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  1. dermbrian

    Rubbee US purchase duties/taxes

    I saw an impressive YouTube video on the latest version Rubbee. When you go to price it on the manufacturer's web page, the pricing is very attractive. However, I did a quick look at potential duties and taxes and I believe that they could easily amount to ~$450 on top of the purchase price...
  2. dermbrian

    Review: My OneMotor drive (formerly Shareroller)

    But Ebiker01, it already takes me more than that amount of time to lock up my bike with a U-lock and a cable. And I very much believe that a locked up $1000-1500 e-bike is a more tempting target to a thief than a $200 bike with a removable $1200 power plant. I may be wrong, but I sure would...
  3. dermbrian

    Review: My OneMotor drive (formerly Shareroller)

    Hey Lin, that's very enlightening. Thanks for taking the time to show how easy it is to remove and install the motor onto the mount. I'm pretty sure that I will be buying one when the time is right. The leaking water heater is taking priority right now. I do still have a little issue when I...
  4. dermbrian

    Review: My OneMotor drive (formerly Shareroller)

    But how about some owners post some YouTube videos/reviews? I'd love to see the process of putting the motor on the mount, and especially removing the motor and battery for taking into you home or office or grocery store or post office.... I want to see just how practical it is to use the...
  5. dermbrian

    The True Costs of Owning and Using an Electric Bike

    Good write-up. But it still begs the question.....what's a realistic total lifetime cost-per-mile over the service life of a well-maintained cheap ebike/moderately priced e-bike/premium quality e-bike?
  6. dermbrian

    ShareRoller - Quick and Dirty Electric Bikes

    I wonder why there haven't been any buyers posting YouTube reviews yet. It's kind of strange we're not seeing any reviews online. On the Shareroller and Onemotor facebook pages, just the same review as above. If I had one, I'd be sharing my impression on one of those sites. Brian
  7. dermbrian

    ShareRoller - Quick and Dirty Electric Bikes

    Hopefully, we're a few weeks away from someone posting a demo of the very most important aspects of this system: Removal and Attachment Is this going to be a practical system that can be removed in a reasonable number of seconds and attached in roughly about the same amount of time? That was...
  8. dermbrian

    ShareRoller - Quick and Dirty Electric Bikes

    Neither would I, and I find that very unfortunate. I might understand it if it was being presented as a prediction, but on their commercial product web page it's stated as a fact to buyers that may not be aware of the history of these kind of statements. Is the firm being honest now? Or are...
  9. dermbrian

    ShareRoller - Quick and Dirty Electric Bikes

    So how does Onemotor reconcile saying that it will be 2 to 3 months before all units ship in this update while their website for new orders states “ Limited Early Availability Ships in 3-4 Weeks”
  10. dermbrian

    ShareRoller V3, expansively described & illustrated here...

    I'm looking forward to seeing some videos of placing the motor and battery onto a bike and removing it. Assuming that the unit works and has reasonable distance range, the ease and time of doing that are still the key factors that will influence my buying decision. I use my bike for short...
  11. dermbrian

    ShareRoller - Quick and Dirty Electric Bikes

    I understand the focus on delivering to backers, but I don't think it's too much to ask for accuracy in communications for a company that we all want to succeed. I don't think any of us (except maybe the very most well off financially) wants a product that is run as a single batch. We'll want...
  12. dermbrian

    ShareRoller - Quick and Dirty Electric Bikes

    ALL-NEW SHAREROLLER SRV4 LAUNCH COUNTDOWN: ~1 WEEK Fixed it….. ALL-NEW SHAREROLLER SRV4 LAUNCH COUNTDOWN: ∞1 WEEK
  13. dermbrian

    ShareRoller - Quick and Dirty Electric Bikes

    I'm resigned to save up to buy one in the spring of 2019, if they actually get released this summer/fall. That purchcase assumes one thing that the original design had that I am not certain is still true in what will ship: #1 - The drive and battery must be quickly removeable/quickly...
  14. dermbrian

    ShareRoller - Quick and Dirty Electric Bikes

    I signed up to be notified when pre-orders were going to be accepted. Many, many, many months ago. But I've never gotten a message directly about these delays. I always have to find out about it by going to the web page on the day I should be able to order and finding out it has been delayed...
  15. dermbrian

    Rubbee introducing next version

    This appeals to me except for one thing.....I have a rear rack and big Wald wire baskets on my bike because I use the bike primarily for errands and such, and not for recreation. But the price is so attractive that I may have to consider a front rack/milk crate kind of setup for cargo. I want...
  16. dermbrian

    Future of ebike, will it evolve more?

    I'm hoping that ShareRoller and Rubbee and similar quick-mount self-contained eBike conversion systems continue to improve. My reluctance to invest $$$$ vs $$$ in an eBike is largely related to concern of theft. I want to be able to remove the expensive part and carry it with me at my...
  17. dermbrian

    Road bikes with lightweight electric systems

    The ShareRoller, if it's ever available, is still the type of answer I'm looking for. Like you, I want a bicycle that is extremely rideable without the assist and has the assist when I want it (hot days, on my way to work). But I want to be able to remove the power plant and bring it inside...
  18. dermbrian

    ShareRoller - Quick and Dirty Electric Bikes

    I hope you're wrong, but suspect you're right. Here's hoping that Shareroller follows through with opening up the sale to others when they do begin delivery. A system like this is the only sensible solution for those that like to ride their bikes but want some power assist under certain...
  19. dermbrian

    ShareRoller - Quick and Dirty Electric Bikes

    I feel the same frustration. There's a lot of information about what is happening in regards to shipments for those that were part of the 'campaign' and how the product itself has change significantly. All that work to deliver a few hundred units? Or all that work to make a product that...
  20. dermbrian

    Obsolescence

    This is why I continue to bide my time and look at after-market friction drive systems like the Rubbee and ShareRoller and Add-e. It's better to have an accessory be obsolete instead of the bike itself, which surely should be expected to have a usable life in the tens of thousands of miles...
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