The sophisticated bicycle has attracted fans in Europe and the U.S., but repairs under warranty have bled the company of money.
I mean… you can still use the pedals, right? 😁
Not necessarily, depending on how you’ve set it up, the bicycle has to connect to their servers to unlock. So if they shut down the servers, you can’t even use the pedals.
Here’s a video about it. (in German)
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Something similar happened last year. A company that made eye implants to help blind people see went bankrupt, and suddenly they weren’t around to repair/replace/remove the implants anymore.
