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As a dude who just came back from A Very Expensive E-Bike Shop, I'm curious what the answer to this is. Particularly curious to know if China or India are in a different, more interoperable place? sfba.social/@ascentale/117096532240532224
Phil (ascentale) (@ascentale@sfba.social)
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