Analog bikes will continue to follow the fad and bust of the latest bike type.
E bikes will get more complicated. All the gadgets you’re imagining will come to pass and then get cheaper. They will diverge to a parallel dealer network and e bike specific brands and components though they will maintain corporate association with bike brands since that’s their origin and they’ve still got more in common with bikes than motorcycles. (By which I mean they’re still made of parts from bike companies.) This will continue as long as licenses are not required. If the current industry learns the lessons of the moped fad they’ll keep the power low.
The main styles of e bikes will be long travel mountain bikes and commuter bikes. People who want power to achieve their goals. Baloney like drop bar road e bikes will fade.
Last edited by Darth Lefty; 10-16-21 at 12:29 AM.