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electric bike

  • 14-06-2011 8:18am
    #1
    hohojojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭


    hey there i am not sure if this is the right section but i am lookin to get my mam an electric bike and i have done a good bit of looking but they all seem to be very expensive i was just wondering if anyone knew of somewere a bit more reasonable to buy them i know you can get them from amazon for 650 but i'd prefer to buy one here


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  • #2
    Highway_To_Hell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭Highway_To_Hell


    I dont know if it will help but when I was passing Green Machines in Terenure I noticed that they are relocating and are advertising that everything must go at reduced prices. might be worth a checkout.


  • #3
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,754 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    I don't know much about green bikes. Although I can recommend green machines in Terenure as I've done business with the family for years - they have a converted Fiat van running on the electricity, that I want to try out...

    Also, punctuation is a wonderful invention...


  • #4
    Holyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Holyboy


    Its really not worth buying a cheap electric bike,it is after all just a cheap bike with a motor attached to it! If you want something that will actually last and work too you should be looking to spend 1500,it is alot of money but if you invest you will get many years of trouble free assisted cycling instead of something that weighs a ton and needs constant repair.


  • #5
    hohojojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭hohojojo


    i have been looking and as far as i can see even the expensive bike are jsut cheap bikes its just the motor is a bit neater but i have been looking at the motors to and as far as i can see they are ok it is just the batteries that are rubbish hence the low distance like very few company are even using litium most are using nikel or lead acid


  • #6
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    There's a heavily discounted one here:
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=55968


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  • #7
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    There's a place just off Pearse Street, http://www.electricbicycles.ie/ Not sure how they compare in prices though.


  • #8
    Holyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Holyboy


    hohojojo wrote: »
    i have been looking and as far as i can see even the expensive bike are jsut cheap bikes its just the motor is a bit neater but i have been looking at the motors to and as far as i can see they are ok it is just the batteries that are rubbish hence the low distance like very few company are even using litium most are using nikel or lead acid

    Have a look at the giant range,im sure there are lots of other good ones out there but they are the best ive come across in the last few years.


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