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by tonyedgecombe 3109 days ago
I wonder how e-bikes are going to fit into all this, although I'm happy with mine the buying experience was awful.
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What do you mean by this?
Where I live, there is an e-bike shop and the owner has the requisite opinions on "green living" and "sustainability" but knows FA about bikes.
From what I've seen the E-bikes have their own 'dealer network' independent of regular pedal bike shops. There used to be one next door but they moved a while ago, think the rent was getting too high since they've been steadily improving the neighborhood.
Quite a few of the shops in my area are stocking them but they all seem to be holding their nose when they talk about them.
Most of the large traditional manufacturers are into ebikes now and although a LBS might only have 0-2 in stock, they can all get you one within a week or so.
They're rather expensive to stock. 2x to 4x the price of a regular bike.