cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/19380579

Cyclists blame “utterly ridiculous bike prices” for brands’ ongoing struggles, after Giant’s sales slashed again; Visma–Lease a Bike’s cursed 2024 continues; Devastated Arsenal fan turns to… Lance Armstrong; Bargain hunting + more on the live blog

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I can believe that.

I hadn’t bought a bike for years, and a few years ago managed to pick up a cheap second hand bike for £60. It wasn’t a bad bike, but obviously nothing special. After the lockdowns, when every man and his dog seemed to take up cycling, I looked at getting a cheap new bike. The cheapest ones I could find were a few hundred pounds.

I looked at ebikes earlier this year, and the magazines and websites reviewing the cheap bikes were setting a minimum price of £1500 to avoid the cheaply made junk. Even second hand bikes were going for £800+

To put this in perspective, I can get a second hand motorbike for the same price range, and a car for around £1000. Obviously these are not going to be the best motorbikes or cars on the road, but they run, and will last for at least a few years.

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I wonder if ebay ebike conversion kits are still a thing. Did mine 15 years ago with an electric front wheel and it’s still going today.

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I did one a few years back to my mountain bike…mid drive motor driving the rear wheel. It was a nice little project.

Bafang make the kits and it had lots of power…I could cruise with throttle only at 40kph!

I sold it to fund a motorbike in the end.

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