dogman dan said:
Replying to the reply,,
Definitely an entire spare bike is a good idea, unless you still have your car. If nothing else, keeping a supply of tubes, tires, brake pads, etc at the house is a real time saver.
In general, a really good commuter is going to cost between $1500 and $2000. Good reliable battery is not the $400 buck Alibaba one. And if you don't build a custom bike yourself, you'll be better off to start with a better quality frame. Far more dependable over the years, vs an annual replacement of a cheap ass wall mart bike. Sure, a cheap bike can go for a lot of miles, but you have to put up with the tail wag of a weak frame from day one. But oddly enough, the cheapest bikes can make a good commuter. All steel beach cruisers have nice strong frames. But cheap MTB's are weak.
Its not bad is it?
Being late is fatal for some. I would hate to be cutting it fine for work in a new job e.g., and getting bad news from my bike, even if i had the spare.
You could say the same of having 2 cars, but what a hassle, even for a rich guy. 2 ebikes is doable. It would reduce my stress level.
Ones at the shop, still got wheels. Ride with a friend for fun? Get one the ~same for your wife concurrently, advantages to ~duplicates.
yeah, I reckon $1500 US for a magnificent bike mail order from china.
You dont get much of a car for $3k to buy and use.
Promise u wont tell dogman, but i confess to mainly have trained as an economist, so my thinking is a bit weird, but its all good.
how i figure it is that its really a very mass produced robotised fiddly assemblage. There is no point making a bad product. The welds are perfect now - its a robot.
The second an actual person opens that box & change anything, its a labour intensive cost sink.
The chinese know that. They make an export model with no false economies. Thats the u get.
Then, similarly, u go with the flow. What is the mainstream? That is where the engineering, component, materials and competition effort is focussed. As it happens MTBs also fit the skillset required of an ebike. a little more muscular.
So my point is, you may say steel is better, I may say, but by their perceptions, that would mean i want the peasant version of their product. Thats the old tech one where they take shortcuts & use old stuff.
Nope, alloy is what the classy market want, so thats where the consistently good other components are also.
Alloy isnt bad at all and they are fabricating it so beautifully.
I like good light steel mtb frames too, but as above, i wouldnt dream of buying a finished bike. Its a boutique bike or crap.
