Monday, November 05, 2018
Spoiling a good idea
GM is getting ready to produce an electric bicycle. They're doing the Namey McNameFace thing, which is a good way to jinx a product.
I looked closely at the pix because I could probably use an electric bike. Unfortunately it's a TOTALLY USELESS design.
Why useless?
There's no place to carry stuff.
No rack or basket over the rear wheel, and no conceivable way to mount a rack. If you can't carry groceries or books, it's purely a recreational toy.
The bike is designed above all to be foldable, which is also pointless for transportation.
So the intended use is: Load the bike in your giant 90000000 horsepower Cadillac pickup-limousine, take it to an Official Electric Bike Recreation Gymnasium Facility, buzz around for an hour, then load up again and drive back home. 
Labels: coot-proofing
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