That IS cheap! Might be worth a try! "You only live life once so grab all the gusto, er, electric bikes you can"? (Somehow that just doesn't sound right..)
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 7:36 PM, mary dorsey <[email protected]>wrote: > Dale > > Thanks for the thoughts. The bikes do have an MSRP of around 2k however I > can obtain one for about $700; based on gas prices these days, my monthly > gas bill is $200 per month so the bike would essentially pay for itself in a > fairly short time period. If my commute were an hour or less I’d just ride > my regular bike, but when I saw these I thought they might be economical and > a good investment, but then again if they can’t be fixed, that’s a whole > other issue. Apparently they can achieve a gyro pace of 20mph J > > > > Welcome any other thoughts! > > mary > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf > Of *Dale Brown > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:51 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Gyros: 17334] kilowatt bikes > > > > Mary, I am no expert on the electric assisted bikes but I do know that many > of us in the bike biz have trouble adequately repairing them. Of course many > parts are standard bicycle pieces so are easy, but the electrical parts, > motors & switches primarily, are hard to replace and outside our skills. > > > > Recently there has been a huge influx of Chinese made electric bikes that > are virtually throw-away commodities, very inexpensive and very short > service life. Without the support and backup (and warranty) from a local > dealer, these are too often a loser, financially. . > > > > Please notice that the of the big three bike companies, Trek and Giant > barely sell them (and at a premium range of mid $2K & up) while Specialized > with not at all. There is a shop in CH area that focuses on that category > but I am not sure who they are, what brands they sell and what sort of > experience customers have had with them... > > > > My honest opinion, caveat emptor. > > > > dale > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 6:07 PM, mary dorsey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Please pardon if this is a repeat. Does anyone have experience with these > commuting bikes? I am considering one but never seen or used one. > > > > Thanks > > mary > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > > > > -- > Dale Brown > cycles de ORO, Inc. > 1410 Mill Street, Ste 100 > Greensboro, North Carolina USA 27408-2105 > 336.274.5959 > www.cyclesdeoro.com > www.classicrendezvous.com > www.carolinacup.com > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > -- Dale Brown cycles de ORO, Inc. 1410 Mill Street, Ste 100 Greensboro, North Carolina USA 27408-2105 336.274.5959 www.cyclesdeoro.com www.classicrendezvous.com www.carolinacup.com -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
