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    E-Bike Price Distribution (just for fun)

    No gnashing - no frustration here. There's a whole spectrum from Alibaba Specials to..well..the Pedego Dealer Experience for which, obviously, a lot of people are willing to pay. God Bless 'Em.
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    E-Bike Price Distribution (just for fun)

    Yes of course. "Force" has nothing to do with it. I'm looking at the price spread Mike put together and wondering what makes one eBike worth 2 or 3 times another. They all use variations of the same three drives...Front rear and center. There's direct drive and gear drive. For the sake of...
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    E-Bike Price Distribution (just for fun)

    Okay - service matters. That said the same service department that supports my <2000 bike also supports the Pedigo.
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    E-Bike Price Distribution (just for fun)

    Nice..thanks! How much better is a $4000 bike than a $2000 bike? The LeBS I bought my < $2000 bike from also sells Pedigo. (That have them in a separate room as Pedigo required. (I'm surprised Pedigo didn't require a waiver to enter the room.) I looked at them. Didn't see anything that justified...
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    My first Ebike.

    Have you found your spare battery source? Come to find out, a neighbor has been building and re-building batteries as a business for a year or more. I knew he had an e-bike but didn't know this till we saw each other recently. You might check with him. He's been into ebikes for quite a while, he...
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    Best 2 e-bike carrier for the money

    Thank you! This is just the rack I've been trying to find at the price I'm willing to pay :-)
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    when will prices come down out of the stratosphere?

    Not knowing where you ride and having only test rides for comparison...I don't sense a lack of power at all. I live half way up a fairly steep residential neighborhood hill. When I go out I sometimes ride up it first. with assist and pedaling I'm up it without any problem from a dead stop, and...
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    when will prices come down out of the stratosphere?

    I've yet to see 28...22 or so with pedals...but yeah I'm lovin' it :) Oh - it did come with a Class 3 sticker on it which for some reason seems to have fallen off.
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    when will prices come down out of the stratosphere?

    "truly the one worth getting is the fully loaded one with fenders & rack that is $1699 and shipping adds $230 to any of them including the cheap one so we are talking $1430-1930. " I went to my LeBS and bought a fully assembled fully equipped 500 watt 48 volt Disc Brake Magnum Cruiser with a...
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    Think tolerance for e-bikes is common? think again!

    Is there a way I can like the fact that this was posted here but feel sad about the content?
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    What's your dream ebike?

    I had the first year..an '82 Supra. It was sweet.
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    when will prices come down out of the stratosphere?

    A kit and bike would have cost me +- $1200. My Magnum was $1900 out the door.. purpose built and well sorted. Now I haven't so much as owned a bike for 50 years and that is a heck of a lot of money for a guy like me..but I think it was well spent. In general I doubt bike prices will come down...
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    What's your dream ebike?

    I once had what you'd call a Dream Car. A 2005 MINI Cooper S convertible which I ordered to my spec and upgraded from there. It was a ridiculous amount of fun. But as for a bike..my Magnum Cruiser meets my needs and doesn't hurt my knees. One's priorities change don't they?
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    What's your dream ebike?

    Totally agree about a center stand which would facilitate rear tire service. Locking fork would be nice but wouldn't take the place of stout U Locks anyway since the biker can be picked up and stolen unlike a motorcycle.
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    What's your dream ebike?

    I don't know about others but with all that battery capacity you'd think they could put a cigarette lighter on the darn things.
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    Electric Bicycle Fatalities & Injuries Are Rising

    I just went through a bit of brain damage to figure out how to reset my controller from "power" to "Eco" since I found my pedal assist to be too aggressive. The slightest pedal movement caused a surge of acceleration that was hard to control. Now it's more of a "sweep".
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    Here's a cheery e-bike article

    Satire indeed - and British Satire at that. (we all know they excel at it)
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    e-bike hatred.. I've found it

    Locals Only... I find a thread of connection between Analog Bikers (I like that term) and Surfers. Surfing is held out as a fabulous avocation - one for which you should buy all sorts of clothing and gear and head out to the beach for fun and excitement. Surfers on the other hand will pummel...
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    Creating a new accessory for e-bikes - win $300 for taking our survey

    I just took the survey. Pretty straightforward. One thing they asked about was things I'd like to see added to my bike one of which was rear vehicle detection. Interesting.
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    Electric Bicycle Fatalities & Injuries Are Rising

    Terrible...but anything moving striking something walking is going to end up badly. " Department for Transport figures show that between 2007 and 2016, pedestrians killed in collisions involving cyclists represented 0.6 per cent of total casualties on UK roads at 29. Duncan Dollimore, head of...
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