Originally Posted by
2old
My daughter's bike has a 10 year old DIY system and still functions perfectly even after three trips to Burning Man and its oppressive sand/heat environment. My BBS02 equipped bike (given to my son after six or so years) still runs strong after eight or nine years, and the new one replacing it has been perfect for the past two or three years. I think individuals regard the Chinese as backward when they probably have the most modern equipment of any country.
Very true...my brother in law has two ebikes that started as used mountain bikes he got at a yard sale. He bought two Bafang conversion kits and has been riding them for years without a single problem.
He does maintain them and takes care of them...he doesn't ride them like he stole them...this makes a big difference especially the maintaining them part.
The Chinese make what you spec...you want cheap crap that won't last you can get that, they don't really care...or you want quality and you get it because it is what you are willing to pay for the product you want to sell. Likely the competition in China is also very aggressive and the manufacturer that does a better job gets the most business and that is what it's all about in the end...making money
But don't expect that $500 internet ebike to be the same as a $1000 ebike...the more costly uses higher quality parts and is manufactured to a higher standard...Like I said in my earlier post, I get them in my shop every day and you can tell the bikes that are cared for from the ones that aren't and you can see the differences between the quality of the bikes parts, etc.