yes, and they're fighting against what made their products popular in the first place.
bikes work because they are cheap, and you could change any part with a standardised spare in under 30 minutes and keep going.
Nowadays for ebikes ?
brands like Shimano have "generations" of motors, each going with specific batteries (with baka yoke features and no other engineering), crankset, tooling, and accessories, so that you have to buy a whole new bike for every defect when they stop making parts.
I won't be getting a new ebike, I'll convert a conventional bike next time.
This industry is shooting themselves in the foot for short term profits.
> brands like Shimano have "generations" of motors, each going with specific batteries (with baka yoke features and no other engineering)
And the different gen batteries even look and fit the same, the first time you figure there is something fishy going on when you try to insert your old spare battery is when you try to turn the thing on!
E-bikes really need open standard interfaces for components. (Feel free to have multiple, and even a way to propose new ones, as long as they are open) Regulators, please step up.
bikes work because they are cheap, and you could change any part with a standardised spare in under 30 minutes and keep going.
Nowadays for ebikes ? brands like Shimano have "generations" of motors, each going with specific batteries (with baka yoke features and no other engineering), crankset, tooling, and accessories, so that you have to buy a whole new bike for every defect when they stop making parts.
I won't be getting a new ebike, I'll convert a conventional bike next time.
This industry is shooting themselves in the foot for short term profits.