car/50cc scooter/push bike and now e.bike.

[avronb]

I own a Ford Ka and i can take it to any garage in my town and get it fixed,i also own a Piaggio 50cc scooter,again i can take it to my local motorcycle/scooter dealer and get it serviced etc,the push bike i can fix myself, but if needed there are 5 cycle shops in town,but e. bikes the story is different,there is nowhere in my town of Shrewsbury where i can go for advice,spares or servicing.Halfords is about as close as it gets to sales and service of e.bikes,so,until this situation improves i realy cant see a future for e.bikes outside the larger cities.My humble first e.bike is powered by SLA batteries which i have just renewed for £65 which is ok,but the newer generation of batteries run into 100s of £s,these sort of prices will keep my car and scooter ticking over for a while on the sort of milages i do.All this is a great shame,because i enjoyed cycling when i was younger but now i am older i enjoy e.biking even more,get battery prices down and more dealers and i think there will be an explosion in e.bike ownership.

 

[jerrysimon]

Although ebike batteries are expensive, one year of ownership and use of a car would make a battery seem cheap!

Regards

Jerry

 

[Deleted member 4366]

There should be nothing you need from a dealer in the way of servicing if you already know how to fix a normal bike. In the rare event that something does go wrong with the electrics, you'll probably get more help from this forum that a deal - plus, it won't cost so much. Most batteries can be purchased on-line cheaper than a local dealer, You only have to slot them in. What more do you want.

BTW I work in Shrewsbury, so if you get stuck with anything, you can send me a PM and I'll come and have a look.

 

[cwah]

I've been e-biking since 2 months now.

Since then, I haven't spent any more money on public transport. Saved already £200 in 2 months only

 

[avronb]

Thanks for the offer d8,hope i dont have to take you up on it,nice of you to offer anyway.
You say send me a ''PM'',does that mean post mail?,feel a bit daft asking this question.
Brian.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Thanks for the offer d8,hope i dont have to take you up on it,nice of you to offer anyway.
You say send me a ''PM'',does that mean post mail?,feel a bit daft asking this question.
Brian.

You need to be logged in. Then click on my name in any posting in this forum and the select "Private Message" (PM) to send me a message that doesn't get shown to everybody else.

I just sent you one so that you can see how it works. When logged on, if you look at the top right, theres a little grey "notifications" box that'll tell you that you've got a1 new private message.