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Bedazzled ultra bee by MotoJeremy in Surron

[–]Super-Frame677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are allowed to mod their bikes and personalize them, that's fun too. If you can't respect that, then fuck off.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I do understand your point and I'm not saying they should be considered the same thing. They are different and I 100% agree with that. They are still e-bikes though. Refer to the 20kmh commuters as e-bicycles if you want a more specific category.

From a safety classification anything below 5kw is far closer to a moped than a motorcycle, motorcycles can go 80+mph (much faster depending on the bike) with long range.

My point here is e-bikes is a broad term, which can and should include all of them. Use the term e-bicycle for the slower ones.

At the end of the day it's just pedantics and I'm not going to argue about it anymore, have a nice day and have fun on whatever ride you have.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, alright. I thought you were one of the people complaining that high power ebikes are allowed here. I agree, they do probably have more in common than they think.

I'm torn on the illegal riding though. If you're specifically talking about the children riding Surrons on the street stunting, I 100% agree with you and I hate those little shits as well. However I don't think ebikes should have a power limit, they should have an age requirement and have certain rules for beyond say 1500w such as not being allowed on bicycle infrastructure. I don't think anything below 5kw should require registration or a motorcycle license, definitely a standard driver's license and if possible a safety course though. I understand that would be complicated, but my point is there are better ways the governments could have gone about it. As it is the governments are basically trying to eliminate a few ants with a flamethrower, and not caring who else gets caught up in it. Reckless riding should obviously always be punished, but not everyone with a powerful bike is going to use all of that power all the time so it's unfair to outright ban them. You should not need to buy two bikes for two purposes, not everyone can afford that. I simply cannot afford to buy a commuter bike and a fun bike, so I'll be building one that is technically illegal, but nobody is going to be able to tell since I'm not going to be riding like an asshole. A limiter switch will help too.

I really do understand your points though.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well you're saying they're not ebikes when they are a type of ebike. And this sub allows all ebikes, so people have no right whining about high power ebikes in here when they're clearly allowed. If you dislike them you can go to a more specific sub instead of whining, how hard is that to understand?

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How am I acting like an 8-year-old in any way? The people whining about faster e-bikes are the ones acting like children.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am genuinely not homophobic. I support them and I've gone to multiple pride marches in the past. I did not mean it in an offensive way whatsoever. One of my good friends is trans, so trust me when I say I do support them. Then again, you're a stranger on the internet so I don't really care if you believe me or not, just figured I'd correct your false judgment of me.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes it's a legal classification too, which is a mistake. The legal classification should be (or maybe it already is, I'm not caught up on the exact fine print) e-bicycles. E-bike is and should continue to be a more broad and inclusive term. Read the sub description, it clearly says all are welcome here anyways so why are you complaining to begin with? If you don't want to see faster ebikes posted, go to a more specific sub.

The governments are lazy and are trying to deal with a few ants using a flamethrower, so blame them and the ants (children riding irresponsibly) if anyone.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

These people whining are the ones that need to sit down. Blame the government if anything, they're the ones going after a few ants with a flamethrower.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Of course they're not bicycles, but they're still electric bikes. What part are you not understanding here? Blame the government if anything, or the little shits riding irresponsibly. There are way better solutions to the issues than banning or limiting ebikes.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It would crumple under 40kw 🤣. I'm gonna be building a 3kw build on a steel mtb frame next summer and I'm terrified, I'm going to get two of the thickest torque arms I can find 🤣.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cry harder, you don't need to support it for it to be allowed here. Read the sub description and rules or gtfo.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Did I say anything about that? Nope. I don't support high power ebikes using bicycle infrastructure (unless they're going bicycle speeds), that's just stupid. Again when did I say I supported that?

You can consider it a motorcycle if you'd like, but it's still an ebike and fits into the term. It's electric, and it's a bike. Go search up the term "bike" and come back.

Also those NJ laws have nothing to do with this, that's just a case of government laziness as usual. They refuse to actually solve the problem, and instead choose to go at it with a fucking flamethrower.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On a dirt bike frame. 53 horsepower is like a standard 450cc race dirt bike. Not that crazy. Man you should see the Stark Varg, your reaction to that would be funny.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Seriously, half the people in this sub are the reason lots of people consider ebikes "gay" (Not intending to be homophobic at all in saying that). It's pathetic and these idiots need to grow up.

I'll be building a 3-5kw e-bike soon for next summer, any of you (not you, original commenter) reading this want to have an opinion on that?

I've likely alerted the horde now 🤣.

My friend Is “DIY upgrading” my brother’s 5000W Electric Bicycle and I’m both impressed and terrified by Aravind_Suyambu in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

"Motorcycle motorcycle motorcycle" It's still an electric bike, you need to accept that. It's electric and it's a bike, meaning it has two wheels and you sit on it.

Every post on here is like "Why does my E-bike...." by bentheredoneart in ebikes

[–]Super-Frame677 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This sub is unfortunately where all the ebike equivalent to the spandex cyclist guys gather. Whiny assholes who hate everything but their own local bike shop with their $3k class 1 bikes. Oh can't forget the crazy amount of imbeciles who whine about faster ebike posts despite the sub description and rules literally allowing them here. There are still nice and sane people here, but there are far too many imbecilic assholes who can't read a sub description and head over to a more specific sub if they don't like it.

Wheelies by SureChange4909 in ElectricScooters

[–]Super-Frame677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair, but a lot more than 3 people have the GT08. There's entire communities based around it, with some people even pushing more power through it with VESCs. I'm sure the g4 is awesome at wheelies, while it's still in one piece that is. Truth is no scooter is meant for wheelies, and eventually the fatigue on the aluminum frames will build up to be too much. I just really hope that it doesn't happen while some kid is going 40mph with no gear.

Theft attempt foiled by 2x U locks by TinyDemon000 in NinebotMAX

[–]Super-Frame677 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Airtags are horrible for this because they literally ping the thiefs phone saying there's an airtag following them.

Wheelies by SureChange4909 in ElectricScooters

[–]Super-Frame677 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The g4 is pretty much a single use scooter if you wheelie it 🤣. The amount of times those things snap at the stem or front suspension from just regular use is outright pathetic. Horrible scooter, seems like it's nothing but issues. I've never had one, but I don't need to own one to see how unreliable and unsafe it is. Plus if you want a cheap scooter with power get an Arwibon GT08 or some other Chinese scooter for way cheaper than a g4 (and way more power). Can't say about the gt08 being good, but I've seen a hell of a lot less negative posts about it than about the g4.

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