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nimisnimi
lemmy.ca

No, this is not a lightweight design, it's frigging 27 kg!

It's not cheap either - at least, i've been concidering a Cooper electric single-speed as a belt-drive commuter, and it's half the price of the Veloretti, and almost half the weight (ab. 14 kg vs 27!). It's sad, as i found out Cooper bikes do not ship to Finland (anymore).

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_haha_oh_wow_reply
sh.itjust.works

Never heard of them before but the belt drive caught my attention: Do they have any geared options?

Edit: Looks like they do, but unfortunately they're all chain driven. Bummer.

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nimisnimireply
lemmy.ca

Yup, correct. It's either a single speed belt drive Cooper - or the chain drive models with gears. But the Veloretti in question does not have gears (hence my comparison))

Let me know if you have good belt-drive candidates for a commuting bike: light, geared and electric. Think electrified Mikamaro or (budget friendlier) Schindelhauer (the last ones are built on aluminium frames, though - not my cup of tea)).

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9aodreply
lemmy.world

Pretty sure Schindelhauer do electric bikes.

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nimisnimireply
lemmy.ca

They do, yeah! And they have several models, not only single speed bikes, but geared too (pinion and enviolo).

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Wahots
pawb.social

I cannot believe the average person spends over 2,600€ on an ebike. Mine was a bit over 1,100€ and I've put 3,200km on it in a year. Good ebikes shouldn't have to cost an arm and a leg.

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sh.itjust.works

I have 2 ebikes, one was $700 (ENGWE EP 2 Pro) and the other was $950 (Ride1up Portola). The EP2 has about 2k and the Portola only has about 250 miles so far. They're not the greatest but they get us around without needing to resort to a car.

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Showroom7561
lemmy.ca

They shave 3kg (6.61 pounds) off the Pro frames, putting them at 27kg (59.5 pounds) instead of 30kg (66.1 pounds).

How did they achieve that? 6.6lbs off the frame is pretty significant. Is it less robust, or are better (lighter) materials being used?

And 60lbs is LOL! That's the weight without any front or rear rack!

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_haha_oh_wow_reply
sh.itjust.works

For reference, my Portola is 59 lbs, folds, and comes with a rear rack that supports 120 lbs.

I think it weights about 62 or so if you add a front rack lol

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