If you’re cheaping out, Lectric is another similar brand but you’re better off getting something higher quality from Trek, Specialized, Tern, Magnum, etc…
Either way, electric bikes beat scooters all day in my book because even if the power goes out, you still have a bike you can ride home/to the shop. Conversely, with a hub drive, if your chain breaks, you can still ride with power only. Mid drives are objectively better in just about every way except for that redundancy IMO, but they are more expensive. They are especially good at climbing hills.
If you have a local bike shop you can trust, go there before you buy anything: They should be able to sell you something they can service so you don’t have to keep replacing shit every 6 months. A properly maintained bike can last a lifetime or even longer (I’ve been riding my regular bicycle - a steel frame hard tail hybrid - for 15 years now, only replacing the chain once and tires/tubes once - steel frames can last a long time and take a lot of abuse).
Thanks man I’ll check out the local shops. I’ll probably still have to go online just because of the clientele they are used to. Like, the bike shops are all basically in mountain brook. Which doesn’t mean much to outsiders. But this paragraph sums it up really well.
According to a list compiled in 2008 by Stephen Higley, it is the ninth wealthiest community in the United States.[13] It is often referred to as “The Tiny Kingdom” due to its high concentration of the region’s business and professional leaders,[14] and the disparity of wealth between it and Birmingham where according to census data nearly a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line.
Like, you’ll probably think I’m joking, but I am dead ass serious. Here, riding a bike is rich people stuff. So all the bike shops are in the rich neighborhoods and incredibly expensive.
But I could probably at the very least go there and test ride some things. That way I have a better idea about power, and options.
Thanks for the info. I’ll ss it. That way I have a record of it when the time comes round again.
Haha, glad you got some amusement out of it.
If you’re cheaping out, Lectric is another similar brand but you’re better off getting something higher quality from Trek, Specialized, Tern, Magnum, etc…
Either way, electric bikes beat scooters all day in my book because even if the power goes out, you still have a bike you can ride home/to the shop. Conversely, with a hub drive, if your chain breaks, you can still ride with power only. Mid drives are objectively better in just about every way except for that redundancy IMO, but they are more expensive. They are especially good at climbing hills.
If you have a local bike shop you can trust, go there before you buy anything: They should be able to sell you something they can service so you don’t have to keep replacing shit every 6 months. A properly maintained bike can last a lifetime or even longer (I’ve been riding my regular bicycle - a steel frame hard tail hybrid - for 15 years now, only replacing the chain once and tires/tubes once - steel frames can last a long time and take a lot of abuse).
Thanks man I’ll check out the local shops. I’ll probably still have to go online just because of the clientele they are used to. Like, the bike shops are all basically in mountain brook. Which doesn’t mean much to outsiders. But this paragraph sums it up really well.
According to a list compiled in 2008 by Stephen Higley, it is the ninth wealthiest community in the United States.[13] It is often referred to as “The Tiny Kingdom” due to its high concentration of the region’s business and professional leaders,[14] and the disparity of wealth between it and Birmingham where according to census data nearly a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line.
Like, you’ll probably think I’m joking, but I am dead ass serious. Here, riding a bike is rich people stuff. So all the bike shops are in the rich neighborhoods and incredibly expensive.
But I could probably at the very least go there and test ride some things. That way I have a better idea about power, and options.
Thanks for the info. I’ll ss it. That way I have a record of it when the time comes round again.