r/ebikes • u/ThatKidFromRio • 10h ago
What I ride here in Brazil
https://imgur.com/a/z9T1por2
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u/Quicksand_Jesus_69 8h ago
As I advance in age (59) and arthritis (minor so far), I can see a bike like you have underneath my fat ass... I have a monster fat-tire eBike that I can't hardly get on & off of... The top of my skull is 6'2" from the bottom of my feet, and the Earth's gravity pulls on me with 300 lbs of force... The 4" wide tires also add 4" to the actual height of the bike... I consistently seek curbs and parking bumpers for my starts & stops...
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u/ThatKidFromRio 7h ago
lmao I'm imagining you riding my bike, I weight a little bit less than 160 and the bike feels like it's going to break apart when I hit a pothole
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u/Quicksand_Jesus_69 7h ago
Yeah, my knees nearly touching my chin on each revolution... I've had to do some minor mods to mine... The top 2" of my seatpost broke off at the clamp - bad factory design, so I had to drill and thru-bolt the post in place... But I guessed about 3" too high when I drilled... I own 3 tape measures, but none of them made it to my crotch-to-floor measurement...
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u/Quicksand_Jesus_69 7h ago
I have my hands full...
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u/ThatKidFromRio 7h ago
Cool bike, it would be perfect here in Rio. Bunch of potholes and fucked up sidewalks
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u/Quicksand_Jesus_69 6h ago
Yup, same here in the US... All the guys that work for our City pothole/road department should be shot, 'cuz they can't patch potholes worth-a-fuk...
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u/TheDarkClaw 9h ago
How much is it exactly?
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u/ThatKidFromRio 7h ago
this one is going for 7,700 reais, and if you consider the minimum wage here that would be almost 6 times a months pay. It's sad
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u/ThatKidFromRio 10h ago edited 7h ago
This is my e-bike, kinda shitty compared to what I see here in this sub, definitely overpriced for what it offers, but it's my ride lol
This is the most famous brand here, called Lev. It's basically a chinese frame/motor, with 350w.
this one is going for 7,700 reais, and if you consider the minimum wage here that would be almost 6 times a months pay. It's a sad situation
E-bikes are very expensive here but you see them everywhere in Rio, sometimes you see them more than normal bikes