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Rivian's TM-B electric bike

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1. nntwozz ◴[] No.45677004[source]
Small outdated 26 inch wheels, ugly, looks very heavy.

Promo pictures look cringe with metrosexuals riding them on a gravel road.

Cool.

Typical 2020s design trying to appeal to the smartphone/sedentary crowd who know nothing about bikes.

For this kind of money you can get a really nice eMTB like the Mith from UNNO which has 29 inch wheels, weighs 47 lbs (21.3kg) and is a much more capable bike with a 800Wh battery.

https://www.unno.com/en-us/mith

If you don't want classic transmission there are other eMTBs with a Pinion gearbox:

https://www.nicolai-bicycles.com/bikes-e-mtb-en

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2. iknowstuff ◴[] No.45677018[source]
“metrosexuals”? what a whiplash to 2005 lmao