<story><title>Reflections on E-Bikes</title><url>https://ebikes.neighbor-ryan.org/reflections</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Gigachad</author><text>IMO, the number one hurdle for ebikes is theft. The things cost a decent chunk of money and there is basically no way to secure them properly. I have owned an ebike and it&amp;#x27;s such a fun way to get around, but I quickly sold it because I was in constant fear of it being stolen. And shortly after, one of my cheap non ebikes was stolen while locked inside my apartments bike storage area.&lt;p&gt;I think electric scooters might have a bigger impact on transport as they are easier to store inside.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>masklinn</author><text>&amp;gt; I have owned an ebike and it&amp;#x27;s such a fun way to get around, but I quickly sold it because I was in constant fear of it being stolen.&lt;p&gt;A foldable &amp;#x2F; small form factor bike seems like a good mitigation factor, and also helps when moving the bike around (e.g. on public transports).&lt;p&gt;With regular bikes it&amp;#x27;s way more of a tradeoff because the smaller wheels tend to lower top speed or increase effort a lot, but an ebike compensates for that.&lt;p&gt;The big issue is an SFF&amp;#x2F;foldable bike is way more expensive than a regular, and when you add ebike on top it gets into pretty ridiculous ranges.</text></comment>
<story><title>Reflections on E-Bikes</title><url>https://ebikes.neighbor-ryan.org/reflections</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Gigachad</author><text>IMO, the number one hurdle for ebikes is theft. The things cost a decent chunk of money and there is basically no way to secure them properly. I have owned an ebike and it&amp;#x27;s such a fun way to get around, but I quickly sold it because I was in constant fear of it being stolen. And shortly after, one of my cheap non ebikes was stolen while locked inside my apartments bike storage area.&lt;p&gt;I think electric scooters might have a bigger impact on transport as they are easier to store inside.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>stephc_int13</author><text>There is clearly a pain point in need of an innovative solution, might be a sizeable market.</text></comment>