Gizmo: Macro & Micro

Abstract

When I first thought of purchasing an electric bike in 2013, my mind fixed on Tesla's recently released Model S sedan. It represented the promise of electric-a fast, smooth, jaw-dropping machine, one built on innovative ideas to make the impossible possible. This fantasy was dismantled when I stepped foot in my local bike dealer's store. Aside from VanMoof's 10 Electrified, which had just hit the market, every electric bike on the floor was a parts-bin creation that looked straight out of an episode of “MythBusters.”