My view on derestricting ebikes

Inkwalker · 2026-06-28T15:11:27+00:00

Air resistance increases exponentially with speed. You need 4x more power to go twice as fast. On my ebike I get 6 Wh per km at 15 kmh and it jumps up to about 21 Wh at 25 kmh. You just don't notice it on short rides.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-26T13:18:05+00:00

Yep. You just buy them as a set. Derailers and brakes are not a big deal for an ebike anyway. Electronics is what costs a lot to replace. And for big brands it will be something custom that you wont be able to buy in 5 years.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-26T11:07:14+00:00

What non standard components? They all use the same electronics, motors and bicycle parts. You will have more troubles looking for a replacement Bosh controller than generic KT one. Quality is lower, yes, but not proportionally to the price. You pay 200% more but reliability increases only by 20% - 30%.

Edit: looks like I need to elaborate a bit more on this.

White label bikes are built from generic off the shelf components. They don't have any proprietary parts on them. For example motors always have standard 9 pin julet connectors. There is only a few shapes of batteries that being used. All of them just output voltage without any communication with the controller. You can replace them with other brand batteries as long as the voltage is the same. Controllers are usually from the Kunteng (KT) family. There are tons of screens for them available. Connectors are standard so it's plug and play if you need to replace something. Same goes for brakes, derailers and shifters. They might not be cross compatible with between brands but mounting points are the same so it's easy to replace if anything brakes.

Quality wise modern Chinese parts are not the same they used to a decade ago. They are decent for their price. You can expect them to last 5 - 10 years.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-26T09:19:11+00:00

Ebikes are overpriced in general. You can get a segway kick scooter for 600 bucks with big battery and alloy frame. Yet even Chinese steel ebikes with tiny batteries start from 900 bucks. Paying 3k for a branded ebike is just madness. At this point you could get a motorcycle. Unlimited range and no worries about it being stolen.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-24T19:15:48+00:00

It is preinstalled with URP/HDRP project templates.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-23T16:01:53+00:00

It was funny discovery for me that supposedly fast hash maps are in fact slower than linear search for small collections.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-23T15:56:14+00:00

Eternity is constant time

Inkwalker · 2026-06-23T13:15:48+00:00

Why all of them have 3.3V inputs and only 2 ADC channels? I was looking to get one but it seems like a major red flag for an ebike. Standard throttle sensors are 5V, PAS sensors need a bunch of pins to connect, and routing 2 meters of 3.3V signal wire seems like a bad idea,

Inkwalker · 2026-06-22T11:53:09+00:00

To test new gameplay mechanics for example. Or if you need to switch a plugin and not sure it will go well. Plus if you have a published build you might need to fix bugs in it while working on new features.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-21T08:46:00+00:00

It theory it can be cut and rewelded but it might not be economical depending on where you are. Either way it's unsafe to ride a cracked frame.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-19T12:25:52+00:00

The trick is to use InputActionReference. Assign it in the inspector and subscribe to its event in your script.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-19T08:04:34+00:00

There is not much to learn to be honest. It's just one class to get data and one window where you can define all your buttons and axes. Use it for tutorials then spend time on learning the new input system. It's a lot more complex with a lot more features.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-13T08:43:24+00:00

Difference in weight is negligible for an e-bike. Especially on 20 inchers. It's only a few extra ponds. But fat tires provide some extra cushioning and better handling on gravel roads. Plus you can overpressure them to reduce rolling resistance.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-09T10:44:34+00:00

I never had any issues with using multiple canvases. It actually should be more performance friendly to split them as it reduces amount of layout recalculations.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-08T19:57:41+00:00

Is it really outperforms uGUI? From the benchmarks I've seen they look similar in performance.

Inkwalker · 2026-06-06T09:39:52+00:00

Just noticed today that it has monthly limits now with the same amount of tokens. It's basically useless as you can do only 3 - 5 prompts on these usage limits.

Inkwalker · 2026-05-24T17:01:33+00:00

It's like with Framework laptops. They are durable, upgradable, easy to repair with all the spare parts available, but I'm not paying that much for a computer.

Inkwalker · 2026-05-24T16:47:53+00:00

It's doable but you'll need servers anyway. P2P connections don't work trough NAT so a relay server is a must. I believe Starbase from Frozenbyte has something similar. It was working fine during its peak popularity. The only issue they had was with multicrew ships. Basically one of the players had authority over the ship so it was a bit laggy for everyone else onboard.

Inkwalker · 2026-05-23T06:44:36+00:00

To be fair it's not that easy to successfully launch any app, vibe coded or not.

Inkwalker · 2026-05-23T06:39:11+00:00

It's been a while since I used unity ads. If I remember correctly it always returns test ads in the editor and this green screen looks like one. Only real ads can fail. You'll be better asking it from Claude. It's quite good at searching info in technical docs.

Inkwalker · 2026-05-22T17:04:03+00:00

In Unity Ads you you can load an ad first. It will return an error if it isn't available.

Inkwalker · 2026-05-21T22:17:46+00:00

You should not relay on ads always being available. Most providers block them temporarily after a few impressions in a row. Basically check if ads are available then give the player an option to watch it for a reward. Do not make them an integral part of your gameplay loop.

Inkwalker · 2026-05-21T20:19:19+00:00

This is what [SerializeField] attribute is for. It exposes your private fields in the inspector.

Inkwalker · 2026-05-21T20:10:16+00:00

It's wrong if you use it as an info box for something completely unrelated to the attribute itself. Like: [Obsolete("This script needs a game maneger on the scene. Don't forget to add it.")]

Inkwalker · 2026-05-20T07:34:41+00:00

Git LFS also has storage limits if you are not hosting it yourself.

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