I don't think the cost of motors/batteries will ever come down that low - but certainly, a lot can change in a decade. The culture has very much changed as you note. Some of the most vehemently anti-e~ folks I know have refreshed their legends and are now some of the most e~ curious.
At least for now an NX-equipped e~machine v. a Deore equipped hardtail there's no comparison in investment and that's for the most basic of e~bikes.
\[aside\] remember when (many) folks were saying they wouldn't buy a bike from a company that also make e~bikes? How do Transition, IBIS, GG, etc hope to keep bikes in stock? HAHAHAHA \[/aside\]
I'm much less cynical than you about VR. I know it's exploding. But I see my kid playing in the forest with her friends or think about that 'forest bathing' experience when we go on hikes and I don't think VR is ever going to replace that. It will be much more convenient especially for families without access to forests or who "don't have the time" to take their kids out but I think the appeal of nature continues to win out.
Dec. 29, 2021, 8:22 a.m. - Andrew Major
I don't think the cost of motors/batteries will ever come down that low - but certainly, a lot can change in a decade. The culture has very much changed as you note. Some of the most vehemently anti-e~ folks I know have refreshed their legends and are now some of the most e~ curious. At least for now an NX-equipped e~machine v. a Deore equipped hardtail there's no comparison in investment and that's for the most basic of e~bikes. \[aside\] remember when (many) folks were saying they wouldn't buy a bike from a company that also make e~bikes? How do Transition, IBIS, GG, etc hope to keep bikes in stock? HAHAHAHA \[/aside\] I'm much less cynical than you about VR. I know it's exploding. But I see my kid playing in the forest with her friends or think about that 'forest bathing' experience when we go on hikes and I don't think VR is ever going to replace that. It will be much more convenient especially for families without access to forests or who "don't have the time" to take their kids out but I think the appeal of nature continues to win out.