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Post by desertbikes on Jan 13, 2020 22:28:58 GMT -7
This just barely qualifies as a bike, however, were I still a city dweller relying on the city transit system, this would be a great option. That's assuming everything I needed to carry would fit in a backpack. At just over $300 it's cheaper than many collapsible bike without a motor!
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Post by lurker on Jan 14, 2020 2:29:11 GMT -7
interesting, if they had these in the store i would definitely give them a look.
they list 2 others at $399. both marked down from 700+, and a couple in the $799 range marked down from 1499, and i think what's happening is we're beginning to see competition and market saturation driving prices down at the higher price ranges. i'm hoping this trend continues,.
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Post by desertbikes on Jan 14, 2020 10:28:42 GMT -7
The others are mostly other vendors. Only buy from Walmart on the wally website or risk buying a screw job, and not in a good way.
But, yeah, these are all Chinese imports so at some point someone will buy a slug (100 or more) & accept a 20% profit. The margins are usually outrageous on "green" products. If you look at the Alibaba website - not Aliexpress - you can pick your most desireable bike configuration, request a quotation FOB mainland Red Chine. Some will give shipping quotes. Regardless, you'll see what I mean about the profit margins. If you're Walmart, & going though third party vendors, you also have to pad the price for loss-probability. i.e. stupid people & bad/poor performing lipo batteries.
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Post by genericmember on Jan 15, 2020 7:32:57 GMT -7
I saw one very similar for $1000 outside a local bike shop.
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Post by lurker on Jan 15, 2020 12:13:30 GMT -7
I saw one very similar for $1000 outside a local bike shop. yes, that's the thing. as troublesome as capitalism can be, there are benefits. as the tech becomes more available, prices will drop. every time i see the title, i think "doohickey". well, whatchamacallit to you, too!
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Post by desertbikes on Jan 15, 2020 19:08:10 GMT -7
Chinese chosen names are often odd. Do-Hike, as in if you buy this you will Do (some) Hiking - cuz it don't work  |
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Post by lurker on Jan 16, 2020 16:56:02 GMT -7
Chinese chosen names are often odd. Do-Hike, as in if you buy this you will Do (some) Hiking - cuz it don't work i'm hoping that's not what they were thinking. i'm actually tempted to order up one of these for the LOTH, who has not ridden her huffy ONCE since it got home. maybe a hub motor would make more sense? if i do, there will be a review. we'll see. |
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Post by desertbikes on Jan 16, 2020 19:33:43 GMT -7
Sounds like an outstanding plan! I was kidding about the name. Mostly...
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Post by lurker on Sept 13, 2021 9:06:47 GMT -7
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Post by desertbikes on Sept 14, 2021 7:46:37 GMT -7
Oh for the love of Guevara. Could they have come up with a gayer, more blatantly eco-absurd name to appeal to the save-the-planet crowd? The batteries components are mined in China by what amounts to slave labor & kills thousand each year (same with Ecars). Same with the frame, plus child labor with 12-14 hour works days. And finally, China is THE most polluting country on the planet. Not the US as Lefties would have you believe.
So, back to the name, an obvious reason it was chosen by Mrs Lurker. I guess Ecotric Peacedove sounded better than, ChildLabor EarthPoisoning Killmachine? Enjoy your CEK? OOh, lot of acronyms in those three letters :-}
WAIT! What I meant to say was, that sound great! Let us know how it works out!
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Post by lurker on Sept 14, 2021 11:33:46 GMT -7
yes, i understand. the peacedove is their low end offering, $699. i think minimizing the financial exposure is by far the most important criterion here. i've been leaning toward the hilltopper hub motor kit, which is $150 cheaper (use your own bike) and i suspect comes out of those exact same slave labor mines and factories, but i've been given my directive and i have 2 options: grow a set and pay the price, or go along and have some peace(dove).
since you mention Che, i'm going to go on a rant, feel free to edit or delete as you see fit.
the whole trend of western (and likely all of the others too) civilization is to exploit nature and each other, raping mother earth so to speak, for a little momentary advantage of ease and comfort. and i get it, we can't all (nor would we want to) live in grass shacks and harvest coconuts to live. but sometimes humanity (the vast majority of us) look like a cancerous growth on the face of the earth. this is partly why i doubt that aliens have been here, they'd have vaporized the planet if they'd seen what we are like.
keep a stiff (upper lip). and carry on, carrion.
sorry, not a good week, 2 friends (not close, thank goodness) have died this week of covid-19.
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Post by desertbikes on Sept 14, 2021 12:13:14 GMT -7
Sorry about the friends. Seriously. However, regarding the grass shacks & coconuts, add a fig tree & cannabis sativa & I'm sooo there dude!  |
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Post by lurker on Sept 23, 2021 8:15:05 GMT -7
peacedove ordered.
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Post by desertbikes on Sept 23, 2021 10:59:18 GMT -7
Good deal. I'm ordering the olivebranch stopchildhunger electric tricycle. I cry for mother earth & am just too weak to stay upright on only two wheels. It runs on love & butterflies...
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Post by lurker on Sept 23, 2021 16:46:11 GMT -7
 butterfly killer. be sure to post a review!
i was plannng to order a "sprinter", "horizon" or "summit" conversion kit from hilltopper. was overridden by SWMBO. may yet order one for violet. we'll see. need to up the limit on my credit card, it's $49 over.
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Post by lurker on Sept 24, 2021 11:41:14 GMT -7
they've shipped!
ok, not my first rodeo. UPS generated a tracking #.
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Post by desertbikes on Sept 24, 2021 18:41:39 GMT -7
Does it ship from within the US?
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Post by lurker on Sept 25, 2021 6:38:38 GMT -7
Does it ship from within the US? i'll check. i notice the link in the original "dohiker" post now goes nowhere, i guess WM doesn't sell them any more. |
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Post by desertbikes on Sept 25, 2021 9:53:37 GMT -7
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Post by lurker on Sept 25, 2021 15:36:59 GMT -7
shipped from whistler, al. via montgomery al. delivery expected by EOD tuesday.
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A bit warm. yes. Had to do another 2100 mile round trip on short notice. My back was/is in a real bad way & came home to a dead AC unit. Other than that its been just peachy!
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It's interfering with my bike & shooting time
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Great for some things. Vans are such a bitch to work on. But what car isn't anymore...
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butterfly killer. be sure to post a review!