Are ebikes "worth" it?

[QuarterMillionMan]

Good point James specifically on the element of rain. The year was 2018 when I got one of my first ebikes (possibly it was my 2nd ebike) in Tijuana it was pouring rain while riding my ebike it died instantly and I could never get it to restart which I'm almost positive the rain caused it to die. This was a $700 ebike at the time which I had to sell for parts for about $80. Ebikes are not reliable and has many components that could fail. The last 48V ebike that I sold for $80 prior to selling it, I took it to an ebike shop in Manhattan beach and the mechanic quoted $299 to diagnose it. I suspected it had a faulty battery which caused the ebike to die only later to restart again later because when it died the battery LEDs would not light up upon pushing the battery light. In this case the mechanic quoted $99 to diagnose just the battery. I thanked him for the quotes but politely declined and rather I chose to just sell it for parts for $80. This is why I chose cheap ebikes over an expensive one. I liken this to marriage vs being single and having 20 different beautiful Latinas to choose from. The last thing that I want is 1 expensive wife which I would be stuck with for life. If I don't like Varun, I can go with DYU, or AOVOPRO, or VIVI, etc.

[james.hendrickson]

Honestly QMM, I feel the same way about electric cars. I don't know how well they'll do in the cold and snow here in Oregon.

It sounds like your ebikes have died a couple of times...and M,y only thinking is...well...wouldn't it be better to buy a bike ONCE?

[QuarterMillionMan]

James, I would think that after a divorce you would have learned a valuable lesson but you still want that 1 expensive ebike, SMH (lol). I would never marry an expensive ebike. I rather go through 20 cheap ebikes than that 1 expensive ebike.

[james.hendrickson]

James, I would think that after a divorce you would have learned a valuable lesson but you still want that 1 expensive ebike, SMH (lol). I would never marry an expensive ebike. I rather go through 20 cheap ebikes than that 1 expensive ebike.

lolol. Well, that is certainly one perspetive QMM. I will say this, at least you're being pro-active and thinking about it. Most people don't even think ahead when they make transportation purchases. They just buy whatever has immediate appeal.