>>One of these days, I shall sit down and redesign myself a bike from the ground up, and build it right.<<
I imagine that a bike which could be built from shelf parts and serviced with standard tools would be a very profitable invention. Especially given the way the world is going, where fancy repairs/replacements may not always be available. People will appreciate a bike they can work on.
... also building things that way is a Gizmology stunt.
I suspect that a leading challenge would be keeping the weight down. This is more important with manual than electric bikes, and with a racing or touring bike than a citybike than a cargo bike; but it's a concern with bikes in general.
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I imagine that a bike which could be built from shelf parts and serviced with standard tools would be a very profitable invention. Especially given the way the world is going, where fancy repairs/replacements may not always be available. People will appreciate a bike they can work on.
... also building things that way is a Gizmology stunt.
I suspect that a leading challenge would be keeping the weight down. This is more important with manual than electric bikes, and with a racing or touring bike than a citybike than a cargo bike; but it's a concern with bikes in general.