Why are they so ugly?

Electrically assisted bikes, trikes, etc. that are legal in the UK
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NATURAL ANKLING
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Re: Why are they so ugly?

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Hi,
loafer wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 4:14pm :D :D this is mine and she is a beauty

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Is there any modern cycling gimmick you could not find to bolt on :lol:
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loafer wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 4:14pm :D :D this is mine and she is a beauty
That is indeed a beauty.
Twin batteries? Belt drive and what gearing?
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Mick F wrote: 4 Sep 2021, 3:55pm ......Beauty is in the eye of the beholder of course.......
There you answered your own question right there!
One man's ugly is another's beauty.

I think Moultons are ugly,but that counts for nowt in your mind.

Maybe they're aimed at the overweight
Maybe they're aimed at utility,something your Mercian wasn't designed for at all,of course you could use it as a utility iron but it's wouldn't be a good choice.

FWIW,I think the bike in the OP is a great looking machine,but then I'm odd :wink: .
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Re: Why are they so ugly?

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PH wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 5:56pm
loafer wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 4:14pm :D :D this is mine and she is a beauty
That is indeed a beauty.
Twin batteries? Belt drive and what gearing?
it has the Rholoff E-14 Speedhub :D https://www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub/e-14
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NATURAL ANKLING wrote: 15 Nov 2021, 12:39am Hi,
Nigel wrote: 14 Nov 2021, 2:07pm
NATURAL ANKLING wrote: 13 Nov 2021, 11:20pm Hi,
Your gonna luv this then :P
Is it the Derny bike for off-road Kierin's ?
Is that a serious question :)
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I want one, sorry to digress :)
Search natanthepostman on YouTube he has a few,he can put you in touch with an importer and he lives in North Devon so not dar away :wink:
I think you'll find he's right up you street
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loafer wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 4:14pm :D :D this is mine and she is a beauty

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Agreed,I test rode one a couple of years ago and thought it was great,double batteries,Rohloff belt drive,front and rear racks.
A great cycling alternative but IMO very pricey for what they offer.To each his own though :wink:
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loafer wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 7:08pm
PH wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 5:56pm
loafer wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 4:14pm :D :D this is mine and she is a beauty
That is indeed a beauty.
Twin batteries? Belt drive and what gearing?
it has the Rholoff E-14 Speedhub :D https://www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub/e-14
Nice, I'm a Rohloff fan but at the moment my E-bike use doesn't warrant one.
I test rode a R&M Multicharger, though it was the Enviolo hub version, a great machine but I decided in the end it was more than I wanted to spend, maybe one day.
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reohn2 wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 8:16pm
loafer wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 4:14pm :D :D this is mine and she is a beauty

20210722_142441.jpg
Agreed,I test rode one a couple of years ago and thought it was great,double batteries,Rohloff belt drive,front and rear racks.
A great cycling alternative but IMO very pricey for what they offer.To each his own though :wink:
it was an early retirement present to myself my other bikes not been rode since plus you cant take it with you :lol: :lol:
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Re: Why are they so ugly?

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PH wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 8:53pm
loafer wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 7:08pm
PH wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 5:56pm
That is indeed a beauty.
Twin batteries? Belt drive and what gearing?
it has the Rholoff E-14 Speedhub :D https://www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub/e-14
Nice, I'm a Rohloff fan but at the moment my E-bike use doesn't warrant one.
I test rode a R&M Multicharger, though it was the Enviolo hub version, a great machine but I decided in the end it was more than I wanted to spend, maybe one day.
i got my partner a nevo gt dual batt with the Enviolo hub which she preferred and she loves it
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loafer wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 9:42pm
reohn2 wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 8:16pm
loafer wrote: 27 Jan 2022, 4:14pm :D :D this is mine and she is a beauty

20210722_142441.jpg
Agreed,I test rode one a couple of years ago and thought it was great,double batteries,Rohloff belt drive,front and rear racks.
A great cycling alternative but IMO very pricey for what they offer.To each his own though :wink:
it was an early retirement present to myself my other bikes not been rode since plus you cant take it with you :lol: :lol:
Good on you!
I wish you and your partner many happy miles on them :D
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Re: Why are they so ugly?

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A gentleman in our village treated himself to a Van Moof. It looks a nice bike when seen in the flesh, much better than the pics I've seen on the web. It's a traditional style with built in lighting and an inbuilt tracker if it's nicked.
https://www.vanmoof.com/en-GB/s3
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Re: Why are they so ugly?

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I think "Ugly" is the wrong word to describe some E-Bikes.
Electric-assist has found big popularity among utility cyclists and necessarily utility demands practicality over elegance.
It's why Ferrari make prettier cars than Volvo.
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Re: Why are they so ugly?

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Why shame anyone's bikes?

Isn't it enough that they are out cycling instead of driving?

How would you feel if you joined this forum & found a thread where someone posted a picture of your bike with the title, "Why are they so ugly?"
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Re: Why are they so ugly?

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arnsider wrote: 28 Jan 2022, 9:06am I think "Ugly" is the wrong word to describe some E-Bikes.
Electric-assist has found big popularity among utility cyclists and necessarily utility demands practicality over elegance.
It's why Ferrari make prettier cars than Volvo.
We're really at the dawn of ebikes: on only a few years people will be like: 'what, you haven't got a battery!?' Then fashion and design will come along and mess it all up again!
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Slowtwitch wrote: 28 Jan 2022, 9:34am
arnsider wrote: 28 Jan 2022, 9:06am I think "Ugly" is the wrong word to describe some E-Bikes.
Electric-assist has found big popularity among utility cyclists and necessarily utility demands practicality over elegance.
It's why Ferrari make prettier cars than Volvo.
We're really at the dawn of ebikes: on only a few years people will be like: 'what, you haven't got a battery!?' Then fashion and design will come along and mess it all up again!
Yes and no. I think for transport and utility that's correct, if the purpose it to get somewhere and you can afford one (Which is becoming less of a barrier) there isn't much reason not to choose assistance. Even more so when used for work, assist has pretty much become the norm for cargo bikes and those used for Deliveroo and the like.
For cycling enthusiasts, those who have the physical ability and choose to use it, there will always be place for non assisted bikes. In the same way as people still go sailing/rowing/canoeing.
What I hope will disappear is the notion that they're two different things, but it's unlikely, people are by nature tribal, looking for the differences rather than recognising the similarities.
I'm glad to say my local CTC group welcomes E-bike riders, for the sort of cycling we do no one cares what you're riding.
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