Billggski Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 I tried an ebike last week, mid range from a hire company, and have been toying with the idea for a while. Until I investigated battery costs, four years max and £500 to replace for a Wisper, so you could get three Chinese bikes and throw them away for the price of a top range German one. Over to you Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Billggski - 2015-11-15 5:57 PM Over to you Eddie. As eddie is no longer a member I doubt he will be replying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 A pity, I thought He won't be able to resist this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilreeves Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 But its not just the quality of the battery, Its the quality of the bike itself. Bought a new Kalkhoff BS10 bike 2 years ago for £2500 with a Bosch battery and motor and after 2000 miles It still rides like new and the battery is still perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 That's five Chinese bikes then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron. Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 What you spend on the basic bike is a personal thing but the thread highlighted batteries. We have had electric bikes for around six years now and one battery needs replacing. It will mean that the cost works out at under £50 per year, which to me means it's good value given the extra enjoyment, and less hard labour, provided. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billggski Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 I agree, which is why I have researched this in depth. I can get two complete chinese bikes for less than the cost of one top grade battery. My iPad and Mac were both built in China to American specs, so quality shouldn't be an issue. ( in a recent exhibition, the curator commissioned 39 6 foot high ceramic vases from China and one from Crown Derby, the 39 from China were made, decorated with gold leaf and transported from China, they arrived before the Crown Derby one, and all of them cost less than the British one, at the exhibition I couldn't tell them apart) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero boy Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 bolero boy - 2015-11-15 8:19 PM i used to buy, repair and sell electric golf trolleys on ebay as a hobby.... i decided to specialise in Powakaddy.....the best on the market and the most expensive, with batteries at twice the price of chinese competitors.... one well looked after Powakaddy at £300 will last a golfing lifetime, the same as five cheap chinese rubbish ones....a false economy. needless to say, i have Bosch driven 400wh ebike....our pals have 'cheaper' ones (not so much in price but certainly in build and components)....awful things.... get one decent bike and enjoy it....Immensely.....for a long, long time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinhood Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Billggski - 2015-11-15 8:10 PM My iPad and Mac......... ...but you could get 3 cheap tablets or laptops for the price of one of those........ ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero boy Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 ilreeves - 2015-11-15 6:46 PM But its not just the quality of the battery, Its the quality of the bike itself. Bought a new Kalkhoff BS10 bike 2 years ago for £2500 with a Bosch battery and motor and after 2000 miles It still rides like new and the battery is still perfect. I've done 6000km in 18 mths, just had it serviced and battery was rated 'as new'. Range from 400 wh battery is 100km+ on a mix of 'eco' and 'tour'......rarely need to use 'sport' let alone 'turbo'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron. Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 bolero boy - 2015-11-15 8:22 PM bolero boy - 2015-11-15 8:19 PM i used to buy, repair and sell electric golf trolleys on ebay as a hobby.... i decided to specialise in Powakaddy.....the best on the market and the most expensive, with batteries at twice the price of chinese competitors.... one well looked after Powakaddy at £300 will last a golfing lifetime, the same as five cheap chinese rubbish ones....a false economy. needless to say, i have Bosch driven 400wh ebike....our pals have 'cheaper' ones (not so much in price but certainly in build and components)....awful things.... get one decent bike and enjoy it....Immensely.....for a long, long time.... Agreed, but I'm afraid people often put cheapness above all else. I've looked at some of the cheaper offerings with disbelief. One 'built' even to the extent of having pressed metal tubing drop-outs. I just value my wife to much to even think of buying such trash for her to mix it with traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebishbus Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 My wife's cheap Chinese bike is 6 years old, battery still ok ,just slightly less mileage range though. You can get the battery rebuilt, considerably cheaper than replacement . Brian B. ps. To get maximum life from the battery do not let them get to lo low, and charge them once a month when not in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 We sold our Chinese bikes and bought two German bikes. The electric motors and batteries on the Chinese ones were fine, but lots of other things went wrong. It always seemed to happen on hols, and it spoilt a couple of trips. The problems were due to poor workmanship and poor parts. You don't expect things like crank bearings or wheel bearings to pack up in a year or two. So choose carefully, the German bikes might use Chinese made parts but they are made under German quality control. Assembly of the bikes is done by someone who knows what they are doing. I love my German bike, it is so much better that I even ride it without the battery! H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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