Comment by jfim

Comment by jfim 4 days ago

Right, that's basically the problem, if one wants to travel by air with an ebike without hassle, there's no real option to do so.

There's the Ligo 10X (https://ebikes.ca/product-info/grin-products/ligo10x-battery...) which makes 99Wh battery packs that can be connected together, but otherwise it just seems like rules lawyering.

There really needs to be standardization of battery packs for ebikes instead of proprietary ones, so that one could rent a battery at their destination.

kevincox 3 days ago

At that point why not just rent the whole bike and not need to bring the large object onto the plane?

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pmg101 3 days ago

Because ones bike is a carefully selected item perfectly fitted to ones body shape and preferences, whereas the battery is simply a line replaceable unit.

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- lm28469 3 days ago
  
  That's such an edge case though.... what about my fine tuned piano? Or my aquarium? At some point personal luxuries don't have to be accommodated for
  
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  mc3301 3 days ago
  
  Even as an avid cyclist who fully understands geometry and the personal connection one may have to one's bike, I agree with you.
  Privileged enough to fly somewhere specifically to ride bicycles? C'mon, I think you can find a good enough bike to rent when you get there.
  
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- prmoustache 3 days ago
  
  I think the intersection between people who ride e-bikes and cyclists who obsess about bike fit is fairly small.
  You totally have the option to fly with a regular muscular powered bike.
  
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