ecowheelz
100 W
As a potential dealer for a line of e-bikes, this is the last thing we want to see!
http://www.shopgbike.com/products/stealth/index.html
A picture of the updated 2012 Prodeco Phantom:
For a company that touts it's years of research and developement, and states "USA built is the only approach" -- this Chinese knockoff looks eerily similar to the Prodeco Phantom. I realize the parts are all sourced from China, but obviously the design is in no way original. Actually, it looks exactly the same with almost all the same components. The only advantage Prodeco has is that their bike is a little more appealing style-wise and it's selling for less.
I realize to most people here this really doesn't matter. But as an e-bike dealer, the last thing we want to see is someone selling a knockoff brand of the products we sell. Not only does it create more competition, but it brings the value of the line in question if other people are producing the exact same products. You'll be hardpressed to find an exact match to any of the e-bikes we carry. We try to choose companies with unique designs and styling.
Anyways... just thought some of you might find this interesting since Prodeco has been discussed on this board a lot recently. Along with all the delays and other problems at Prodeco, this is just one more reason we won't be carrying their line of e-bikes right now...
http://www.shopgbike.com/products/stealth/index.html
A picture of the updated 2012 Prodeco Phantom:
For a company that touts it's years of research and developement, and states "USA built is the only approach" -- this Chinese knockoff looks eerily similar to the Prodeco Phantom. I realize the parts are all sourced from China, but obviously the design is in no way original. Actually, it looks exactly the same with almost all the same components. The only advantage Prodeco has is that their bike is a little more appealing style-wise and it's selling for less.
I realize to most people here this really doesn't matter. But as an e-bike dealer, the last thing we want to see is someone selling a knockoff brand of the products we sell. Not only does it create more competition, but it brings the value of the line in question if other people are producing the exact same products. You'll be hardpressed to find an exact match to any of the e-bikes we carry. We try to choose companies with unique designs and styling.
Anyways... just thought some of you might find this interesting since Prodeco has been discussed on this board a lot recently. Along with all the delays and other problems at Prodeco, this is just one more reason we won't be carrying their line of e-bikes right now...