halfords ebikes seem to have had a price hike?

[it is i footpump]

was in my local halfords to see if any deals were going on ,looking at the ebikes there seems to have been a price hike.

the Carrera ebikes seem to be £1250 down to £1000 the folder was £600 last year now £750.

the carrare with 3 levels of assist was £850 now £950

 

[Gubbins]

I went in and wasn't too impressed. One of their bikes had the active line motor described as Bosch top of the line motor..
I suppose I have been spoiled by all the high tech stuff I have seen elsewhere..

 

[flecc]

there seems to have been a price hike.

To offset the Black Friday discounts perhaps?

Gotta do something to keep the shareholders happy!
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[Michael Love]

They went ip in price around end of July, then some of them were discounted.

 

[kangooroo]

Probably so they can be discounted to boost Christmas sales.

 

[MikeS]

Yes I think that's right - they have to be selling them at a certain price for 3 months I think before they can describe any lower price as a sale price. I paid £1250 for my carrera e back in the summer,
If the bike being referred to above as having the active line Bosch is the Crossfuse e then I can confirm that it really does have the Active Line PLUS motor and not the basic active line that their website and other blurb says.
Mike

 

[robgul]

Price hikes are probably to do with a import duty increases on Chinese e-bikes - all part of anti-dumping legislation from the EU

Rob

 

[JPGiant]

Probably gone up in price to pay for all the crossfire returns!

 

[Michael Love]

Ya Ynow, if I knew then what I know now, I would have lived with the crossfire cutouts.
The crossfire, for a couple hundred quid more gave me:
Hydraulic disk brakes
Lcd screen
Larger battery
Less prone to rusting.
More powerful motor
Torque sensor.

Pity Halfords never want to see my face again

 

[Andy McNish]

I went in and wasn't too impressed. One of their bikes had the active line motor described as Bosch top of the line motor..
I suppose I have been spoiled by all the high tech stuff I have seen elsewhere..

To be fair if it's the Active Line Plus 3rd Gen they can get away with calling it the best provided it's on a tourer rather than a MTB.