Originally Posted by
antokelly
ah i'm on the other side of the pond CliffordK ,i see ebike coming up every now and again but 1500 euro cheapest i spotted was around 750euro but looks terrible.
i have a couple of top quality bikes Terry Dolan carbon road bike and Thorn Audax neither of which i ride anymore because on bad back, so a good ebike would suit me fine.even if i sold my 2 lovely bikes i still could not afford a quality ebike.
something wrong somewhere me thinks.joe public being ripped off yet again.
I was saying used prices do, and will crash. And, electronic/mechanical devices are worst for holding their values.
Here are a couple of local bikes for about $700.
https://corvallis.craigslist.org/bik...784652778.html
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/...803895317.html
But, I'm sure I've seen more battered ones for less.
As far as being "ripped off"... it is all new. The builders will milk it for what it is worth for a while. Then who knows, the prices may crash on new bikes. Especially as more used bikes in good condition start flooding the market. Department Stores?
One issue is that quality lithium ion battery packs are still very expensive, and can cost several hundred, although costs may be slowly coming down (or not increasing with inflation).