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Posted by wiradikusuma 4 days ago

Asus Bike Booster(www.asus.com)
402 points | 261 commentspage 3
Zigurd 9 hours ago|
A couple other people here mentioned that theft is an issue. That's yet another reason why folding bikes seemed like the best use case for this. Not as good as a folding bike that's made for being an E bike, but if you've already got a good folding bike and a bit more zip on your commute is what you need, this seems like a interesting product.
angry_octet 10 hours ago||
If I'm carrying around a giant battery I ought to be able to charge my devices from it, but it is silent on that front.

The design doesn't work if you have a mud guard or pannier rack. Also unclear how easily it is detached. Do I have to take it off everytime to prevent casual thievery? How do I take it off to charge inside? Does it have anti-theft bricking?

I'm struggling to understand who the target market is.

rahimnathwani 9 hours ago|
"How do I take it off to charge inside?"

It has a removable battery so it seems the mechanism is designed to be left on the bike.

angry_octet 6 hours ago||
And if I go into a shop am I compelled to remove the battery, or is it locked? Is there a key or an app to release the battery?
artemonster 2 hours ago||
Why model names for consumer electronics are so stupid? E250G1. Wtf. or have you seen what bosch siemens morons come up with, like ki96nvfd0?
pvillano 2 hours ago||
Is it compatible with the AMD mountain bike?
yetanotherjohn 2 hours ago||
For a second I thought it must be April Fool’s Day.
YPPH 5 hours ago||
Hah, my dad made something like this for me when I was a kid using a weed eater engine, with a makeshift lever as a clutch to engage/disengage it. This looks about as makeshift, I wouldn't trust it for serious use.
mannanj 10 hours ago||
All these sites have hype about AI features like AI Chat. however I use the chat, and it wastes about 3-10 seconds just to load, then I ask for the price, and it fails to understand even the page we were on (edit: "I don't understand what product you're referring to, please tell me the product"). Then I literally paste the page's product from the page into the chat, and it finally wastes my time more and sends a whole essay blob about why it can't tell me the price.

Is this what investors sell to the board about how they are using AI for greater efficiency? Just to waste consumers time even more?

probably_wrong 1 hour ago||
I asked for the price too, it told me "you seem to be asking about repair prices, you should go to <other website> instead".

I gave the answer a thumbs up, of course.

mohamedkoubaa 9 hours ago||
It's fashionable and it takes strong leadership to avoid fashionable things even when they make absolutely no sense
jmtulloss 5 hours ago||
Everyone is hating but this is a hack and you love to see it.
amoorthy 7 hours ago|
I just bought a Boost conversion kit from the UK and am excited to install it in a couple weeks. If anyone has installed this kit would appreciate a comment on the experience.

(I'm in the US and have been unimpressed with the kits available here. The Boost one looks compact and well designed).

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