For the past 4 years I've been deep in the bike industry designing multi-day bikepacking routes, doing product reviews on my YouTube channel, and advocating for safe bicycle infrastructure in the towns that I live in. eBikes are an important technology that are enabling people live a car-lite lifestyle & explore the outdoors without being an athlete. I'm excited to see DJI entering this market, and I have a few thoughts about how they could make a meaningful difference: The things that would make a difference in the bike market (in my opinion) would be: 1. Battery fast-charging for eBike touring/ eBikepacking 2. Battery self discharge (if left at high %) 3. Accurate range estimation (Bosch is really good at this) 4. Tunability (Bosch and Specialized do this well, no Chinese suppliers offer meaningful customization out of the box) 5. GPS Tracking + 4G integration for theft (Bosch has an aftermarket module for this which is $125+) 6. Open platform that can be integrated by other OEM's into their bikes ( like Bosch, Shimano EP5, Yamaha PW-X3, Brose, Bafung models) 7. Front & Back "Dash Cam" integration for city bikes w/ crash, close-pass detection, and license plate logging.
Power Your Ride July 3rd, 2024 | 9 AM (CEST)
