Thread: Helix Update?
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Old 01-29-19 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ladi
So is an assembly line set up already and production is running? Workers are trained for assembly and everything? Is there any information on how many bikes were produced already?

I guess this is quite important for the Helix economically. Only when mass production is running at acceptable quality it will be possible to estimate how much the price for a bike will be on the long run.
I estimate that I could assemble at least 20 bikes per day....on my own. This equals 140 per week, or 500ish per month. Three people would nearly triple production.

This implies that he can fulfill obligations in a bit over a month with a small team, and no formal assembly line.

I understand he will go slower, hence his schedule is pretty easy. IMHO

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