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Boosted board owner here, I did a market research survey a while back asking me about my opinion on electric skateboards, scooters, bikes etc. Pure speculation
by mastermojo 9y ago
Boosted board owner here, I did a market research survey a while back asking me about my opinion on electric skateboards, scooters, bikes etc. Pure speculation here, but there's a chance they go into bikes. Bikes are a much bigger market segment than longboards.
- brianwawok 9y agoe-bikes feel pretty saturated right now. You can get very pricey made in america brands, or very cheap made in China brands. What is there niche?
- thrownblown 9y agoI thought the fixie scene was saturated in 2007.
- komali2 9y agoMid-level pricing America brands manufactured in Mexico?
- morganw 9y ago> very pricey made in america brands, or very cheap made in China brands Trek, Specialized and Cannondale all manufacture in China. Waterford and Vanilla don't make electric bikes. Even Stromer, with $10k bikes, only does final assembly in Switzerland with Chinese components. Maybe you meant that historically-North American-branded expensive e-bikes (with in person support at local bike shops) vs. came-out-of nowhere brands with poor support and great prices? [Schwinn, Cannondale, GT & more are owned by Chinese conglomerates] The middle path seems to be smaller North American aggregators/assemblers that sell direct or to bike shops that aren't tied to big-Co. exclusives (if thou wants to carry Specialized, thou shalt not carry XYZ) such as Rad Power and Juiced.
- mastermojo 9y agoI mean I personally feel like there is a brand vacuum. There isn't really a 'Tesla' of e-bikes right now. And something like 30-40% of Dutch people bike, so it definitely doesn't have to be niche.