George S.
Well-Known Member
That will take more reviewers. I realize Court buying a bike and doing a review benefits current buyers and gives notoriety to both Sondors and EBR, but that's very short sighted, it doesn't help the ebike industry in the US and puts no pressure on new bike brands to allow for impartial review of their product.
@J.R.
I've noticed that Turbo Bob (on his blog) and Pete (Electric Bike Report) are not reviewing very much any more. Is the Sondors a special case. I mean, yikes, I had the Kickstarter page up while I was eating lunch and they clicked over $7,000 in sales.
So, once again, Storm will be in China. He knows how to play the game, over there. He'll have a huge amount of money. He'll get a better deal than anyone else.
I don't think you can call them developmental products, and stuff like sales tax could be a problem. But getting a pile of money upfront and then going and making a lot of the product does work well when it works. Give him that.
Court churns out an incredible volume of reviews, and exceptional interviews. It's interesting that he can just text Storm, a man who seems to have no public face at all.
I hope it somehow turns into a real information service, or profitable news service for Court.
Consumer Reports always pays for their products. I'm not as much of a fan of their reviews, and if you subscribe they bury you in junk mail.
I hope everyone who buys or builds a bike tosses in their impressions, especially after a few weeks or months. That can be pretty helpful.