Taipan
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Hej !
After doing a bit (aka A LOT
) of research online in the past weeks, including watching all of Court's reviews and road-testing different brands available in Stockholm/Sweden (Batavus, Haibike, Nishiki, Scott, Skeppshult, Trek and BH/Easy Motion), I made the jump yesterday.
Just in time before the worst snow-storm since 1905 that brought chaos to the winter-hardened inner-city (40cm in a day!, schools closed, buses halted, major traffic jams, etc.).
I don't have decent pictures yet but here's what I took at the shop (Outsport.se in Solna, super cool young owner Jonas L.).
Regular price here was 39,990 SEK (take a zero off for quick USD approx, all taxes inc.) and the store owner offered me a 23,500 SEK final (USD 2,350) with a bike-stand and a bleeding kit as I like to switch brakes to motorcycle setup (front on right handle).
The bike has 70kms/45mi mileage as it was a demo, comes with the regular BH 2-years warranty.
The insurance he recommends is from the same corporation KGK that also imports Benelli, Ninebot & Segway, Stromer and Suzuki MCs for Sweden so it's 1,500 SEK a year for mandatory-traffic and 3,000 SEK for premium (incl. theft, fire, vandalism etc.)
I took the traffic one as the bike will sleep in my flat and office mainly.
Next step: get the Schwalbe Marathon Winter in 42-622 and some carrier bags.
The bike looks beautiful and very stealthy, love that.
T.
After doing a bit (aka A LOT
) of research online in the past weeks, including watching all of Court's reviews and road-testing different brands available in Stockholm/Sweden (Batavus, Haibike, Nishiki, Scott, Skeppshult, Trek and BH/Easy Motion), I made the jump yesterday.Just in time before the worst snow-storm since 1905 that brought chaos to the winter-hardened inner-city (40cm in a day!, schools closed, buses halted, major traffic jams, etc.).
I don't have decent pictures yet but here's what I took at the shop (Outsport.se in Solna, super cool young owner Jonas L.).
Regular price here was 39,990 SEK (take a zero off for quick USD approx, all taxes inc.) and the store owner offered me a 23,500 SEK final (USD 2,350) with a bike-stand and a bleeding kit as I like to switch brakes to motorcycle setup (front on right handle).
The bike has 70kms/45mi mileage as it was a demo, comes with the regular BH 2-years warranty.
The insurance he recommends is from the same corporation KGK that also imports Benelli, Ninebot & Segway, Stromer and Suzuki MCs for Sweden so it's 1,500 SEK a year for mandatory-traffic and 3,000 SEK for premium (incl. theft, fire, vandalism etc.)
I took the traffic one as the bike will sleep in my flat and office mainly.
Next step: get the Schwalbe Marathon Winter in 42-622 and some carrier bags.
The bike looks beautiful and very stealthy, love that.
T.
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