Are ebikes worth the price tag?

[Yamdude]

I am retired - I help woosh with designing new bikes and support on this forum.

Of course you do........ and i expect you you dont get any kickbacks whatsoever, like those freebie Ekit parts you fitted to your Giant Defy road bike.

Titter...... Busted.

 

[Highside43]

I don't have the skills or time to do a DIY build, that's why I go to a shop to pay people who have a network behind them to produce something that works most if not all of the time.

My bike is worth more than my car.

I went to a dealer.

I paid top whack for it.

I don't mind. The main thing is that it puts a smile on my face and I am very pleased with it. I don't care if I could have built it for half the price, I believe that I got value for money.

I also don't begrudge dealers and their profit margins. Running a business myself I am aware of the overheads required that is included in the price / mark-up for my services.