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.
Interesting. I just got a very similar spec ebike (minus the automatic shifter) for $1,000, while this one is $1,700. Arguably this one has better specs overall for sure, but I do wonder if the difference is worth the cost.
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.
Enviolo seems to be one of the better ones FWIW, might be worth checking your LBS for a test ride.
LOL - how the hell do you fuck up your shifting?
just wrong gear for the slope level, not downshiftitng before a stop, etc. comes with old age or something I dunno…
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.
Maybe they’re new to cycling.
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.
You guys both have good points. I didn’t even think about all those reasons!
Could be, but I’ll admit: I’m not in the perfect gear every time and I am definitely not new to riding.
