OK - fed up with seldom used ebike

[gizmo1994]

Blimey! That Decathlon long tail retails at 2799€ here in France. That is about £1000 less than it sells for in the UK. We have been seriously toying with the idea of getting one. Especially as the government are currently funding up to 2000€ or 40% of the purchase price on cargo bikes.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Blimey! That Decathlon long tail retails at 2799€ here in France. That is about £1000 less than it sells for in the UK. We have been seriously toying with the idea of getting one. Especially as the government are currently funding up to 2000€ or 40% of the purchase price on cargo bikes.

I thought it was definitely overpriced, perhaps so they can offer it at a “ sale “ price further down the road.

 

[bonzobanana]

Blimey! That Decathlon long tail retails at 2799€ here in France. That is about £1000 less than it sells for in the UK. We have been seriously toying with the idea of getting one. Especially as the government are currently funding up to 2000€ or 40% of the purchase price on cargo bikes.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to buy an Asian product imported into France and then resold over to the UK. Much better to buy from a UK importer or from a Asian seller. The free trade agreement excludes imported products like this and you still have tariffs in play which now go to the UK exchequer rather than EU. So the value of Decathlon products has declined quite a lot. Probably worth a trip to France and buy one there and try to ride it back with a ferry crossing, perhaps grunge it up a bit unless that is not possible anymore for some reason.