Too dumb to fail.

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C3 · Level 0 · No electricity Dumb as a rock

Surly Long Haul Trucker

Surly Long Haul Trucker steel touring bike.

$1,700–1,900Buy on Surly
Estimate. Prices change.

A steel touring frame with standard parts, so any bike shop on any continent can fix it. It carries a tent, four panniers and you, for as far as you like.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.
Calm
Does not compete for your attention: no notifications, feeds or endless content. Does its job and gets out of the way.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
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=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisSurly Long Haul Trucker
What it replacesSmart oneVanMoof S5
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
FALSE
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
FALSE
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
TRUE
FALSE
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
6 of 66/6
0 of 60/6

The smart one is the VanMoof S5.

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When the maker went bust, owners scrambled for their unlock keys.

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VanMoof S5

$3,000–4,000Dumb ones
Local · Online · Cloud-dependent A bike that needs its maker alive.
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Steel, a chain and your calves. Fixable anywhere.

Surly Long Haul Trucker

$1,700–1,900
Repairable · Calm
Surly Long Haul Trucker$1,700–1,900
Buy on Surly