Gas or Electric?

[mojoman288]

Well, I wanted a gasbike, couldnt get one(Ohio's ridiculous laws) I was gonna get a scooter, no good deals yet, what about an electric bike? Which is better in terms of....

Long term expense
(reliabilty. cheap to operate,etc)

Purchase Price

General Convience
(Which would you rather have)

 

[Cabinfever1977]

Well since i already spend my money along time ago on a gaskit, im trading my gas kit for a bunch of electric bike/scooter motors batteries and other parts, im going to a homemade do it myself electric bike.

If i had the money id get a kit like this for $299 and free shipping:
http://www.gasbike.net/electric-bike-conversion-kits.html

 

[nolan_speed]

My parents bought a pair of Bionix electric bikes and they work really well. I think that they pretty much got the top of the line kit and they better be for $1800 each in addition to the bike! They sense how hard you're pedaling and then give you a boost in relation to how hard you're pedaling with different levels of assist. I rode one for 30 miles in a really hilly area (downtown Seattle) and still had a bit of charge leftover. They have regenerative braking that charges the battery as you go downhill to extend the range and there is a throttle if you don't feel like pedaling.

I've heard a lot of bad thinks about some of the cheap Walmart type electric bikes, the batteries don't seem to last is the main complaint.

 

[wheelbender6]

I prefer gas, but I would get an electric kit to be street legal.
$300 will buy an electric kit with minimal power and range (and no customer service).
$1000 will buy an electric kit from a US based vendor with good speed and range.
It's a matter of how much you can spend.

 

[stuie99]

gas for sure