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A few people have asked for recommendations, and I just spent months researching ebikes to buy. Cheap and cheerful: Priority Current. Mid hub, internally-geare
by local_crmdgeon 3y ago
A few people have asked for recommendations, and I just spent months researching ebikes to buy.
Cheap and cheerful: Priority Current. Mid hub, internally-geared rear hub, upright position, cheap. Can get from Costco on fat discount for $2,600. Not a cargo bike, but amazing to go to the shops.
Longer-term: Specialized Globe Haul. I feel the same way about it as I do my pickup truck - it can go anywhere, do anything, and seems incredibly happy to either cruise around town or eat shit for hours. I absolutely adore it and cannot recommend it enough. It also has a big dealer network, something you don't get with the DTC boys. A steal at $3,500, but you can almost certainly get it for less at your LBS
- hurryer 3y agoLooking at both of them, they look very heavy (not considering the motor and battery). And the gearing seems limited. Are they actually usable in non-electric mode?
- local_crmdgeon 3y agoYes, both of them are. The Current in particular rides very normally when the battery is dead. The Haul rides fine, but like a fat tire bike that weights 90#. If you want light + power + midhubed, you're going to spend a LOT of money. That's Riese and Mueller territory