MOPED ARMY

Hmmm does look to me a magnum.

Like the wheels and brakes.

Haha as if it's really made in the Richmond.

That would nearly be impossible.

7 hp probably couldn't be registered as an electric bike in ca.

That big box must be a lot of battery.

If done right that could really scream up a hill

The ad seems modeled after another sf website that has a nifty electric skateboard.

The pedal drive as an alternative is a total joke

Could you imagine pedaling that monster anywhere

When my mopeds conk out I walk them.

An electric scoot makes eminently more sense. Less torque to get going and electric motors can really spin

I'm willing to wager Vespa will eventually have an electric scoot for Europe If not already. Much of Europe is Eco minded. Types such as the Koch bros are much quieter.

Scoots are the preferred European transport, everybody here( I'm in Rome right now ) drives one and super small electric cars and trucks are starting to appear. Lots of little corner charging stations are appearing that were not here two years ago.

I love two strokes btw.

You can never have enough things with two wheels.

Hmmm I wonder what you could do as far as re-gearing goes, I mean 7hp seems like a lot of power to only be able to hit 40 with, a tomos with a pipe can do 40 and that's what 3 maybe 4 HP?

Still a very cool first step! It would be very tempting with a more approachable price tag, but hey all new tech costs money to design and begin to be produced, in time the prices will no doubt come down?

These are totally based on moped design. Developed by Zach "Lee" Levenberg, a former Creature of the Loin who traveled from SF to the tip of Tierra Del Fuego on a Maxi when he was a teenager back in the mid-2000s.

Also developed by "Hobbit Nate" from SF, notorious for basically only riding while popping a wheelie.

These are a great first step from people who were very active within this community.

It's a hipster art project

And my 1980 SACHS 2 cycle g-3 gets 200 miles per tank full on the open road , so i reinstate " WFFF":.... (edited)

been discussed across other threads here/elsewhere, but to aggregate ->

+ dudes know their shit/are into this stuff/are cool (frequently offer to bring the bolt to folks around the bay to test drive etc)

+ ppl that have test ridden one have said it's awesome

+- price-point is initially expensive but makes sense (economy of scale isn't there yet/tons of R&D has gone into the project w/improvements frequently being made/the Bay Area is expensive/everything outside of normal wear-and-tear is covered on the bike + they offer free lifetime maintenance)

- two strokes are dirty... but ecological footprint-wise, there is an argument to be made that all the production externalities tied to making a new ebike (batteries... materials... fuel... etc) don't necessarily result in something that is better for the planet vs an already existing vintage bike.... that said used parts don't last forever blah blah blah

Guys have been building ebikes with performance like this for a while on endless-sphere.com/forums.

I am converting a Mobylette with a hub motor in the rear wheel. Love electric.

Who really rides a moped more than 50 miles in a day anyway? I'd be willing to bet the average moped in use sees less than 12 miles a day.