• jeffhykin
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    11 months ago

    My e-bike (Onyx RCR, basically a motorcycle) hasn’t needed anything of the sort. So it might be either a specific manufacturer thing and/or a cargo bike thing. I can imagine them using regular bike parts even though it’s taking way more weight/stress.

    For pedal bikes, they can be that reliable if you want to pay for it:

    • hub gearbox (a rohloff gets 100,000km minimum)
    • decent belt drive (30,000km)
    • solid tires get 5,000km. Not as good as car tires but there’s a reason; any additional durability will add noticeable drag/weight. Super thick e-bike tires could probably get 70,000km like a car