Defiant Fat Ebike

sk8norcal · Jul 5, 2013

crowdfunding,
$4500
http://www.crowdsupply.com/defiant/the-big-easy-electric-fat-bike
http://www.gizmag.com/defiant-electric-fat-bike/28124/
http://www.defiantbicycles.com/bikes.php

claims to be made in USA
carbon fork
*gun not included...

for comparison,
http://www.nycewheels.com/surly-moonlander-bionx-electric-bike.html

100volts+ · Jul 5, 2013

They are taking pre-orders for people who send them 10 percent down. HAHAHA They are about 4500.00 for a bike that will do 20 mph on a good day. hahahahaha. There is a sucker born every minute.

http://www.defiantbicycles.com/bikes.php

Drunkskunk · Jul 6, 2013

Interesting. That looks like a Bionx motor and Bionx shaped battery under a custom cloth cover. Stick that on a Surly Moonlander and I can see them asking $4500 for it.

But you could make a bike shaped object look similar with a walmart fatbike and a ebay motor and cheepo ebay battery for around $1k. The difference is quality. This bike looks like it might have it. you're looking at $300 just in tires on that thing.

100volts+ · Jul 6, 2013

Yeah, but they claim 2 years of development went into it, and each bike is handcrafted in the usa. They just don't say who did the developing and hand crafting. They don't even have the bikes and are asking 10 percent down. I would, however, pay good money for one of your frames, drunkskunk.

sk8norcal · Jul 6, 2013

100volts+ said:
. They don't even have the bikes and are asking 10 percent down.

not that uncommon for preorders.
and they stated they have 30 frames made already.

100volts+ · Jul 6, 2013

I'm sorry I just don't see it. They are just trying to capitalize on the fat bike trend. I like capitalism. If they are legit and aren't out to rip people off, more power to them. My guess is not very many guy's in this forum would buy one. I'll stop ranting now cause my mom say's if you don't have something nice to say, don't say it. They do have a nice website. (that was something nice)

100volts+ · Jul 11, 2013

defiant looks a lot like this bike

http://www.nycewheels.com/surly-moonlander-bionx-electric-bike.html?gclid=CPPHvre1qLgCFek7MgodKUUA0Q

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