With 125% tariffs, will the e-bike market die?

I wanted a quote from a supplier I have had a great relationship with for years. He even sends me some personal stuff too like vacation stories, as I share things with him. He is usually right on it with a professional quote back to me the next morning. I asked for a quote on Thursday and nothing. Maybe he is just taking May Day week off. Or they will not even talk to people in the US anymore. Can't blame them. If that is company policy and maybe even official. When you give someone the bird, what do you expect.
Oh, I forgot to mention that with sea level rise, pitch will change, like Cheech smoking a helium bong, and there will be time dilatation. A bong hit would help before reading this article.

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I am such a bike geek! I just told this to a client to the north. I am guilty as accused for my total bike geekdom. He got a super premium battery from me that arrived today and he just barely skirted the 145% new taxes. I am walking him through all aspects of the custom build of, to a geek is, a totally cool build with a palm sized 90Nm quiet motor.

You got the battery! Look on the underside of the battery holder/tray. There are three small #2 Phillips screws, another Harbor Freight pick-up for the small driver at $3.42. Remove those three screws. Under that plate is where you will solder the power leads directly from the motor. Get the length right and seal the motor power leads with about one foot or so of ¼ inch tube. It is like little kids playing with beads in a row. Line it all up. Red long to short, black short to long. Twist and solder each. One to up, one to down, left and right. Solder. Seal each with marine grade tube then move up the other ¼ inch shrink tube, about 30mm long, to cover all and reattach the cover plate. It helps to have the upper screw of the battery holder/tray part way in so it swings. Plan out the whole bead string before any soldering. Think twice and thrice. It will take four pieces of ¼ inch shrink tube. One long to insulate the wires from under the motor cover plate to the underside of the battery. Two, one for red and black solder joints, and one to seal the up and down wires inside the curve of the cover plate. Make sure the bottom cover plate hole is part of your little kid’s bead string. It will go up and the three screws will be set. Clean.
 
Aushiker said:
DC Rainmaker is reporting that Wahoo is now shipping the Trackr Rador with a US$50 'service charge' for US customers as the device is made in China, not Taiwan. I just checked, and Wahoo is offering free shipping here in Australia.
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At least they aren't punishing countries that were smart enough not to vote for it. I imagine the wishy washy language (instead of just calling it a tariff charge) is to avoid government retribution.
 
dblhelix said:
Which one?

1. Tariffs 'ending' in a month. No.
2. Sad businesses sitting on overstock. No.
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3) Mr. T. with his tail tucked between his legs while back pedaling as a big fat looser exposed as truly weak and vulnerable. A catastrophic screw-up which he has to eat and own as a fool. And the economy will take a year to recover, only if he stops being an idot and listening to selfish market manipulating billionaires, instead of needs of the people.
 
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dblhelix said:
Which one?

1. Tariffs 'ending' in a month. No.
2. Sad businesses sitting on overstock. No.
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Actually all of it.

And there is a naive assumption that when you end the tariffs everything goes back to the way it was six weeks ago instantly. To reposition the container ships and the containers and get stuff put into them and get them to the states will require at a minimum eight weeks, with more than twelve more likely a realistic expectation.

So even if this magically gets undone tomorrow we are going to have a very tough three months. Most of us will have fond memories of those peaceful times when we were locked in our homes sterilizing our groceries...
 
Roamers said:
I disagree with federal gov't incentives for anything.
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Some incentives are necessary. but we have left behind the ideas of incentives to compete with govt run and backed businesses (China) to now having incentives that help get around the convoluted tax, fee structure to do anything in this country.
 
PedalUma said:
3) Mr. T. with his tail tucked between his legs while back pedaling as a big fat looser exposed as truly weak and vulnerable
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Let's keep in mind that a lot of those "emotional sellers" seem to be large institutional investors who have decided that the US Markets are too risky and are putting their money elsewhere.
 
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