Expensive Electric Bikes: E-Bike Tweets for the 1%
Imagine if we could go back in time and visit the innovators of the 1800’s who filed the first electric bike patents. We could sit down at a dusty bar and flip through our phone showing them modern electric bikes. Perhaps we could pull up Twitter hashtag #ebike and find all the newest inventions and the price tag of these expensive electric bikes. Sure there wouldn’t be cell phone service, but just go with it for a moment.
Remember when Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) visited Dr. Emmet Brown (Christopher Lloyd) in Back to the Future III? We’d probably look like Marty.
While we’d be sitting at the bar, we’d have to explain social media, Twitter, cell phones, and our clothes, but I think the early innovators of electric bikes would be thrilled to see what has come of their work a century later. On the contrary, I also think they might be disappointed. The price tags would shock them. They’d realize that their desire to invent clean and affordable transportation has not been fulfilled even a century later.
The expensive tech seems to get the buzz and the practical solutions are often overlooked. The most practical being the electric bike conversion kit, which costs 200-500% less than most electric bikes sold today.
We wanted to imagine what we would show these original innovators if we could go Back to the Future. Let’s ignore the price tags while we do this. So we scoured Twitter and found the coolest electric bikes. We think you’ll like these techy e-bikes as much as we do. One more thing…
In case you do find a time-traveling DeLoreon and win the lottery, be sure to add these expensive electric bikes to your post-lottery-e-bike-collection.
B52 Stealth Bomber – $9,900
The Bomber Electric Pedal Bike hits 100 KM top speed. http://t.co/KJ3OjCKeKY pic.twitter.com/FXkLGSFilS
— BikingNavigator.com (@Bikingnavigator) March 1, 2015
Johammer J1 – $32,000
It's also stupid. RT @WSJ The Johammer J1 is an electric bike with a motor that's silent. http://t.co/Oz4Ws5ISqi pic.twitter.com/qNz1ih3nuT”
— Kev (@KevinMcGannon) May 24, 2014
Raht Racer – $45,000
Bolt Electric Bike – $4,490
Fun metro cruiser–and it's electric. Commuting with the fun, stylish and expensive Bolt e-bike http://t.co/Hlo5mVOQnq via @engadget#
— Don Hutchison (@dphutch) July 14, 2015
B4 Electric Bike – $9,000
who'd believe it!? Designed built on Harley Davidson but an ELECTRIC Bike apprx £6,000!! Expensive but coolio! pic.twitter.com/jZH7wBHaRe
— LadyDee (@rodee55) May 27, 2015
Blacktrail BT-01 – $80,000 (Reigning King of Expensive Electric Bikes)
Si voleu una bici elèctrica i us sobren $80.000 sempre us podeu firar una Blacktrail BT-01.http://t.co/hX4DFgHVY0 pic.twitter.com/KilDbuVsvD
— Josep M. Ganyet (@ganyet) May 18, 2015
Prodeco Titanio – $5,000
Specialized Turbo – $6,000
Turbo Levo et Venge, 2 nouveaux vélos par @iamspecialized: pour pédaler sans galérer! https://t.co/1xQVsoDayC #velo pic.twitter.com/cxVT2PgoNo
— Lui Magazine (@lui) November 30, 2015
HaneBrink All-Terrain – $9,000
Hanebrink Electric All-Terrain Bike http://t.co/2YyVHGKT64 pic.twitter.com/A4DQSEFdiF
— Gadgets Empire (@gadgets_empire) March 22, 2015
Outrider 422 Alpha Electric Trike – $12,000
これは面白そう(^^ 13分辺りから → Outrider 422 Alpha Video Review – High Power Recumbent Electric Trike, T… https://t.co/lDqLAC5XuL @YouTube
— セッポン。 (@sepponbakari) May 28, 2015
M55 Electric Bike – $40,000
M55 Bike Terminus – Classic Edition https://t.co/TuJQH5U3Dv pic.twitter.com/uxeO30uQ2s ☼
— TROIA SUPERCAR RUN (@TroiaRun) November 23, 2015
GM Electric Bike – $TBD
Would you rather a bike designed by @GM or a car designed by @cervelo? GM's foldable, electric bike for commuters https://t.co/4RE5hY8LAB
— PEDAL IQ (@PEDAL_IQ) November 12, 2015
Gi FlyBike – $2,290
The Gi FlyBike is a foldable electric bike made of aircraft grade aluminum and weighs 37 lbs https://t.co/IgE8FtagK3 pic.twitter.com/urC5HCFbws
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) October 27, 2015
Ford MoDe:Flex Folding – $TBD
Times are changing for transport! Ford creates electric bike that helps pedal when you sweat http://t.co/nMRhEApg5I pic.twitter.com/Hg0IfHUYDr
— MAGIC STU (@StuHayes13) July 14, 2015
Ford Super Cruiser – $3,895
Afghan-Engineered Electric Trike – Not For Sale
This is cool. Solar, Electric & Pedal powered "bike" built by Afghan #engineer! @elonmusk @GizaAlex @UCLAengineering pic.twitter.com/wdyM5wgOX8
— Chris Giza (@griz1) May 5, 2015
