And think about the wear & tear on those cheap plastic wheels. Not sure if those are even replaceable. That would be a whole new effort & expense to replace those after they quickly wear down.

I assumed money is tight. He put together a cute project out of scraps.

eBikes are expensive

My EV would do the job better, faster, and use even less gasoline, but I’m not fooling myself that most people can simply buy one

Or just ride an ebike