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Posted by wiradikusuma 4 days ago

Asus Bike Booster(www.asus.com)
445 points | 292 commentspage 4
jmtulloss 7 hours ago|
Everyone is hating but this is a hack and you love to see it.
Helmut10001 9 hours ago||
This would be great to add to my 9 year old's bike. We couldn't do long bike tours anymore because he would stop biking after 100m, telling is he is completely exhausted and must go home. I was looking for something like this!
squidgyhead 8 hours ago|
A follow-me tandem (which couples a kids bike to your bike) is a much better solution than giving a 9yo a poorly controlled motor.
Toutouxc 1 hour ago|||
I’m pretty sure I’d have preferred a poorly controlled motor over staring at my dad’s ass at 9 years old. Luckily we didn’t have either, we used a dog leash for towing.
Helmut10001 3 hours ago||||
Yes, we already have this (Follow-Me - the swiss company). However, my 9yo and his bike is too heavy for that. I was able to carry/drag his bike from about 3y till about 6yo.
fragmede 8 hours ago|||
No it's not, it teaches the child dependence on the adult instead of giving the child agency.
skipnup 8 hours ago||
But a 9 year old is dependant on their parents ...?
fragmede 8 hours ago||
...yes? The child bicycling their own bike, vs being attached to the parents bike is a tiny bit of independence to grant a child at that age.
pvillano 3 hours ago||
Is it compatible with the AMD mountain bike?
guytv 3 hours ago||
what about my mud-guards?
donperignon 6 hours ago||
No price. This is just sensing the market, i doubt the have anything other than a dirty PoC
artemonster 3 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?
Aperocky 7 hours ago||
It feels like a great product but targeted at a surprisingly transient customer base.

The cycling guys won't buy it, they want the watts from their legs.

The commuters will just get an ebike eventually.

The getting started crowd will eventually become one of these 2 or stop riding a bike altogether. Since I didn't see how much this cost, if it cost as much as a commuter bike, I really don't know who would buy something like this.

camkego 8 hours ago||
The web page doesn't seem to load correctly in the Safari browser for macOS 26. Seems like something they might want to fix.
amazingamazing 11 hours ago||
Similar things are on amazon today 300-500. Not worth it imho. If you are going to keep it on, convert your bike with middrive or hub motor once.
windsweptabove 5 minutes ago|
People really owe it to themselves to try an ebike from an recognised road bike brand. They've been at it for a decade or so now, and even early 20's efforts are a different class in terms of riding experience, refinement and practicality.

Summers ending, watch your bike dealers for deep discounts!

codeduck 2 hours ago|
easy on, easy off, easy to fence.
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