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Kalkhoff is well known and I enjoyed working on them because they use quality, standard pieces, everything is strong and well designed without any fancy custom
by aziaziazi 2y ago
Kalkhoff is well known and I enjoyed working on them because they use quality, standard pieces, everything is strong and well designed without any fancy custom made parts. Lowest prices around 1500€ and you definitely shouldn’t by a bike cheaper than that. By the way avoid startups that create the “revolutionary IOT magic bike“ most of them are fantastic in marketing but a pain to maintain.
That being said, the most reliable bike is a bike without motor. You get ~3x the quality of an e bike for the same price (because 2/3 of an ebike price is the battery/motor).
- criddell 2y agoUnfortunately, they won't ship to the US. I mentioned Trek because that's what Wired recommends. Specifically the Trek FX+ 2 which is something like $2500 which seems fair. Does Trek have an okay reputation? There are 5 bike shops selling and servicing Trek in my city so that's why I was leaning towards them.
- aziaziazi 2y agoTrek has a good reputation and the FX+ 2 seems very nice although i did’t find the exact specs on the composants used (!). If you’re in a wet state check carefully the sealing around the motor and the one between the battery and the frame. When the falls rains come many bikes stop working. The ones with wide joints covering and without much motor aeration tends to handle better.