I've checked these out and the components are all known brands.
Ignore SportsHQ specs they're wrong.
Shimano gears, Kenda tyre's, 10ah Zhenlong batteries on both folder and power plus, champion double skinned alloy wheels with ss spokes, all alloy frame, full alloy mudguards on folder, Wuxing brake levers and brushless hub.12months warranty, spares backup, pedal assist or tag, 23kg etc etc.
Many of these component are shared with well known conversion kits and branded ebikes.
They're cheap but better value than a conversion kit in my opinion.
What can go wrong that can't be fixed.
Tony
Well you have the folder and I have the MTB. My wife is over the moon at the value (shame we didn`t wait a week and get the 20% off
I`m building a Alien kit bike at present on my Evans MTB. I see a very close comparison with a lot of the gear on the bikes I have.
OK! I`m pretty handy and have been an engineer all my life, I can`t look inside the hub(well I could I suppose but don`t need to at the moment)but I have to agree that what I`m seeing is not poor quality. As I said, I can`t speak for the hub motor but to be honest now that I`ve been working on bikes for a few months then nothing much frightens me. (BTW the Alien conversion should not be taken on by anyone that isn`t a bit engineering minded to do a good solid job) but it is half again as much as the Cyclamatics so for a bit of fun and experience I think I might push the button on the folder
My take on the reason that reasonably priced E bikes fill people with fear is that in general (apart from people like Flecc) they are an unknown entity and that is the worry for anyone that is joe public. For me (who can easily afford what I want) I just find so much pleasure in making things do what I want them to and the day to day maintenance that might be required with a cheaper bit of kit(be it a bike or anything) is what turns me on and if I make a big mistake then I learn from it, find a way of fixing it and get more pleasure again( sounds like a death wish) but what ever turns you on. I see the point that if you aren`t mechanically minded or need a realiable commuter bike then this would have to be a fun hobby purchase as a spare or passtime.
Thanks for posting because if we don`t know whats out their then we all can`t make our choice. Doesn`t say that we will all go out and spend our money but a few months down the line if you are prepared to post on here as you get more use out of the Cyclamatic I will do the same.
Finally, I don`t suppose for one moment that there is a massive backup of parts for these(maybe at the moment but not in the future) but the only back up I need is would be the hub and controller and I`ve been making contact with other users of E bikes(not on this forum) and I think it`s going to be like some of my amateur radio equipment where we take great pride in getting contacts on the other side of the world from a £20 rig where others are spending £2-3K to do the same job( I have those expensive rigs but they can be boring)
Send me a PM with your e mail details and we can compare notes as the miles pass by
You can lead a horse to water but you can`t make it drink
Dave
