Originally Posted by
wphamilton
Too bad this is a sales pitch. I saw a guy this weekend on the MUP with a converted e-bike, first I'd ever seen here. It looked to me like about a 250 watt motor, with a small and unobtrusive battery. It was and is a bit intriguing.
I am a little curious though, what the attraction is for the e-bikes over a kit you can install on a suitable bike. Slower, more expensive, heavier, uglier - what's the upside?
Pre-assembled may be an attraction? Besides, this is a folder, so presumably it will fold nicely - compared to a folded Dahon with a motor (if that is even possible). I can easily imagine people carrying this on BART - fits the letter of the law (though at 55 pounds, not really the spirit - hard to imagine this could be moved unobtrusively).