Electric Bikes Get More Elegant Every Year (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @08:47AM from the he-huffed-and-he-puffed-his-way-up-the-hill-because-he-forgot-he-was-riding-an-electric-bike dept.

Tim Lord first saw Faraday Bicycles at CES, where their bikes drew plenty of attention and a fair amount of media interest. The company ran a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2012, and 2014 is when they are starting to ship their pre-ordered bicycles and hope to get new orders for lots more. Tim's travels later took him to San Francisco, where he had a chance to visit the shop where Faraday bikes are made, and to talk with some of the people who are designing and making them. (If you don't see the video below, please use this link.)

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Re:Pretty cool but.... by Cornwallis · 2014-02-25 09:04 · Score: 4, Funny

At that price it does nothing but scream hipster.
Re:Pretty cool but.... by Anonymous Coward · 2014-02-25 09:12 · Score: 5, Funny

It screams hipster so much so that I actually want to punch the bike itself...
Re:Still ugly by ne0n · 2014-02-25 09:27 · Score: 4, Funny

No problem, just bolt a giant shark-like fin onto your recumbent so it sticks up into driverspace. Mount LEDs or even lasers to further enhance visibility. Patent pending, of course.

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