Are these any good?

Posted by Cucasmasher@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 7 comments

Saw this pop up and I’m interested, if these aren’t any good what is a good brand the offers parts/support and the same style?

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Is it good? Maybe. Depends on what you are looking for. I personally bought a cheap China bike because it was budget friendly and I wanted to abuse it. If I had a 4k ebike I wouldn't take it the same places I take this guy.

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precocious_necrosis@reddit

No.

They're useless as bicycles (can't be pedaled any distance at all) and are too lightly built to be used as emotos. They're also not legal to ride on any trails, but are not capable of riding on the street with cars.

If you want an emoto, get an emoto. If you want an ebike, get a bike that's electrified. These things are the worst of both worlds and have no place in the market.

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azlilc480@reddit

I suggest looking at macfox,super 73, zooz and freego

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band-of-horses@reddit

Good how? That style is sold by dozens of brands, most of which are just some guy labeling an off the shelf bike from China. People like 'em, they're cheap, but they're cheap because they're made cheap with lower quality parts and no real company behind them ("Kingbull" may or may not exist in a year). The good news is because these are ubiquitous and use off the shelf cheap parts, you can generally find replacement parts easy though it can be a long wait for shipping from China. The frames are a bit of a weak spot though, if they crack or a low quality weld breaks it's basically scrap at that point. Don't do any jumps or anything...

If you want a cheap little emoto to run around on sure, there are any number of "brands" selling the same bike for about the same price. They work well enough, just don't expect it to last a long time or have any useful warranty if something goes wrong. At that price point any ebike is a bit of a gamble in terms of reliability, some people get a lemon and some people get a bike that works great for years.

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