E-bikes are a thing

[Santapez]

I equate this to giving a 5 year old their own cell phone-kinda ridiculous. And I agree with @jdog.

 

[Steve Vai]

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Eeeeevah.

Also, this future is happening regardless of what the kids do, capitalism will always win.

 

[serviceguy]

capitalism will always win.

Uhm, more like Corporate Socialism if you ask me.

 

[Steve Vai]

Uhm, more like Corporate Socialism if you ask me.

Doesn't matter what you call it. We're 10 years away from living inside a giant Amazon Warehouse because the rest of the Earth is filled with Plastic and all of the water supply is shit from Battery run off.

 

[serviceguy]

Doesn't matter what you call it. We're 10 years away from living inside a giant Amazon Warehouse because the rest of the Earth is filled with Plastic and all of the water supply is shit from Battery run off.

Not everybody...

 

[Steve Vai]

Not everybody...

Some people will be dead already.

 

[serviceguy]

Some people will be dead already.

Jolly mood today, eh?

 

[Steve Vai]

Jolly mood today, eh?

I'm a Nihilist by nature so I'm always in a good mood.

 

[rick81721]

I'm a Nihilist by nature so I'm always in a good mood.

Uncanny resemblance. Obviously reincarnated

 

[Steve Vai]

 

[mtn]

Kid’s ebikes are ridiculous and shame on any parent for buying one.

 

[Mahnken]

How fast are the kids e-bikes?

 

[Steve Vai]

Kid’s ebikes are ridiculous and shame on any parent for buying one.

Probably better the kids sit at home playing Call of Duty and being bullied on the internet so they become more effective mass shooters. Outside and exercise is the devil.

 

[Captain Brainstorm]

Probably better the kids sit at home playing Call of Duty and being bullied on the internet so they become more effective mass shooters. Outside and exercise is the devil.

The kids sitting in their parents basements playing video games for 15hrs are the same ones that ride ebikes. Normal kids are out riding wheelies for half a mile or BMX.

 

[Ironjunk]

The kids sitting in their parents basements playing video games for 15hrs are the same ones that ride ebikes. Normal kids are out riding wheelies for half a mile or BMX.

Kids playing games are riding e scooters.

 

[mtn]

Probably better the kids sit at home playing Call of Duty and being bullied on the internet so they become more effective mass shooters. Outside and exercise is the devil.

Let's be real here. Just because someone is bullied and plays FPS games doesn't mean they will ever think about carrying out a mass shooting. In fact, I have thicker skin thanks to some ten years of playing Call of Duty.

I still hold firm on the shame on the parents for buying their kid an ebike train. So many thousands of dollars for a bike as opposed to sub- $500, and one that will soon be outgrown by the kid. If my kid was begging for an ebike, I sure as heck wouldn't give them one. That's called good parenting, as you deal with what you have.

 

[chuprinko]

Picked up a like new ebike for my wife. She's not a rider and hasn't ridden since she was a kid. Post breast cancer hormone therapy drugs killing her joints and back. But gave it a shot on the Columbia Trail and she did pretty good, a little white knuckled but hung on and started to enjoy it. I was surprised by the torque and speed. I hit 22 in pedal assist 3 going up a slope. I can ride my mtb bike next to her and enjoy a ride with her for the first time.
So kinda get the older folks cruising on ebikes.

 

[Steve Vai]

Let's be real here. Just because someone is bullied and plays FPS games doesn't mean they will ever think about carrying out a mass shooting. In fact, I have thicker skin thanks to some ten years of playing Call of Duty.

I still hold firm on the shame on the parents for buying their kid an ebike train. So many thousands of dollars for a bike as opposed to sub- $500, and one that will soon be outgrown by the kid. If my kid was begging for an ebike, I sure as heck wouldn't give them one. That's called good parenting, as you deal with what you have.

This was a sarcastic statement because so many people on the internet seem to have a real issue with kids being outside riding bikes.

 

[Patrick]

This was a sarcastic statement because so many people on the internet seem to have a real issue with kids being outside riding bikes.

first thing i thought was that they could keep up with their parents on the tow path now.

how fast are these 24" bikes?

 

[Bike N Gear]

first thing i thought was that they could keep up with their parents on the tow path now.

how fast are these 24" bikes?

10mph from the factory. Can be bumped up to 15 if they choose to.