Just bought this used e-bike on fb marketplace… hopefully I didn’t get scammed.

Posted by Papirosie_@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 18 comments

Like I said just bought one of those used off Facebook marketplace. Have never really ridden bikes before this but figured what the hell. I bought it used for $850 and I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s probably a Chinese made bike. Have I been scammed? Will it last me a while? What do people with more experience think?

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Sk1rm1sh@reddit

Did they hand over an actual bike, or just that marketing photo?

If it was just the photo, you got ripped off pretty bad...

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Papirosie_@reddit (OP)

No I got the bike just used the photo they had on the website.

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Ok_Credit2691@reddit

This is the same Chineesium crap as Freesky and companies like that. A whole bunch of the cheapest and lowest quality parts haphazardly slapped together in a poor country and shipped to the US. Very shortly you'll find out about the very serious lack of design thought and horrendous quality of parts. Your suspension bushings will fail after 500 miles. Your brake pads will be gone after 300. Your tires will also be bald after 500. You're either going to learn to build bikes, or your fun will be over as soon as it starts.

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Specific_Lawyer9697@reddit

So basic maintenance that needs to be done on all bikes? lol. OP will be getting nicer parts as they need to be replaced with time. He should be fine. I thought the bike was going to get shipped to him because of the picture he used but he has it on his hands so all good.

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Ok_Credit2691@reddit

Basic maintenance that shouldn't have to be done nearly that often, aside from the suspension bushings. Nylon crap, once they've disintegrated good luck finding any replacements at all. Nobody makes them, so unless you plan on custom designing ball bearing suspension you have a useless pile of dangerous junk that rattles down the road.

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Papirosie_@reddit (OP)

I mean I watched some YouTube videos. It rides super fun but now I just hope it’s last a while.

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c0rtec@reddit

Shit’s gon’ be fine. Whatchu trippin’ for?

Aight?!

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Where are your products manufactured?

Yoto ebikes are manufactured in factories in Vietnam, Bangladesh, China and Poland. But we ship from two overseas warehouses in California and North Carolina, USA.

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