California-based ebike company Blix has launched a folding commuter that can haul over 300 lb, and comes with auto power/gear shifting for optimum riding, can ride as Class 2 or 3, and includes a 70-mile battery.

  • @[email protected]
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    81 day ago

    I haven’t tried any of the automatic shifters yet so I cant comment on the dollar value, but to this day I still fuck up my shift timing or choices and pay for it in my knees or scary gear and chain sounds. If any become available at local shops for testing I will at least try it.

    • FartsWithAnAccentOPM
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      120 hours ago

      Enviolo seems to be one of the better ones FWIW, might be worth checking your LBS for a test ride.

    • @Crackhappy
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      11 day ago

      LOL - how the hell do you fuck up your shifting?

      • @[email protected]
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        214 hours ago

        just wrong gear for the slope level, not downshiftitng before a stop, etc. comes with old age or something I dunno…

      • FartsWithAnAccentOPM
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        220 hours ago

        I’ve been riding decades and still fuck up once in while, it happens. Forgetting to downshift at a stop isn’t all that uncommon, at least for me.

        • _haha_oh_wow_M
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          1 day ago

          Or you just forget to downshift when you stop, have a momentary lapse of judgement, bump your shifter, etc. This could happen for lots of reasons.

          • @Crackhappy
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            41 day ago

            You guys both have good points. I didn’t even think about all those reasons!

        • FartsWithAnAccentOPM
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          220 hours ago

          Could be, but I’ll admit: I’m not in the perfect gear every time and I am definitely not new to riding.