Due Diligence when buying an eBike or eBike parts

Smart eBiker

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I thought if you were a classically educated educated classic you could give and take, but perhaps not.

We were having fun but now taken ball home.
I've only just joined this forum and found my first interesting thread. YAY!

Can we have one on killing cats next?
Welcome to my thread and also to the forum :)

Please read the heading to this thread and keep on topic, that way we will get along just fine and you can be in my team, trust me its the best team to be in ;)
 

Tabs

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No you're not, you're trying to cover your arse after a rather stupid post you made on another thread.
Just admit it was stupid and move on. oh, and stop all the fantasising about your life. no one cares.
Can somebody point me to the original post so I can see what this smart guys all about, cheers
 

soundwave

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May 23, 2015
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he is on crack and needs a designer kick in ;)
 

Gubbins

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Welcome to my thread and also to the forum :)

Please read the heading to this thread and keep on topic, that way we will get along just fine and you can be in my team, trust me its the best team to be in ;)
Can I be on your team? I've never been on a Smart Team before.. I promise to be good.. Honest!
 

Smart eBiker

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There are people with a few different opinions on here, I own and drive a Daimler Mercedes Designer Smart eBike, there are a few jealous people who for some reason don't like classy intelligent helpful people, I am very low key on my ownership of a unique designer bike, I don't want to create rifts so not many people know about it.

Its bit like the labour party on here with a few liberals and right wingers, I get on with all as I am not opinionated and try to help forum members with education on class and due diligence.

Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride ;)
 
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There are people with a few different opinions on here, I own and drive a Daimler Mercedes Designer Smart eBike, there are a few jealous people who for some reason don't like classy intelligent helpful people, I am very low key on my ownership of a unique designer bike, I don't want to create rifts so not many people know about it.

Its bit like the labour party on here with a few liberals and right wingers, I get on with all as I am not opinionated and try to help forum members with education on class and due diligence.

Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride ;)

I had no idea Mercedes built bikes. I'm learning on this forum.

A complete newbie here and I'm loving the vitriol already.

BTW, any chance of anyone responding to my self introductory thread on fixing this Gocycle thing so it's actually useful? And no, I'm not putting a Fireblade engine in it.
 

flecc

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I had no idea Mercedes built bikes. I'm learning on this forum.
They don't, they've twice marketed a pedelec as a promotional aid. The first was a Mercedes branded one in 2001 which was made by the Austrian company EMC-Puch. The current one under discussion is branded Smart, a Mercedes linked company, and it was built by German bike maker Grace and claimed to have been designed in the USA, though there's considerable doubt about the validity of that design claim.

With regards to your Gocycle, the necessity to pedal to get power is a legal requirement here in the UK and thoughout the EU. I believe only the maker could change it to the US software and I doubt they would do that for a UK model. Still, those who don't ask don't get, so by all means try.
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chris130256

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There are people with a few different opinions on here, I own and drive a Daimler Mercedes Designer Smart eBike, there are a few jealous people who for some reason don't like classy intelligent helpful people, I am very low key on my ownership of a unique designer bike, I don't want to create rifts so not many people know about it.

Its bit like the labour party on here with a few liberals and right wingers, I get on with all as I am not opinionated and try to help forum members with education on class and due diligence.

Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride ;)
I've been following your threads for a while and in general have found them amusing. Your elitist stance is interesting but something wasn't quite right?
I've been waiting for you to slip up and you did in your other thread. I now know you're not the financial elite you said you were........
 

gray198

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They don't, they've twice marketed a pedelec as a promotional aid. The first was a Mercedes branded one in 2001 which was made by the Austrian company EMC-Puch. The current one under discussion is branded Smart, a Mercedes linked company, and it was built by German bike maker Grace and claimed to have been designed in the USA, though there's considerable doubt about the validity of that design claim.

With regards to your Gocycle, the necessity to pedal to get power is a legal requirement here in the UK and thoughout the EU. I believe only the maker could change it to the US software and I doubt they would do that for a UK model. Still, those who don't ask don't get, so by all means try.
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Flecc your knowledge astounds me!!

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Smart eBiker

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I've been following your threads for a while and in general have found them amusing. Your elitist stance is interesting but something wasn't quite right?
I've been waiting for you to slip up and you did in your other thread. I now know you're not the financial elite you said you were........
I have never said I am financial elite, just classy, good looking and have great taste, oh! and elite :D