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$2,000 ebike somehow includes a high-tech auto-shift gearbox

Until now, if you wanted an ebike with a Pinion gearbox and electronic shifting combined with a Gates Carbon belt, you could be looking at parting with more than $10k. Phoenix-based Lectric has ripped that to shreds with the launch of the One commuter ebike.Developed as a more robust alternative to rear derailleurs, Pinion's mid-mount gearbox was "born at Porsche's transmission development center in Weissach, Germany," and first launched in 2012 following seven years of R&D. When combined with the company's…