Bianchi E-Omnia T-Type XT

[Elias]

I'm down to deciding between these 3 bikes:

Ride1Up Vorsa
Radster Road
Bianchi E-Omnia T-Type XT

I'm leaning towards the Bianchi cause there's a new one hundreds of dollars cheaper than the other 2 and it seems to be a very high quality bike. I'm only hesitant because I like having a throttle.

For context, I live in a hilly city and will want to ride on fire trails sometimes too.

 

[Chazmo]

You’ll certainly get more attention with the Bianchi. Those are cool looking bikes. They don’t have a huge presence in the e-bike world though… It has Bosch mid-drive power, if that means anything positive or negative to you.

Ride1Up and Rad Power are significantly more popular e-bike brands. At least as far as I’ve observed. The Ride1Up and the Rad have rear hub motors (probably Chinese? Not sure).

By the way, where are you seeing Bianchi E-Omnias for sale in the US?

 

[stompandgo]

At my shop

 

[Chazmo]

At my shop

Is your price for these lower than the other bikes mentioned? I couldn’t find any other places with these for sale, and Elias said he could get one cheaper… That surprises me.

 

[stompandgo]

I have no idea. I was just having a bit of fun. I have no idea where the OP lives.

 

[Gionnirocket]

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[Elias]

yeah that's the place

 

[Chazmo]

yeah that's the place

Grab it.

 

[Gionnirocket]

yeah that's the place

I'd look into who will support the bike locally.
With the Bosch system there's not much you can do on your own.
That said... Very nice bike with good reviews

 

[Chazmo]

I'd look into who will support the bike locally.
With the Bosch system there's not much you can do on your own.
That said... Very nice bike with good reviews

That’s a really, really good point. Here I am, Mr. “watch out for unsupportable products” and I fail to mention that.

 

[BlackHand]

Any shop that sells/services any brand Bosch powered bike is capable of servicing it(such as it is). But YMMV with the level of support you will get if you didn't buy from them. I think the only warranty is through Upway not through Bianchi or Bosch.

 

[Elias]

I think there lots of local shops that would work on this bike in San Francisco. I just bought it!

 

[stompandgo]

Customers who bought their bike(s) at the shop always get priority. Another thing specific to Bosch. Bosch service requests usually start by contacting the bike manufacturer, who then cuts a support ticket for Bosch. I'm not sure how Bosch handles manufacturers that go bye-bye. Bianchi is probably not going anywhere anytime soon, but who knows these days.