Halfords Ebikes

[DEFENDER01]

I see Halfords are getting more into Ebikes now.
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bik...71018|cgn:March2016_2017|kw:WK51CyclingEbikes
Not been in store to see how many they actually stock.

 

[welsh dragon]

They sell 68 apparently, but some of them will be delivered by other ebike sellers such as ebikes direct. They sell quite a few makes by the looks of it. Ebikes are becoming more and more popular. The Carerra looks nice.

 

[keithmac]

The Crossfire has had problems, think it's mosly due to the battery moving slighly causing the motor to shut down.

 

[Pale Rider]

Five or six ebikes in Halfords in Durham last Sunday.

Evans now lists about 150 ebikes on their website, although I think very few shops have more than one or two.

https://www.evanscycles.com/bikes/electric-bikes_c

 

[KnackeredBike]

I am not the target market but they seem a bit bloody expensive for a battery and wee motor in the wheel. I can't imagine the cost price of those parts being much more than £200.

 

[DEFENDER01]

I am not the target market but they seem a bit bloody expensive for a battery and wee motor in the wheel. I can't imagine the cost price of those parts being much more than £200.

Yes Ebikes can be expensive depending as to which one you go for but that's the same with everything i guess
I was lucky to find one that would cost around / £800.00 +for a hundred which had only done 8 miles.
We need lidl / Morrisons to to start selling and get a price war started.

 

[NorthernDave]

I am not the target market but they seem a bit bloody expensive for a battery and wee motor in the wheel. I can't imagine the cost price of those parts being much more than £200.

I don't disagree - but if you think Halfords e-bikes are expensive you should see how much Trek want for a Supercommuter+

 

[DEFENDER01]

I don't disagree - but if you think Halfords e-bikes are expensive you should see how much Trek want for a Supercommuter+

Which to me doesn't even look nice.

 

[KnackeredBike]

Which to me doesn't even look nice.

Apart from the battery it looks ugly to me because of the chain appearing to be derailed at the front.

 

[Firestorm]

Yes Ebikes can be expensive depending as to which one you go for but that's the same with everything i guess
I was lucky to find one that would cost around / £800.00 +for a hundred which had only done 8 miles.
We need lidl / Morrisons to to start selling and get a price war started.

nearly bought one from Aldi in Belgium last yeat, If there had been room on the bike rack we would have

 

[MarkF]

I don't disagree - but if you think Halfords e-bikes are expensive you should see how much Trek want for a Supercommuter+

Goodbye, car?

Yes indeed that's what I did for my commute and bought an electric bike. I quickly sold it and bought a Suzuki Van Van. I do read this thread with interest and ideally, I'd like a good looking electric bike as a commuter, but the purchase costs and residual values are years away from making any sense to me. Not when it's far cheaper to own a much more useful machine, that Trek costs 3 times what my motorbike did and I'll lose maybe £200 in 3 years time.........

 

[NorthernDave]

Goodbye, car?

Yes indeed that's what I did for my commute and bought an electric bike. I quickly sold it and bought a Suzuki Van Van. I do read this thread with interest and ideally, I'd like a good looking electric bike as a commuter, but the purchase costs and residual values are years away from making any sense to me. Not when it's far cheaper to own a much more useful machine, that Trek costs 3 times what my motorbike did and I'll lose maybe £200 in 3 years time.........

I like the look of the Trek, but you have to question who the target audience is at £3,800 for the 'basic' model. It doesn't make any sense to me no matter which way I look at it.

 

[screenman]

I am not the target market but they seem a bit bloody expensive for a battery and wee motor in the wheel. I can't imagine the cost price of those parts being much more than £200.

The idea is to make a profit to pay wages etc.

 

[mustang1]

The idea is to make a profit to pay wages etc.

I'm going to the Honda dealer before i go to trek for that e-bike.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

I like the look of the Trek, but you have to question who the target audience is at £3,800 for the 'basic' model. It doesn't make any sense to me no matter which way I look at it.

The Trek uses the Bosch mid-drive which, along with the Shimano near-equivalent steps are a massively different prospect to the hub-drive systems on cheaper bikes. In performance, quality and longevity, and in battery life

Imagine if you'd never driven or ridden in a car before, then you got in a Reliant Robin you'd think "wow, this flies, it's great" - that's the hub motor. Then climb in a BMW - that's the mid-drive

I had the pleasure of a quick blast on the new Diamondback Ranger 3.0 today at our ebike demo day. At £4250 it ain't cheap but it is a well specced full susser capable of some serious off road work. I can't justify to cost to myself but still I would love one