Nope.
I wouldn’t.
$4,899
WHAT?!?!
I have a Marin East Peak Mountain bike....Old school, but works for me.
looks heavy.
242 lb/ft of torque? If true, that’s a lot more than some “pocket rocket” automobiles. Hope the motor doesn’t burn out when the throttle is opened up.
I predict that that company will go back to two wheels.
For $5,000.00 (I used to be able to) a very credible full-sized used pickup truck.
Not so much today under the Biden-Pelosi-Harris dictatorship, but it is still in the range of 4-wheeler utility off-roader. Or an on-street golf cart. /Peachtree City, GA
5,000++ for a butt ugly electric bike?
This must be a joke.
I see all these new bike designs and they all have the same problems. They seem to be art designs rather than functional bikes, no fenders and one too many digits in the price tag.
Around my mountain it would pick up a rock between those two front wheels.
Now, certainly, the Dualie will have a hard time tackling technical single-track trails with tight corners and steep climbs and descents. It’s clear, though, that it wasn’t built for that. Instead, it seems that the Dualie is better suited for leisure riding on gravel roads and rural areas.
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The bike world is inventive. Many of the inventions don’t “stick”, but sometimes they do, like dropper posts or full-suspension MTBs.
I don’t think this dual front wheel is going to “stick”. With two forks, an extra front wheel and tire, plus the linkage to keep the forks aligned thru the steering, it likely adds at least 15 pounds to the bike.
The site says the Rungu bikes weigh between 85 and 120 lbs! That is insanely heavy even for an e-bike. A Santa Cruz Hecker, admittedly a high-end MTB, clocks in at 45 lbs.
Now if you just going to the corner greedy-mart for a slurpy, I guess it would be fine.
But it's not the same machine. A real dual-sport motorcycle with a microscopic carbon foot print, would out perform this electrical bicycle toy by a series of magnitudes. No joke.
Those old-person motorcycles that have two wheels up front; they look weird and not sure if that even makes it more stable or safer.
I guess if you run out of juice..in the middle of nowhere.. you can peddle?
“And you’ll look sweet
Upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two….front wheels.”
Holy crow that looks heavy. No way.
In a Word?
NO.
“The Dualie will have a hard time tackling technical single-track trails with tight corners and steep climbs and descents. It’s clear, though, that it wasn’t built for that.”
“Instead, it seems that the Dualie is better suited for leisure riding on gravel roads and rural areas. Its laid-back ergonomics, tall handlebars, and luggage rack mounted at the back are a testament to this. However, I’m not thoroughly convinced that it’ll be any more capable than a decent electric mountain bike.”
“Nonetheless, the Dualie’s spec sheet is pretty impressive, and so, too, is its price tag. For the tidy sum of $4,899, which is the same money you’d be paying for a lightweight 400cc naked bike, you get a 52V mid-mounted motor that pumps out a claimed 328 Nm of torque. It draws power from a range of battery packs available from 780 Wh to 936 Wh, depending on the model. Rungu claims that the bike’s powertrain is capable of powering through inclines of up to 27 degrees, not bad.”
How many hundreds of thousand aging Californians live on hills that limit us to not use regular bikes.
I can think of about a dozen guys and a few gals, who might buy it on our cul de sac. We have steep hills to get to and from our homes.
This would enable us to get up the hills and back home after taking some great rides over the increasing bike paths in many areas.
Wonder, if we could put training wheels on the rear wheels for our wives and some of us?
For 5K is should pedal itself.
I could find better uses for that $$$$ like putting food on the table and keeping the lights on.