• waluigiblunts [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 month ago

    For a commuter bike, it’s certainly too much, but as a piece of sports equipment, it’s not. It’s not like it’s a yearly purchase, a bike can easily last 10 years of riding. I hope that food delivery workers are not bourgeois for buying $2500 ebikes.

    • HexBeara [they/them, any]@hexbear.net
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      1 month ago

      Better not be, because I totally get it. Feels like cheating though when I try to outpace one in my imaginary race that they’re unknowingly participating in; pedaling my damnedest with a $100 pos bike with broken gear teeth, no lights, no reflectors, and fucked up brakes that I ended up just disengaging permanently.

    • FourteenEyes [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 month ago

      If you have an ebike for work that’s literally an investment

      If you are just riding a bike to work spending $200 on Craigslist will do ya