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Old 08-31-18 | 10:34 AM
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Bikes: GT Transeo & a half dozen ebike conversions.

Badangel, how many miles do you ride now in a typical 6 hour day? How fast do you go? What's the budget? We have to assume you're pretty fit, to spend that much time riding.

The big bike makers want to sell $3000 ebikes to customers that mainly ride a bit on weekends or after work. A few might commute to work. I don't think this kind of bike makes sense for food delivery. I would want a bike that uses off-the-shelf ebike batteries so I could have a spare for $300-400, and not be paying bike shop prices of $800-1000. With a spare battery, you can carry it or have it on charge. Also I'd want something inexpensive and ugly to mitigate theft. It's going to have a throttle to save energy getting started from stops. It's going to have pedal assist for efficiency.
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