The Urtopia ebike, a futuristic carbon fiber ride currentlycrowdfunding on Indiegogo, is the latter.
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Theres voice control, a built-in alarm system, turn-by turn-navigation, turn signals, radar, and more.
It aims further than just providing a powered ride although that ambition opens up room for some potential pitfalls.
It should also help the battery last longer.
The headlight and taillight are also both bright, and the projection lights are pretty nifty.
These lights also double as turn signals, but unfortunately, they are not visible in the daytime.
Its also very much worth noting that the bike isverypedal-able with no assist.
If you do run out of battery, youre basically left with an average-weight single-speed bike.
On that alone, it competes with some bikes that are significantly more expensive.
The carbon fiber frame allows for minimal weight, but leads to some unfortunate limitations.
Its an ebike; I should be able to carry things if I want to.
I rarely had to repeat myself twice, although I didnt test the voice commands at high speeds.
In any case, they are mostly minor complaints in the grand scheme of things.
As always, you should only support crowdfunding projects with a healthy understanding of the potential risk involved.
Delays, product changes, etc, are not uncommon.
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