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Rivian's TM-B electric bike

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188 points hasheddan | 5 comments | 22 Oct 25 18:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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. socalgal2 ◴[22 Oct 25 22:08 UTC] No.45675768[source]▶
the problem with $5-$15k bikes is you can't actually use them in the USA as they'll be stolen. You can commute if you have the place to keep it secure. You can not stop for some shopping on the way home though as you'll lose your bike.
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2. IncreasePosts ◴[22 Oct 25 22:09 UTC] No.45675787[source]▶
If you're riding a $10,000 bike to work, your work probably provides a place to safely store it. Or you make terrible financial decisions
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3. Izikiel43 ◴[22 Oct 25 23:00 UTC] No.45676229[source]▶
> your work probably provides a place to safely store it.

They get stolen anyway, know some guys it happened to.

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4. nradov ◴[22 Oct 25 23:26 UTC] No.45676441{3}[source]▶
Right, the thieves will shoulder surf or pick a lock to get into the "secure" office building storage area. Happens all the time and the police won't bother to investigate.
5. pandaman ◴[23 Oct 25 02:55 UTC] No.45677708[source]▶
Just like $0-$5K bikes: it's not like a homeless junkie is going to leave your bike alone if it's just $3K or even $300.