Congratulations you invented a rearviewmirror. When car brands make bikes they almost always end up producing bike shaped objects whose main purpose is advertising a car. Just look at the Ford Bronco electric bike for another example.
They sell bikes from other makers at a premium and some sell, but mostly they are hoarded by VW collectors who want every accessory for whichever model they own. That said, N+ seems to only make e-bikes for other non-bike brands to market or greenwash with.
Seems to currently only sell F1 Mercedes branded bikes.
It’s opposite of that; camera is on the mud guard, display is between the handle bars.
n+ describes Smart View as the first fully integrated digital rear-view camera on an eBike. A camera and radar unit built into the rear mudguard watch approaching vehicles; when traffic enters range, the system can activate the rear image on the 3.5-inch display and issue a blind-spot warning.
Anyone who’s tried to use a handlebar mirror knows they shake so much you have to grab them to see anything. This seems like an elegant solution, I hope they didn’t patent it. A motion stabilized rear rack camera with a display on the bars is perfect. I love my digital rear view mirror in the car.
I've got a bar end mirror (iirc mirrcycle like the other comment recommended) and I've got to tighten a hex bolt on it every few weeks to keep it from flopping around like you're describing because I'm flipping it in over the handlebars to carry my bike through doors a bunch. Maybe there's a bolt you can tighten to fix the issue?
Bar end mirrors may also work better on drop bars. For a wider city bar the mirror is on a longer lever, which amplifies the texture of the road. I don’t feel like I need a mirror, but it’s mostly because I haven’t found them to be more useful than using my ears.
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markz@suppo.fi · 12 pts · 37d
Tech bros reinvent the mirror
Or just turning your head
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 37d
Yup, it's not like a bike has a blind spot.
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 36d
I like both.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 36d
finally, we've invented a mirror that requires electricity to function
e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 37d
Congratulations you invented a rearviewmirror. When car brands make bikes they almost always end up producing bike shaped objects whose main purpose is advertising a car. Just look at the Ford Bronco electric bike for another example.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 36d
Ford finally made a reliable way to get home.
vvv@lemmy.vg · 3 pts · 37d
it kills me that it's not even a fat tire
i am very curious what the saddle would be like though
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 36d
VW has done this before with the Trek Golf/Jetta.
They sell bikes from other makers at a premium and some sell, but mostly they are hoarded by VW collectors who want every accessory for whichever model they own. That said, N+ seems to only make e-bikes for other non-bike brands to market or greenwash with.
Seems to currently only sell F1 Mercedes branded bikes.
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org · 5 pts · 37d
The camera right in front of your crotch?
And looking backward, like a decent rear view camera should?
Surprise, surprise, no, just a wrong news headline.
WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 37d
What use is putting the camera between the handlebars? Did they put a screen under the seat like some kid's "license plate," too?
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 37d
It’s opposite of that; camera is on the mud guard, display is between the handle bars.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 36d
So you can watch the brodozer about to run you down?
WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 37d
Yes, I figured that was the case. I'm poking fun at the poor writing. But thank you for covering that just in case I truly was lost.
markz@suppo.fi · 1 pts · 36d
Who doesn't want a view of their crotch while riding?
antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 37d
Anyone who’s tried to use a handlebar mirror knows they shake so much you have to grab them to see anything. This seems like an elegant solution, I hope they didn’t patent it. A motion stabilized rear rack camera with a display on the bars is perfect. I love my digital rear view mirror in the car.
clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 37d
Huh? Never had this problem in the city at least. And you could try one of this bar end mirrors, they are great.
antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 36d
Maybe you’ve got better roads than I do?
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 35d
I've got a bar end mirror (iirc mirrcycle like the other comment recommended) and I've got to tighten a hex bolt on it every few weeks to keep it from flopping around like you're describing because I'm flipping it in over the handlebars to carry my bike through doors a bunch. Maybe there's a bolt you can tighten to fix the issue?
antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 35d
Bar end mirrors may also work better on drop bars. For a wider city bar the mirror is on a longer lever, which amplifies the texture of the road. I don’t feel like I need a mirror, but it’s mostly because I haven’t found them to be more useful than using my ears.
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 36d
My handlebar mirrors all stay nice and fixed. Try Mirrcycle.