Porsche eMtb
Posted by DubSaqCookie@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 39 comments
https://shop.porsche.com/us/en-US/ebike
Found myself in a Porsche dealership (no I can’t afford one) and saw this on the showroom floor. If I remember correctly msrp is $14k.
Spara-Extreme@reddit
That’s a Rotwild bike with a Porsche badge. You can basically get that design for half the price sans badge.
Significant_Quit_674@reddit
Has any car manufacturer (other than Lotus) ever made a good bicycle in-house?
Nismo929@reddit
I believe Peugeot made bikes once upon a time. Not sure if they were in house or any good, but I still see self riding around, so they have stood a test of time.
bandito143@reddit
Truly the French Yamaha in their day, Peugeot. I have one of their pepper grinders.
iMadrid11@reddit
Peugeot bicycles still exist. But they are owned by the Grimaldi Industri. Puegeot cars is now owned by Stellantis.
Peugeot is an odd company. One of the best pepper mill you can buy is a Peugeot.
yarn_slinger@reddit
Yup had a ten speed pogo as a kid
gadgetex@reddit
Those were great bikes
Significant_Quit_674@reddit
I totaly forgot about them, and yea they where pretty decent bikes
kicker58@reddit
Serial 1 was made by Harley if that counts
flippertyflip@reddit
The only difference is they hired a designer with a track record (pun intended) of designing quality bikes. I'm not sure any others have gone that. Or at least as well. I imagine the car designers just have a crack at it. Plus they all want to be so different ('what about we make it spokeless!' etc...)
Significant_Quit_674@reddit
That is indeed a step up from what other car manufacturers have been doing.
In case of Lotus they actualy built the 108 and 110 in-house and they where used competitively, even setting world records
Fn4cK@reddit
No
rainbowroobear@reddit
>That’s a Rotwild bike with a Porsche badge. You can basically get that design for half the price sans badge.
so i was trying to figure out which one this would be then and it appears to the R.X275 ultra? which is 12,499 euros.
Spara-Extreme@reddit
No, the R.X275 ultra is a significantly more upgraded bike then this. Something more akin to https://buycycle.com/en-us/short/re750-core-2023-51783?srsltid=AfmBOoopMpqMqlh3fxJOPyFnBk2Qe8YcC5NzfgbWVDuLAAb68sMHYFMIM_g&gQT=2
Zealousideal_Egg5071@reddit
I’ll buy it just for the name of it.
Kruk01@reddit
Looks so nice I would be afraid to ride it
THALLfpv@reddit
lmao that gigantic head tube with the spindly fork crown looks sooooo bad. I'm sure its fine mechanically but wow does it look silly
a_of_x@reddit
A 34 on an ebike is big yikes. Im squirmy enough on a 36.
Professional_Rip_802@reddit
Weird that they didn’t put Fezua on it.
Wooden-Combination53@reddit
It’s not really designed by them. Some other bike company makes these, seen the brand sometimes. Price is something like 1/3 for same bike without badge tuning
Unhappy-Manner3854@reddit
Sure fire way of getting a bike stolen lol
Toninho7@reddit
I’m going to guess they’re not leaving this locked up for 7-8 hours outside of an office job.
DarkVoid42@reddit
lol not even a belt drive wtf.
Pittsburgh_Photos@reddit
How are you gonna do a belt drive on a full suspension mtb? There’s suspension travel that needs to be accounted for. If the frame is constantly flexing then that’s going to mess with the tension on a belt drive likely causing the belt to come off. I’m wondering if you can show me a single full suspension mtb with a belt drive.
DarkVoid42@reddit
https://pinion.eu/en/e-bikes/e-mtb/
Pittsburgh_Photos@reddit
Cool thanks for the info! Makes a little more sense seeing it on an mtb.
2secondsleft@reddit
eMTBs that have rohloff or pinion do have a belt drive.
ThickWari0@reddit
I kind of get what you mean, belt driven bikes are more expensive. But when it comes to MTB/ downhill chains are preferred
DarkVoid42@reddit
no..no they are not.
NxPat@reddit
It’s like they spend their entire budget on the rear triangle and then just slap an OE suspension fork on it.
Don_Vago@reddit
gone in 60 seconds.....
robbydf@reddit
that's not for free for sure!
Freedom-Lover-4564@reddit
Pavement princess.
Throw_away7037@reddit
an xt build for 14k is ludicrous
No-Fact3743@reddit
I work as a valet at a Porche dealership and let me tell you thing has been sitting in the showroom for almost two years now it’s 13k or some like that anyways it ain’t even worth it you literally buy the same specs waaay cheaper or build you’re own for a quarter of the price max speed on that bike is 20mph for 13k lol
obeytheturtles@reddit
Maximum Fred
DoubleOwl7777@reddit
to anyone complaining about the price. its expensive, but its the brand thats expensive. the bike is a rebadged rotwild which costs half as much (not a tiny amount either but not 14k).
No_Warning_4346@reddit
Awesome but that’s an absurd price.
DoubleOwl7777@reddit
you can get the same bike from rotwild for half the price...