Comment on Anon finds a plot hole

• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  huh, now i want to slap some sensors on my ebike so it can do ACC

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• Damage@feddit.it ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s why I can’t understand how some bikes can cost as much as a small used car.

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  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And some watches cost far more than both.

    Price isn’t always perfectly aligned with complexity or utility 🤷‍♀️

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    • Damage@feddit.it ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, some watches, but you can buy perfectly competent watches for very low prices.

      You can’t buy a perfectly competent electric bike for a low price, at least not where I am.

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      • rumschlumpel@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Is that true for used e-bikes, too?

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  • Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Buying something at the beginning of its usefulness vs the end where it’s practically falling apart and worth only what you can sell its parts for…

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  • wander1236@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Economies of scale and subsidies

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I basically have a teensy weak motorcycle that I can “fuel up” at home or bring a spare battery for long rides. I’m bothered the used cars are so expensive, not the bike

    I also ain’t looking at $12k frames, (mine was $700) so it’s got that going for it too.

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