We definitely need a 2020 version for electric bike design! I see the Jetson Bolt everywhere. And can't help thinking some brave nomadic explorer could travel the world on something similar.
Bicycles are simple, efficient, light, long lasting and human-powered. That’s their charm.
While the word in common use has evolved to include “electric bicycles”, these are in my opinion no longer simple, efficient, long-lasting or human-powered.
An electric bike is imo uninteresting. Looking at the Jetson Bolt, it’s just another scooter. It doesn’t even have pedals so it doesn’t qualify as a bicycle.
> We definitely need a 2020 version for electric bike design!
Here it is: Deltfast Top 2.0[0]
> Do the pedals make it a bicycle? Yes, technically speaking.
> But is it really a bicycle?
> Theoretically, you could pedal this thing, which might actually come in handy if you run out of battery while still tearing up forest trails. But the Top 2.0 definitely falls into the almost-a-motorcycle category of electric bikes.
There are hundreds of electric bike models of new and modern design.
Often regulation gets in the way of them being anything more than a bicycle you don't always have to pedal, with limited speed. But there is a huge range to choose from regardless.
