faraday porteur electric bike

 

Dave C forwarded this week's Gizmag newsletter, and I was smitten by this bike. If you're going to have an electric bike, it should look like this.

That's a Velo-Orange handlebar beneath that painted-to-match stem...

...and a Brooks saddle, with matching leather accessories.

It's supposed to give you up to 15 miles of "full pedal assist" riding, whatever that means. At $3500, it's ludicrously expensive. But if you're going to make an electric-assist around-town bike, you can at least make it not look like a bikeshare station-wagon.