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Rivian's TM-B electric bike

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jakedata ◴[] No.45674654[source]
$4500 is ten or more of my homebrew 750 watt electric mountain bike originally built in 2004. I just repowered with LiFePO4 after 10 years in storage and the new batteries really pull. It has a front hub motor with a throttle control limited to 20 mph. My commute is 10 miles, 6 on a dedicated bike path. Life is good.
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trvz ◴[] No.45675091[source]
My local bicycle dealer has models in the window up to 15k$. There’s a market for such priced products.
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plantwallshoe ◴[] No.45675725[source]
Those are high performance mountain bikes with carbon fiber frames, top of the line components, carbon wheels. This is an aluminum city commuter and 4.5k is at the high end of that class of ebike.
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1. dgacmu ◴[] No.45676542[source]
My tern gsd (cargo e-bike) was in this range and it was totally worth it. Not sure I'd feel the same about a basic commuter bike though.
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2. plantwallshoe ◴[] No.45676604[source]
Terns are great bikes