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[flecc]

Actually, I think, £945 for a month or so. I haven't yet seen any new figure mentioned. The site still shows cost as £995. Maybe I missed something.

Mark of Cytronex did announce in here recently that the new ones coming through will be going up in price since Trek have increased the bike's price quite a lot, in line with most manufacturers recently. Changes in exchange rates have led to increases in many Chinese prices.
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[Barnowl]

I am not sure the credit crunch helps, I know you can often make a case for a long term saving, but they are not inexpensive pieces of kit for most people.

Couldn't agree more - especially when ongoing battery repacement is taken into account. But then electric bikes are a bit of a niche market and not really suitable for most people. Most people I suspect are to too scared to even go out on the road on two wheels. Cost doesn't even come into it.

It only really, seriously, costs out if you drop the car and many of us can't sensibly do that. It may also cost out if you can drop 40% or more of the cost with the cycle to work scheme or save on daily car parking charges or congestion charges. Very much depends on your personal circumstances and where you live. I gave up on trying to justify the cost in a given time frame and just decided cycling gives me pleasure, gets me to work easier, and probably saves a bit of money - but struggling up hills puts me off. There's a lot of people wasting far more money elsewhere for a much poorer return.

 

[Mussels]

Couldn't agree more - especially when ongoing battery repacement is taken into account. But then electric bikes are a bit of a niche market and not really suitable for most people. Most people I suspect are to too scared to even go out on the road on two wheels. Cost doesn't even come into it.

Whilst there is a sweet spot that cycling infrastructure has got much better but not many people use it I will take full advantage, when the roads are full of cyclists my progress may get so slow that it isn't viable anymore.

It only really, seriously, costs out if you drop the car and many of us can't sensibly do that. It may also cost out if you can drop 40% or more of the cost with the cycle to work scheme or save on daily car parking charges or congestion charges. Very much depends on your personal circumstances and where you live.

I find in London that the cost is much easier to justify, I live about 18 miles from work and it costs me about £2000 pa on public transport for a journey that is just as quick on a pedelec. Even though I underestimated the costs of cycling by about 25% it is still worthwhile, not least because of the better mood I arrive home in.

 

[Mattyduk]

I am not sure the credit crunch helps, I know you can often make a case for a long term saving, but they are not inexpensive pieces of kit for most people.

what I actually meant was it's surprising that in these financially challenging times that as a company, they haven't got an income for the next 3 months because they haven't got any stock.

 

[Barnowl]

what I actually meant was it's surprising that in these financially challenging times that as a company, they haven't got an income for the next 3 months because they haven't got any stock.

They also sell dental stuff on a sister site. Bought a good electric toothbrush from them this week . Strangely enough it came up as the lowest cost on a search!

 

[flecc]

They also sell dental stuff on a sister site. Bought a good electric toothbrush from them this week . Strangely enough it came up as the lowest cost on a search!

That'd be useful for cleaning between the spokes.
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[Barnowl]

That'd be useful for cleaning between the spokes.
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Yes, twice a day doctor. Nothing abnormal about that is there?