How long do you expect an ebike to last before needing replacement?

[Benjahmin]

Perhaps you are looking at this from the wrong side.. A really good bike that you like can be converted to an e-bike . Bike conversions are much nicer these days so are not necessarily a hodgepodge of cable ties and sticky outy cables so it worth considering, especially as once along this path upgrades and repairs should be fairly simple.

Absolutely. Going this route you start with the quality of bike you want. You know where everything is and what it does. You can fault and repair yourself. With a hub conversion all individual items can be replaced should they fail. Should the bike itself fail the kit can be moved to a new one. Battery can be re-celled replaced as needed.
Try that with a Bosch powered mid drive or other machine with locked in software/parts supply.

 

[soundwave]

a bosch batt can now be re celled and a new motor can be bought if you have one to exchange that is.

also bosch says they will be spare parts for at least ten years

 

[Gubbins]

a bosch batt can now be re celled and a new motor can be bought if you have one to exchange that is.

also bosch says they will be spare parts for at least ten years

Yes but at what cost? And by spare parts do they mean a complete motor?

 

[soundwave]

depends what cells you want and if you want nickle copper or silver to link the cells but he said about 300-400 for a 500w re cell.

yes complete motors no parts to diy fix

 

[Jimod]

Hello,

For those who are on their second ebike or have purchased with an eye on the financial costs. How long do you expect your ebike to last before needing to be replaced (other than an upgrade)?

For example bike worn out, tech so outdated, battery not holding charge, motor worn out etc.

Tyres, chains, brakes etc can all be replaced under regular service but eventually the bike (like a laptop) will become so old not worth repairing/servicing. Assuming parts will still be available.

Purchase a traditional bike and it can last pretty much 10 years and longer but how long do you forsee a ebike lasting - 3 years, 5 years or longer?

Appreciate that this is a bit hard to quantify but catious of spending up to £3k on a bike and it only lasting a few years.

Many thanks,

My Kudos Tourer will be 7 years old in July. The battery on it is about 6 years old. It still goes fine.

I also have a Kudos Typhoon which will be 4 years old in March.

I am considering retiring the Tourer and buying a Kudos Stealth this year but I'm not sure. When I take the Tourer out it still does the job.

 

[Gubbins]

My Kudos Tourer will be 7 years old in July. The battery on it is about 6 years old. It still goes fine.

I also have a Kudos Typhoon which will be 4 years old in March.

I am considering retiring the Tourer and buying a Kudos Stealth this year but I'm not sure. When I take the Tourer out it still does the job.

By retire do you mean just park it up in a field..

 

[Jimod]

By retire do you mean just park it up in a field..

I probably mean, stick it in the back of the garage and just use it occasionally. I've fitted a battery holder from a Typhoon to it so I can use its own battery or one of my Typhoon batteries.

 

[egroover]

I paid about £640 (after various discounts) for my new Crossfire-e in Aug 2016, used it for 4000+ miles and nearly 18 months, and sold it a few weeks ago to a mate for £400 (still in great condition).
Bought a new Crossfire-e a month ago at £607 (again after various discounts), so just over £200 to change, and will run it for another 18mths to 2 years and expect to get at least £400 when I come to sell it.
So if I can do that every couple of years, and with just replacing tyres, brake pads, cables (the rest should be covered by the 2 yr warranty), at just over £100 per year depreciation, I reckon that's a pretty good way of reducing the cost, and having a relatively new bike as my daily commuter.

I save £450 parking charges per year, petrol is another £750 per year plus any other wear and tear on the car, plus it keeps me active (especially during the winter)...it's a win win

 

[flecc]

As long as your money exceeds your life expectancy you will be fine..

No problem there, other than how to spend it at 112 years old.
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[Gubbins]

No problem there, other than how to spend it at 112 years old.
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Just watch the offspring counting the days.. lol

 

[flecc]

Just watch the offspring counting the days.. lol

There won't be any left by then, judging by things so far. Deaths have long since reached two generations younger, I just seem to be outliving all around me.

Must be the pedelecs effect!
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[soundwave]

No problem there, other than how to spend it at 112 years old.
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build a castle made of gold

 

[Gubbins]

There won't be any left by then, judging by things so far. Deaths have long since reached two generations younger, I just seem to be outliving all around me.

Must be the pedelecs effect!
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What I find odd is that on the one hand we are told our countries difficulties stem from the fact that we are an aging population and are living longer, but on the other hand we are told we are mostly obese so are likely to die young.
My mother is like you.. she has outlived everyone including two husbands of 25 years each and her current boyfriend is 95. Today she has just come back home from a week at his!
She has never ridden a pedelec but did cycle regularly before the war with up to 80 mile rides in the 1930's. Heavy bikes and no gears. One ride was from Dewsbury West yorkshie to Redcar in Cleveland and it's not flat up here. In 1937 her dad bought her a sturmy archer for her 16th birthday.
So I come from good stock.

 

[soundwave]

there is no difficulties other than a government that makes the rich richer.

the uk debt is going up faster than ever b4 and we not paid off one penny of it ever we just keep taking more and more debt.

http://www.nationaldebtclock.co.uk/

im not fkn paying it

 

[Deleted member 4366]

I paid about £640 (after various discounts) for my new Crossfire-e in Aug 2016, used it for 4000+ miles and nearly 18 months, and sold it a few weeks ago to a mate for £400 (still in great condition).
Bought a new Crossfire-e a month ago at £607 (again after various discounts), so just over £200 to change, and will run it for another 18mths to 2 years and expect to get at least £400 when I come to sell it.
So if I can do that every couple of years, and with just replacing tyres, brake pads, cables (the rest should be covered by the 2 yr warranty), at just over £100 per year depreciation, I reckon that's a pretty good way of reducing the cost, and having a relatively new bike as my daily commuter.

I save £450 parking charges per year, petrol is another £750 per year plus any other wear and tear on the car, plus it keeps me active (especially during the winter)...it's a win win

That's about as low-cost as you can get for ebiking. I like it. We should sticky this post for everyone that comes on the forum asking about which bike to commute to work.

 

[Doomanic]

Bought a new Crossfire-e a month ago at £607 (again after various discounts)

Be nice to know what the "various discounts" are, £350 off a £960 bike is good going.

 

[egroover]

Be nice to know what the "various discounts" are, £350 off a £960 bike is good going.

Be nice to know what the "various discounts" are, £350 off a £960 bike is good going.

They were doing a discount code for a couple of days over xmas, ordered online, british cycling discount 10% off instore, gift card purchase discount etc...like stars, the discounts all aligned at the perfect time lol

 

[Doomanic]

OK, I was wondering if you were including a C2W scheme in there too.

Not sure if you know, but Quidco offer a 10% uplift on cashback if you take a Halfords voucher. You still get cashback if you order the item through Click & Collect too.

 

[egroover]

OK, I was wondering if you were including a C2W scheme in there too.

Not sure if you know, but Quidco offer a 10% uplift on cashback if you take a Halfords voucher. You still get cashback if you order the item through Click & Collect too.

I have got the option for C2W if needed in the future, I might use that if there are no good discounts at the time, but it's rubbish it's limited to £1k, and my workplace are not interested in the green initiative scheme (for bikes over a grand)