E-bike sales / presentation

[Ringwraith917]

I'm just curious if any stores at all have sold any of the $1,400 / $1,500 ebike?. They sent us the wrong one a couple months ago and it just went to Salvage today. $1,400 to $419 and still nobody wanted it. What's your experience?

Follow up question: are we really supposed to put a $1,500 bike out in a plain brown box? At least the wrong one had a good picture on the side of it. I am not in a "build" store for the e-bike trial

 

[dannyy315]

We couldn’t even sell them when they went 70% off after Christmas. I think people are concerned about the batteries, which could actually be dangerous.

 

[MrT]

We sold the one we got. It was a nice looking box so maybe we got a different one in too idk. We have not received another since then.

 

[Mikuhl]

No one wants them because the US is built for cars. They could possibly sell in walkable cities but they barely exist.

 

[dannyy315]

No one wants them because the US is built for cars. They could possibly sell in walkable cities but they barely exist.

My store is in a city with a bike lane on every road and they didn't sell.

 

[redeye58]

Same.

 

[Black Sheep 214]

Riding one of those in the big city here would be just begging to get bike jacked.🙁😡

 

[Ringwraith917]

Why was the e-bike not amongst the bikes with price cuts? SMH. Still haven't sold one

 

[MrT]

Why was the e-bike not amongst the bikes with price cuts? SMH. Still haven't sold one

We aren't even allowed to put it on the floor anymore so idk how we could even sell one tbh

 

[Ringwraith917]

Another season of no e-bike sales. Guess who got just got another model of e-bike to occupy shelf space?

The new Schwinn Ranger models have a new gear shifting system which is very nice, IMO. I'm not actually an expert, I just build bikes for Target. But I can tell it's better. Also, the tires are wider.

 

[Captain Orca]

Interesting topic. A few years ago I saw a guy park an elaborate Ebike in the strip mall lot that had a Harbor Freight store. The guy worked there. Bike was not chained to a pole or locked and secured. I was in the store getting some batteries and mentioned to the guy about security. He said he had a tracker under the seat and he could follow it on his phone. No words can describe how stupid he was. Anyone reasonably strong could have pitched it into the back of a big SUV or pick-up.

 

[Puckpsyd]

I bought one of the e-bikes at 70% off. Ended up being 250. Very reasonable price even if it didn't have pedal assist. But with it? SOO MUCH FUN!!

The only shame is that it's range is 15miles. It's really very enjoyable.

 

[Captain Orca]

How long do they take to charge to 100% from 25%? How are they on hills? It's not the speed but the torque.