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We've got bike share but no electric shares yet here; electric scooters are plentiful. If share e-bikes become plentiful (and supplant regular share bikes) then Jeff's market will be retricted to bike/scooter owners. That is still a pretty big market.

Maybe Jeff will work out some sort of agreements in the future with specific providers. There seemed to be a lot of support at the L.A. CoMotion event.

https://electrek.co/2018/08/08/electric-bicycle-prices-rising-imports-tariffs/ Not sure if this mean kit prices will rise drastically, but e-bike prices clearly will. Hopefully, Jeff will get all his parts out of China for both the crowdfunded versions and potential pre-orders. What a...

I could easily be wrong about this, but I thought it also could be controlled by the remote so a smart phone is not required. The phone app would provide more detailed stats than the tiny display but I understood the various buttons on the remote could control functionality. I hope so....I don't...

Approximately 2 months ago Jeff signed a lease on a space for production, so I don't think it's in his apartment (at least not anymore, lol).

Sounds like for your needs a simple on/off version would work fine....there have been some on Kickstarter and there is also the Outrunner (http://pe-drives.com/outrunner/). Price is more appropriate for that beater/single bike use. I see Jeff's drive as being for people who want to motorize...

I don't think that price point is going to fly - more likely twice that. I don't see this competing with full bikes, that's not who it is marketed to. It's aimed at folks with a bike they love that they want to motorize. And any ebike in the $5-600 range is gonna be junk, honestly. It might...

I think it will meet your #1 criteria - battery and motor snap off quickly and attached together to carry. As to price....yes, I think your quoted phrase might mean final retail is gonna be up there. Seems like there are always backers on crowdfunded items that end up realizing it's not what...

The case looks very nice, quite elegant actually. Robust retractable cable, too. So I'm guessing we are going to get them in August sometime. Fall riding weather is pretty good most places so hopefully everyone will still have time to get some rides in on it. As I said earlier, time to get...

I don't remember the exact details but I think Jeff at one point said it was about some other product being used in his materials without that brand's permission. I don't think it was about his actual hardware. My recollection is perhaps he used a share bike which had a brand on it to show the...

It is a very risky thing. I personally figure it's like a trip to Vegas without the room fees, lol. Not something I do with funds I need for real life expenses. Some folks take big vacations, some buy fancy tv/audio systems...I will sometimes crowdfund a bike-related item. Of the last 3 I...

If the ShareRoller beats the Helix to production and release, I'll be happy, lol. Big difference in how much $ backers had to tie up but not much difference in terms of delays.

Well, they aren't actually offering it yet, lol. Seems like they are waiting until the units are ready to ship...so you're getting your wish. Of course, there is also the meaning of "pre" order, lol.

I'm curious about the thought process...if someone didn't get in on the crowdfunded pricing why would they pre-order (for what I assume is not a huge discount) instead of waiting for actual reviews of the product? Risk is built into the crowdfunded price, but I'm guessing the pre-order is only...

I think it just reflects that he's an engineer, not a retail marketing pro. The "under promise and over deliver" aspect of selling is not something that tech/mechanical people always grasp. The tariffs will change everything about cycling.....steel prices rising (will def. impact Bike Friday...

I'm only going to answer you this one time - I'm a backer. I paid for this product. I'm not affiliated with Jeff in any way except I'm a backer. I have had many questions about fitting the new design to my bike as it is an unusual model and Jeff and Grace have responded to my many questions...

I'm a backer, You are not. Jeff and Grace are very responsive to my questions. Now go away troll.

For comparison sake, my wireless cateye claims an 8 hour battery but I usually get around 4-5 hours in reality. I charge my bike computer every night (topping off is good) along with my various other electronics. However, charging the throttle should not be a problem as the SR battery has a...

The part of that I was really happy to read was about the throttle mount. I did not like the rabbitty click thing. I was going to try to make my own mount using the rubber band style light mount I had - and Jeff did that for me! My wireless computer uses the cat-eye flex mount and I absolutely...

Yeah, for me it is worth waiting for as it fits my needs perfectly. Oh well, once we have them the looong wait will disappear from memory (at atleast it has with other delayed crowdfunded stuff I've ordered).