• My “standard” aluminum frame DIY e-MTB weighs like 70 lbs, this thing looks like it has a steel frame so I bet it’s at least double that. I’d hate for the battery to run out of juice mid-ride, a 1% incline would feel like a mountain.

    • @baked_tea@discuss.online
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      61 year ago

      Still there is a rather large area for the battery to be in. In combination with some newer batteries, it could work

    • Beaver [he/him]
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      31 year ago

      Is there a way to visually differentiate a steel or aluminum frame in a picture like this?

      • 7bicycles [he/him]
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        31 year ago

        Fairly impossible for newer bikes, anything that looks like it came from the 80s is probably steel, even if it’s recent