I got my Panasonic electric bike back from Osaka a few days ago and the price for replacing a few spokes in the rear wheel was more than $100.00!!
They used aluminum for the spokes...I guess they thought they would save money over stainless steel!
They had estimated about $50-60 for the repair, so I was most unhappy. I don't speak much Nihongo (Japanese) so I just glared at the guy who made the estimate until he lowered the price some, but it was still a big gyp.
The rear tire is about worn out and I thought they might replace that for me as part of the 50-60 that was estimated, but nothing was done about that, either. On top of all that, the battery is suddenly pretty bad and I will have to replace it at a cost of about $160.00, AND I will have to wait about a month for the new battery.
I guess I can be glad all this is happening in the winter so that I don't lose precious cycling time ion the spring, summer, and fall....
I am surely getting interesting in a gas powered bike like Cruiser's!
They used aluminum for the spokes...I guess they thought they would save money over stainless steel!
They had estimated about $50-60 for the repair, so I was most unhappy. I don't speak much Nihongo (Japanese) so I just glared at the guy who made the estimate until he lowered the price some, but it was still a big gyp.
The rear tire is about worn out and I thought they might replace that for me as part of the 50-60 that was estimated, but nothing was done about that, either. On top of all that, the battery is suddenly pretty bad and I will have to replace it at a cost of about $160.00, AND I will have to wait about a month for the new battery.
I guess I can be glad all this is happening in the winter so that I don't lose precious cycling time ion the spring, summer, and fall....
I am surely getting interesting in a gas powered bike like Cruiser's!