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I haven't been there, but there are pictures of the Verge at Bike Shed on the internet. I also listened to a podcast where they test road them there. I assume it's similar to Slate where the bikes are direct to consumer, but they have worked something out at Bike Shed where you can test ride...

I went with over $27k, because I'm thinking $27,499. It lines up with the under $20k when there was still a tax credit. It is also still mid-20s if you define mid-20s as $22,501 to $27,499.

The Bike Shed is a real place: https://www.vergemotorcycles.com/store/verge-los-angeles/

Personally, I think that the gas tax should be dumped in favor of a VMT/weight based tax. Take the miles traveled per year and multiply it by some weight based factor. This would be the most equitable way to pay for our roads.

I suspect that would be an aftermarket solution like Jeeps.

My two doors: 1971 Jeep CJ5 1973 VW Thing 1971 Mazda RX7 1971 VW Bug 1994 Chevy Silverado 2004 Jeep Wrangler 2008 Jeep Wrangler Four doors: 1994 Jeep XJ 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2020 Jeep Gladiator

The Gladiator system is stupid simple. It's just a couple of hooks that shorten the cable. Fits right in with the Slate KISS principal...I can't imagine they would miss that opportunity.

The plan is to get a campervan for future road trips and the Slate would be my around town commuter. If I don't get a Slate, I'll likely just get another 2-door Wrangler for bopping around town and the occasional trip to Moab/Sedona.

As a Jeep guy, I definitely prefer half doors over no doors for a few reasons. 1 - I have a place to rest my arm. 2 - If it looks like rain, I can put the half windows in. 3 - Still VERY good views when wheeling and 4 - I just like how they look better. Here is my old Wrangler. In my old age...

Same! Got bronze wheels currently on my Jeep as well as on my Slate in the builder.

I've run a lot of different tires on my Jeeps and I always end up going back to KO2s. They last forever (over 60k miles on my current set), are great offroad, quiet on road for an all-terrain and relatively low weight (assuming the class C tires like I run). I'm in Arizona, so not a lot of...

You can place a reservation ($100) for the bike on the Verge website with an estimated delivery of Q1 2026. Since that is within the next few months, they better have a product to deliver shortly. I can't imagine that these are imaginary at this point.

For those that don't want to watch a 25 minute video like me: https://insideevs.com/news/783463/first-solid-state-ev-sold-in-the-us/

I just want a class 3 hitch for my bike rack.

My CJ5 had the manual 3 speed transmission. I'm sure I'm likely misremembering, but seems like it's top speed was about 55 mph...or at least that was how fast I was comfortable driving it.