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Yep. Apple dodged a very uncool bullet here. Now make an e-bike, Tim Apple.



What if, hear me out, the wheels were on the sides and not front and back. It uses gyroscopes to keep itself balanced. Instead of twisting the handle or pushing a button like a savage you lean in the direction you want to go! This is a totally new idea and not a product that was released over 20 years ago and since discontinued.


For a second there I thought you were talking about the IT bike from South Park.

https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/IT


When you make an argument like that, the suggested changes need to be improvements.

A 12 mile per hour limit is really bad for a transportation device.


This. Ebike with non disableable airtag built into the frame as the killer feature.


This already exists: https://mfi.apple.com/


The bike pictured is a VanMoof S3 which was discontinued when VanMoof went bust.


Ebike market is very fragmented in terms of use cases. They’d have to release like 10 models.


just 3: good, better, best


Bike, Bike Pro, Bike Ultra


Slight addition: eBike, eBike Pro, eBike Ultra. Ok, good job folks. I think we got it.


Bike, Bike Pro, and Bike Ultra


USB-C?


Instructions misunderstood, released Bike S Air Pro


But which one is a cargo bike? A mountain bike? A street bike? A commuter bike?


Thats what the accessories are for!


"These are not 4 separate devices"


I'm pointing out, as others have, that the bike market is highly fragmented, lots of variety for good reason. It would be hard to come put with "a" , or even "a line" of bikes. You really need a dozen


Your parent wasn’t disagreeing. "These are not 4 separate devices" is a reference to the iPhone launch announcement.


Which one is the kids bike? Which one is the bakfiets?


It’s like a bicycle for your body



My long-standing hobbyhorse is that Apple should buy Brompton.

Miniaturisation? Check. Lightweight metals? Check. Battery technology? Check. Premium design-centric product? Check. Product small enough to be sold through worldwide network of Apple Stores? Check.

Then add in what Apple could do with UX around bike navigation and you have a perfect fit.


There was a gyroscope based motorcycle which I thought was more the Apple Style. I was imagining single person cars just like they make all their devices single user. Get one auto-driving bike for each member of the family and you would ride laying on your back so you could take a nap if you wanted.


Just a button, would be better.

Like an AirTag but it does some home automation thing.




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