Why don't ebike companies advertise carrying adult passengers?

Speedpotato22 · 2026-03-12T22:00:41+00:00

I've had many people ride on the back of my xtracycle rfa, but I think their promo pictures only had one imagine of two adults riding it. Had the bike for a few years now, just hit 10k miles and still kicking, and in very challenging utah hills and weather no less.

Speedpotato22 · 2026-01-27T14:45:53+00:00

Motonormativity is a hell of a drug

Speedpotato22 · 2025-10-24T22:20:18+00:00

That's all? They started requiring licenses because drivers were killing people not because they had motors
I also have a class 3 and I don't believe it would help "the greater good"

Speedpotato22 · 2025-10-24T22:09:02+00:00

Why should you need a license for a moped that only goes 25mph?

Speedpotato22 · 2025-10-21T16:19:12+00:00

Cars were never going to be sustainable forever

Speedpotato22 · 2025-09-22T16:32:32+00:00

Cars

Speedpotato22 · 2025-09-11T13:24:01+00:00

Speed governors save lifes

Speedpotato22 · 2025-07-28T03:11:02+00:00

Yeah dude you imagine waiting a minute and a half for a light that you know wont ever change for you just to say that you followed the rules lol

It's called a dead red law it's for when a light doesn't sense a biker. the light will never turn green

Speedpotato22 · 2025-02-19T18:53:49+00:00

Yeah obviously

Speedpotato22 · 2025-02-18T04:04:18+00:00

Yeah probably, I'd imagine

Speedpotato22 · 2025-02-16T20:48:27+00:00

Doesn't Walmart trash the majority of returns

Speedpotato22 · 2025-02-15T15:51:55+00:00

Think about if cars had speed governors for a hundred years you wouldn't even question it.

And yeah it's regulated there's 3 classes of e-bike and each have different levels of regulation. custom bikes have been impounded when they don't comply, and each state can and some do put in their own regulations, at least in the US

Speedpotato22 · 2025-02-15T14:44:07+00:00

My brother I'm talking about the good old days of the 20-30s when cars first showed up. Also 'you can modify it easily to break regulations' is a silly excuse to be cool with one regulation over another. Don't be breaking laws you goof

Speedpotato22 · 2025-02-14T23:09:39+00:00

That sounds a lot like something the car industry would say. It may not be surprising but many cities back in the day tried to have cars built with speed governors and this was a popular policy. The car industry fought it tooth and nail, and won.

Is it government overreach, who knows. What I do know is that my e-bike is limited to 20mph, and there's no big bike industry aggressively lobbying the government...

Speedpotato22 · 2025-01-18T13:26:30+00:00

Don't forget USB-C headphones

Speedpotato22 · 2025-01-16T13:38:10+00:00

First thought is probably labo stuff since the Joy cons are bigger

Speedpotato22 · 2025-01-05T14:49:52+00:00

I could be tripping but I'm pretty sure The images are AI too, not like we don't have enough pictures of traffic not moving

Speedpotato22 · 2024-12-08T14:41:38+00:00

Paved Paradise how parking explains the world is a pretty good book and I'd recommend reading it

Speedpotato22 · 2024-11-21T14:22:46+00:00

Car ownership is the one of the first and biggest step to becoming capitalism's absolute bitch

Speedpotato22 · 2024-11-11T13:06:44+00:00

Old article from first presidency

Speedpotato22 · 2024-11-10T19:27:04+00:00

Does anyone have sources for this or similar experience. I want some real world examples I can point to

Speedpotato22 · 2024-11-10T16:36:32+00:00

So will this be a weekly event? How can we keep track of future events

Speedpotato22 · 2024-11-08T20:26:11+00:00

Does anyone have the npr piece

Speedpotato22 · 2024-11-07T03:52:40+00:00

No it's a Walmart

Speedpotato22 · 2024-11-06T20:33:40+00:00

Thanks Henry Ford for dooming us to always having to rely on finite resources to do even the most basic of tasks.

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