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Rivian's TM-B electric bike

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188 points hasheddan | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 18:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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jakedata ◴[22 Oct 25 20:21 UTC] No.45674654[source]▶
$4500 is ten or more of my homebrew 750 watt electric mountain bike originally built in 2004. I just repowered with LiFePO4 after 10 years in storage and the new batteries really pull. It has a front hub motor with a throttle control limited to 20 mph. My commute is 10 miles, 6 on a dedicated bike path. Life is good.
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trvz ◴[22 Oct 25 21:01 UTC] No.45675091[source]▶
My local bicycle dealer has models in the window up to 15k$. There’s a market for such priced products.
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1. jakedata ◴[22 Oct 25 21:06 UTC] No.45675144[source]▶
Oh, clearly. But for that money I'd buy a really nice BMW i3 REX. Obviously not an option for everyone.