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To: Red Badger

$4,899

WHAT?!?!


3 posted on 01/19/2022 11:01:01 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: V_TWIN

Oh, that’s about average for electric bikes.
Them’s ain’t cheap.


15 posted on 01/19/2022 11:17:17 AM PST by RandallFlagg ("Okay. As long as the paperwork is clean, you boys can do what you like out there." -Fifi)
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To: V_TWIN

“WHAT?!?!”


(Note: I am a sucker for technical things and I do like bicycles*)

Bicycles can be very expensive these days.

Very technical.

Six years ago I was driving in my smallish town and stopped at a stoplight behind a $20,000 Ford Focus with three interesting bicycles (all alike except for colors) on a hitch mounted bike rack...I wrote down the name on the frame (not that I can recall it now...).

After a quick web search the three bicycles were $15,000 each without a ‘gruppo’ - meaning gears, crank, brakes etc. That $20,000 car had $60,000 of bicycles on it’s hitch.

The son of my neighbor (he takes care of his mother after his father/her husband died of ALS) has an electric bicycle - I’m sure it was $3,000. It get’s around well.

*I’ve done ALOT of cycling (I pretty much HATE bicyclists these days due to their arrogance) and have five 100+ miles days. My bicycle, though 30 years old is quite valuable for it’s 1st gen. Delta brakes and other very rare bits...

5 grand is nothing when it comes to bicycles — especially electric bicycles...

Best to you in ‘22 FRiend.


18 posted on 01/19/2022 11:22:06 AM PST by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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$5000 is a mid range MTB.

I mean yes, there are better ways to spend money but for a mountain bike this doesn’t even raise an eyebrow.


36 posted on 01/19/2022 12:17:01 PM PST by Celerity
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