Following Yamaha out the door: Stromer is bailing out of the US Market

[Stefan Mikes]

To be fair, back in 2015-2016 Stromer represented the top-of-the-line.

In 2015, Specialized Turbos were hub-drive e-bikes, yet they already had some connectivity. The same year, Specialized announced Turbo Levo, its first mid-drive motor e-MTB. By 2024, Specialized created e-bikes for any cycling category, went carbon, lightweight e-bikes, electronic drivetrain, and total connectivity. Compared, Stromer hasn't really changed for the last 9 years.

Next, there is a worldwide sales network and premium warranty.

 

[JoeDirt]

The Charger was a dealer trade-in. It was a NuVinci drivetrain, and at the time, I was told a Rohloff conversion was too difficult/expensive.

I feel people have had some success with the forsale forum here. I've seen plenty of R+Ms sold, and many other brands as well. I do agree about the depreciation hit. If it's a Bosch bike (or similar), a report with battery cycles, odometer etc will go a long way if the overall package is sold as 'near new.' Some bikes seem to hold their value better than others -- depends on all the stuff we're talking about here, reliability & support. You can co-list at CL/FM but use caution.

It used to be the case that ppl offered comments on asking price in the forsale subforum, but the ability to comment was turned off when some folks started attacking the seller as being delusional. Before putting your bike up, I might go to the brand subforum and ask for an evaluation. People do that all the time on FB, reddit. Good luck!

Thanks, I was just wondering and how the resale is going privately. I don't have a bike for sale. But in the future and who can predict it I might want to upgrade to something that is even more powerful and lighter and in my meager price point.

I'm not one of those people when you open up the garage door you see 10 bikes in there. I can only ride one at a time so form follows function.

I do currently have a manual powered road bike, an old vintage Raleigh sport 3 speed. And my new gazelle ultimate T10+
Which hauls arse and has gobbles of torque 85nm. I think I'm good for a while in the bike area.
Oh and thanks very much for your information, very helpful.

 

[dblhelix]

In 2025, Specialized Turbos were hub-drive e-bikes, yet they already had some connectivity. The same year, Specialized announced Turbo Levo, its first mid-drive motor e-MTB. By 2024, Specialized created e-bikes for any cycling category, went carbon, lightweight e-bikes, electronic drivetrain, and total connectivity. Compared, Stromer hasn't really changed for the last 9 years.

Next, there is a worldwide sales network and premium warranty.

I don't disagree. I remember the original lineup: Turbo, TurboX and TurboS with GoSwiss drives? Honestly, I lost track of Specialized's progress during the dark days of Mission Control + getting pulled into BoschWorld, but the current lineup and footprint is impressive. My impression on the ground - things took off with the Creo line. This allowed smaller shops to add ebikes to their offerings smoothly at attractive price points.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

In 2025, Specialized Turbos were hub-drive e-bikes, yet they already had some connectivity.

Guessing that 2025 is a typo.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Guessing that 2025 is a typo.

Thank you!

 

[dblhelix]

Thank you!

I knew what you meant ...

 

[Mr. Coffee]

I'd suspect one reason Stromer is dropping out is that their bikes seem to do very poorly in rainy weather.

 

[opimax]

I had a an original Stromer ST2, it was a great ride for 5000 miles…


the problem was I got rid of it with 22000 miles . The 5000 miles were not consecutive, it limped a lot, didn’t brake well and more ..
waited for service and parts a lot. My wife had an St2s, our favorite bike since having e-bikes, when it worked , dealer quit servicing Stromers while in warranty , got really screwed on that one. Not as bad as Watt Wagons but close