"Somehow they must never have needed to cross over with the next desk over. I wonder how this system worked, or what these people were even doing with the files they accessed?"

"The unfortunate truth is that it costs more to rebuild a frame from old and free frames with American labor than it does to make them from new parts in a factory setting overseas. If you are is the market for this type of bike, however, the cost is actually comparable or lower than similar offerings. Even on a new ebike that costs $3000 USD, the frame itself is about $100 USD to manufacture, so free steel but more expensive labor (plus extra stripping and customizing work) adds up to something."

"I'm guessing this is being remote controlled, right?"

"Great work, that was quick! :)I found out about these guys after already buying an omnium cargo bike frame to build up. I love their vibes though."

"If Core77 wants to look into a bike company  that is actually doing something to help climate issues, check out these guys:https://gnargobikeco.com/They rebuild old MTB frames into new cargo e-bikes, saving the decades old steel frames from being melted down (still better recyling than plastic bikes could hope for) while also maybe taking a car off the road now and then!"

"This bike weighs more than some ebikes, it's single speed, can't mount a rear carrier or even a bottle cage by the looks of it, and is 50% recycled material. I'm pretty sure aluminum is recycled at a rate of around 75% in North America already, and that's without us trying particularly hard. It's not an improvement on bicycles, but it is an unusually elaborate method of greenwashing your plastics production business I suppose."

"reminds me of when they started inverting staple gun handles so that you're pushing into the end where the staple comes out. Always a fan of better ergonomics, though the price here is going to really limit adoption"

"for any construction / dusty work, this could be paired with a built in faceshield and ear protection for an amazing solution to PPE. Similar to the fully enclosed helmets with a waist pack I've seen industrial welders use, but without the neck seal, this could be much more comfortable to wear and offer better protection that a poorly fitted respirator, as well as not requiring you to take it off to talk. A lot of potential!"

"And still no accomodation of left handed people :("

"I don't know if you ever wear these type of boots, but what I usually do is get one boot halfway off, getting my heel past the ankle, then take the other boot off, then shake off the first boot the rest of the way. Is this not the usual way?"

"I guess you could argue that the force on the pedals will be lower on avg for e bikes compared to acoustic bikes, since the motor is doing some of the work for you."

"By boat of course!"