good price starter e-bike

[Jimod]

From the Association of British cycling coaches I got the following chart.



Inside leg Seat tube
28 18.5
29 19
30 20
31 20.5
32 21.5
33 22
34 22.5
35 23.5
36 24

 

[trex]

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with the Sirocco?

 

[Jimod]

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with the Sirocco?

For me, the 17" frame. It would look tiny with me on it.

 

[trex]

IZIP Currie Electric Bikes
cheapest e-bikes?

 

[flecc]

IZIP Currie Electric Bikes
cheapest e-bikes?

Not quite, they've been cheaper at times, down to £315. Tesco also sold these for a while under the name Meerkat Metro.

Sports UK market the Cyclamatic e-bikes which are better buys than those lead-acid battery Izips, having a lighter lithium battery and much more modern motor system. They have occasional discount weekends with the price sometimes down to £319 from memory.

Cyclamatic

 

[Caph]

Even if they use fairly cheap, low-grade components, they do nevertheless appear to be remarkable value for money.

Indalo, it's worth pointing out that the components (I'm excluding frame/battery/motor here) on the Sirocco are virtually the same as those on the Wisper 905SE City which is a highly regarded bike, in fact the Sirocco's RST CAPA forks have more travel than the Wisper's RST VITA forks and the Sirocco has branded Wellgo pedals rather than imitations. I'm not sure about the derailleur, but even if it's Tourney there's very little difference between Alivio and Tourney, they're both budget level. Brakes on both are Tektro but the Sirocco states rim and disk like the Wisper, but the photos clearly show two rim brakes so I'm not sure what's going on there.

 

[trex]

Wisper 905SE City = £1551 http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBgQgwgwAA&url=http://www.all-about-the-home.co.uk/wisper-905se-city-s-2010-electric-bike-14-amp-4665-p.asp&rct=j&q=Wisper 905SE City&ei=CErZTZkzkcLxA_nn_IMF&usg=AFQjCNHSZtf_jduhov4oi2yOn1oy9YbSGg&cad=rja
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why such a price discrepancy even for clones?