bike either. Looks nice though!
I would, however the suspension is quite a pain here in the UK to get replaced or to have service by any of the suntour dealers. I'm not very keen on the andros system. And i would love to have a dual battery, as i take the bike touring/camping with my dog so the additional battery helps a lot by being installed already. Otherwise the HSD is superb bike!
Have you considered getting a hard tail?
Have their Vektron. That is pure gold. Goes everywhere, real fast. Range is understated (either that or I'm too fit). Need public transit? Fine.
Expensive? Aye. But pays itself real fast (in a city you can actually use it without fearing death too much)
The Vektron is so cool, I want one badly, but I'd settle for a Node D7i lol
For that kind of money you could buy a car.
You could buy a car and a nice bike or two lol, or a car and a good ebike.
The bike may be able to carry 210kg - but can you still move it - and even more importantly: move it safely? I remember that guy who tried to move from one student flat to another with his fridge in a trailer on his bike. First, he needed help to get up on the bridge, and then he had an accident on the way down because he gained too much speed and his brakes could not handle it.
The design reminds me a lot of a Tern GSD. I'd be scared to leave this in public though because of the price 🤯
Yeah, that's part of why I commute with a cheap ebike or my old steel Trek 820
The name eerily reminded me of the Titan Submarine, which imploded in the Atlantic earlier this year.
As for the ebike itself, it seems like a good payload for its weight, although rather expensive.
Yeah, there are a ton of bikes and ebikes out there that look amazing but are super expensive.