i mean, I adore electric bicycles. I’d spend good money on them. I’d buy a high end one for my next bike. But 5-10K gets you very very high end.

20k is just silly and is probably the result of buying superlightweight parts.

it’s also absurd because expensive bicycle parts are meant to shave weight, often at a very high dollar cost per gram. but to shave weight in that way on an ebike, a bike that must be heavy by virtue of its having a MOTOR and a BATTERY, is INSANE…you dont NEED a lightweight bike because you have a MOTOR and a BATTERY to help!!!

personally i think weight shaving even on normal bicycles is pretty dumb past acertain fairly cheap point. but on an ebike it’s burning money. ive got my eye on a 4k Giant brand dual suspension ebike, and there’s no way it’s not 95% as good as whatever that 20k bike is for everyday mountain biking and commuting….but that Black Mountain shop was SOLD OUT in pretty much every bike that would fit me (average sized male) so maybe it’s a scarcity thing?

even so, someone has WAY TOO MUCH MONEY lying around. on the other hand, maybe it’s no dumber than a 150k mercedes.