Electric Go-Karts

[TwoWheelsDC]

I mean, go-karts are fun, but:

“Bring the whole family outside”

“Play in the real world”

Just, no.

[huskerdont]

And you know they’ll be out there, just as scooters are now. The slanting front profile looks perfect for sending a cyclist into orbit.

I remember one winter riding up one of the Custis hills in the snow while a kid was sledding down the other way. His brother asked his father, “why is that man riding his bike up the hill in the snow?” Just sharing the trail is all.

[EasyRider]

E-bikes, e-scooters, e-carts … I can’t see one without thinking of the Puch Maxi moped. It was the the e-bike of 1980s, and ubiquitous in my hilly suburban subdivision. The mechanically-inclined boys who had Puchs usually had some homebrewed go-karts too, or strapped little motors to stand-up scooters. Everything was a work in progress.

The Puch was about the same size as today’s e-bikes, had operable pedals if you ran out of gas, I guess, and a top speed between 20-30mph. Heavier than an e-bike at 80-90 pounds, but aside from weight and power source, very similar to today’s offerings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puch_Maxi

[sjclaeys]

@EasyRider 148340 wrote:

E-bikes, e-scooters, e-carts … I can’t see one without thinking of the Puch Maxi moped. It was the the e-bike of 1980s, and ubiquitous in my hilly suburban subdivision. The mechanically-inclined boys who had Puchs usually had some homebrewed go-karts too, or strapped little motors to stand-up scooters. Everything was a work in progress.

The Puch was about the same size as today’s e-bikes, had operable pedals if you ran out of gas, I guess, and a top speed between 20-30mph. Heavier than an e-bike at 80-90 pounds, but aside from weight and power source, very similar to today’s offerings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puch_Maxi

Careful, pointing out the similarities between mopeds and e-bikes can lead to excommunication from the correct-minded MUP users community. :rolleyes:

[EasyRider]

But I didn’t even mention that Puch was a bicycle manufacturer 😮

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