Started this new thread because the other BEBA thread is getting longish and I don`t want it lost amongst that.
First of all can I just say that I`m in general in favour of an organisation that will look after my and other e bikers rights and make buying an e bike a safer more pleasurable experience.
Concerns.
Will the BEBA actually have teeth? or be like so many organisations that are there on an advisory basis asking dealers who haven`t quite come up to spec to pull their fingers out or will they actually be able to step in and take control of a dispute with maybe a central pool of money and resource to take over when things go wrong? If you look at some of the major players in things like domestic power etc they never seem to be able to get the public the right deal and just seem to sit on the sidelines without being able to really bring down the cosh.
Concerns
I, like so many other e bikers dipped my toe into electric cycling with the purchase of (so called) economy cheap end of the market E bikes. Frowned on by the established suppliers these companies do provide a point in the trade where we can try out and decide if it is for us or not. I did just that and have no doubt now that i have discovered just how enjoyable E biking is that one day I will almost certainly purchase a more expensive bike from a BEBA dealer (possibly Wisper) but would I have got that far if I had to make a pretty hefty outlay to start with??? maybe not, and that could mean the big players missing out on my future business and shooting themselves in the foot. Is the forming of this organisation based around controlling what is on the market and pushing us towards the cartel??? where we will be forced more or less to pay the going rate or stay out of the water?
(reminds me, I must send an E mail to jim at alien to ascertain if they are BEBA members) which actually is a good point because there we have entry level bikes of generally great value with good back up. Will £500 bikes like them be pushed out of the market?
Let me just say that after running a business for 30 some years I understand fully how the market leaders and innovators would want/need to protect their position and thats fine just as long as it doesn`t take away the choice from the man/woman in the street.
This post is not put up to stir up trouble or feelings but is a genuine concern when anything as life changing as BEBA appears on the horizon. I`m not foolish enough to think that the forming of BEBA isn`t linked to securing a more stable future or turnover for it`s members and I understand that just as long as the buying public are still left with choice and not pushed out onto the edges if they don`t conform and be made to feel like the underdogs.
Posted completely with an open mind and with no malice what so ever and inviting comments from BEBA and E bikers alike
Regards
Dave
First of all can I just say that I`m in general in favour of an organisation that will look after my and other e bikers rights and make buying an e bike a safer more pleasurable experience.
Concerns.
Will the BEBA actually have teeth? or be like so many organisations that are there on an advisory basis asking dealers who haven`t quite come up to spec to pull their fingers out or will they actually be able to step in and take control of a dispute with maybe a central pool of money and resource to take over when things go wrong? If you look at some of the major players in things like domestic power etc they never seem to be able to get the public the right deal and just seem to sit on the sidelines without being able to really bring down the cosh.
Concerns
I, like so many other e bikers dipped my toe into electric cycling with the purchase of (so called) economy cheap end of the market E bikes. Frowned on by the established suppliers these companies do provide a point in the trade where we can try out and decide if it is for us or not. I did just that and have no doubt now that i have discovered just how enjoyable E biking is that one day I will almost certainly purchase a more expensive bike from a BEBA dealer (possibly Wisper) but would I have got that far if I had to make a pretty hefty outlay to start with??? maybe not, and that could mean the big players missing out on my future business and shooting themselves in the foot. Is the forming of this organisation based around controlling what is on the market and pushing us towards the cartel??? where we will be forced more or less to pay the going rate or stay out of the water?
(reminds me, I must send an E mail to jim at alien to ascertain if they are BEBA members) which actually is a good point because there we have entry level bikes of generally great value with good back up. Will £500 bikes like them be pushed out of the market?
Let me just say that after running a business for 30 some years I understand fully how the market leaders and innovators would want/need to protect their position and thats fine just as long as it doesn`t take away the choice from the man/woman in the street.
This post is not put up to stir up trouble or feelings but is a genuine concern when anything as life changing as BEBA appears on the horizon. I`m not foolish enough to think that the forming of BEBA isn`t linked to securing a more stable future or turnover for it`s members and I understand that just as long as the buying public are still left with choice and not pushed out onto the edges if they don`t conform and be made to feel like the underdogs.
Posted completely with an open mind and with no malice what so ever and inviting comments from BEBA and E bikers alike
Regards
Dave