£23k Is this a bike?

[DSLiverpool]

http://www.romansinternational.com/car/680/m55-ter...

Looks hideous, makers are deluded, reseller is lazy (copy and paste text), it's illegal I think and you can have your tag airbrushed onto it.

I guess they hope a brain dead rapper will start a craze

[davepoth]

I would expect an engine for that sort of money.

[Justayellowbadge]

Plenty of hybrids have been derestricted so they're outside the rules.

No idea who would be responsible for enforcement.

[oj113]

Well in addition to the electric motor it must be made from 'Unobtanium'

Edited by oj113 on Monday 20th August 22:40

[Barbarossa]

Looks like there is a huge amount of milling to make this. I suspect that there isn't much profit out of the 23k!

[yellowjack]

oj113 said:

Well in addition to the electric motor it must be made from 'Unobtanium'

Edited by oj113 on Monday 20th August 22:40

Can't be made from Unobtainium, unless Oakley are somehow involved. Oakley have registered Unobtainium as a trademark or patent, not sure which, but they use it to describe their special non-slip material for the gripper arms on their sunnies.

[sjg]

Barbarossa said:

Looks like there is a huge amount of milling to make this. I suspect that there isn't much profit out of the 23k!

Not the tidiest milling either. Looks like the chain is touching the crank too - so that'll wear away nicely.

E-bikes that go past 15mph are legal, they just fall into the same class as motorbikes and need to be registered, have numberplates, third-party insurance, and the rider needs a cat A licence.

[anonymous-user]

the one thing that most car enthusiasts dont understand about cycling is that we actually enjoy pedalling. that thing looks like it will handle like a sack of merde. i could wax lyrical about the simplicity of the bicycle, the feeling you get when you know you are on het last drops of energy, the moment you turn out of the wind having endured an hour straight into a head wind but i just dont think they will get it.... i like technology innovation but not hjust for the sake of it or becuase its not been done before. i note that there was a big advert for a new magazine "Cyclist" in this months "Octane"...

[ewenm]

I'd spend the money building a bike from parts on this page: http://www.uksport.gov.uk/pages/cycling/

[Justayellowbadge]

pablo said:

the one thing that most car enthusiasts dont understand about cycling is that we actually enjoy pedalling. that thing looks like it will handle like a sack of merde. i could wax lyrical about the simplicity of the bicycle, the feeling you get when you know you are on het last drops of energy, the moment you turn out of the wind having endured an hour straight into a head wind but i just dont think they will get it.... i like technology innovation but not hjust for the sake of it or becuase its not been done before. i note that there was a big advert for a new magazine "Cyclist" in this months "Octane"...

All true, but no-one would buy such a thing as their only bike, would they? It's more of a toy.

I got this under the n+1 rule - It wouldn't be the choice for an actual ride, but it has it's place and is an interesting thing.

[anonymous-user]

Like the factor, (the £20k+ road bike) i can guarantee it will only get ridden once. the owner will have the piss ripped out of them for being slow (we pretend we are a nice bunch but really cyclists are merciless when it comes to this sort of thing!) and after that one ride it will get put in the garage - albeit next to the F430 and the 911 Turbo! - or on the wall of the office.

and anyway, you have to earn the downhills... at least on the uplifts there is no pretence that you have even tried climbing back ot the top!...

[P-Jay]

I think this turd has been posted before.

It's just a lot of parts thrown together in an attempt to make it look good.

It would be utterly useless off-road, illegal to use on, unless you spend a huge amount more on making it an electric motorcycle.

If you have a burning desire to own an electric motorcycle, buy this, it will be awesome:

http://www.ktm.com/freeride/freeride-e/highlights....

[paranoid airbag]

article said:

£25,555 EUR

quality article then.

How illegal are these (if unregistered) - illegal to use on any public right of way, but not to own, I presume?

[Japsteeze]

Why would e-bikes that go above 15mph have to be registered as I can cruise happily along the road at 20mph on my road bike?

[itsnotarace]

sjg said:

Looks like the chain is touching the crank too - so that'll wear away nicely.

My first thought as well. Looks badly designed to me!

[Justayellowbadge]

You can on an e-bike. Not assisted though. They match your power up to about 20 kms and then the level of assistance falls away untill at 25 it is just you pedalling.

If it provides power above that point, it's a different kind of vehicle and different rules apply.