Is this a new form of marketing???

[Crockers]

Saw this and had to take a double look.

http://www.50cycles.com/electric-bikes/scott-bikes/e-silence_20.html

 

[LeighPing]

It says "Silence your city". The bike probably sounds like a washing machine.

 

[soundwave]

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Scott-E-Silence-Speed-20-2017-Electric-Hybrid-Bike_96016.htm?sku=340054&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=google_shopping&gclid=CjsKDwjw0cXIBRCxjqnE3K3sHhIkAL1LezT-eQqDD5Ko-dHf_iDKzad9foJdZGUxFcvR9xM-lsM2GgJpAvD_BwE#

i bet its even cheaper if i go get one from germany

 

[Crockers]

Yes who the hell prices a bike up at more than the RRP

 

[Hugh]

Yes who the hell prices a bike up at more than the RRP

Scott, maybe ;-)

 

[redalexx]

Yes who the hell prices a bike up at more than the RRP

Maybe it's because the very beautiful white rack/carrier costs 200,- ?

 

[flecc]

How about this bit of nonsense in the blurb:

"At speeds over 25km/h, the engine completely ceases its support in order to avoid any fricition that might impair power transfer."

How strange, I always thought it was the law enforcing that limit.
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[KTM Bike Industries UK]

it also features:

"A revolutionary integrated, silent 508wh Brose Engine will get you where you are going faster and more comfortably than ever before."

pretty certain its the battery that is 508wh, although a silent battery is of course always a good thing

 

[Crockers]

Oh well why let truth get in the way of good hype.

 

[flecc]

Oh well why let truth get in the way of good hype.

OK, so not so much a pedelec, more a hypelec.
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[grldtnr]

OK, so not so much a pedelec, more a hypelec.
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Or at the costs of incurring 50 c wrath....hopelec!

 

[Sherman]

I have to say Brose is much quieter than my Bosch, actually almost silent

 

[Benjahmin]

The 50 cycles link is not working (error 522 ?) which is shame as 50c is always good for a laugh.

 

[vfr400]

There are a lot of forms of marketing. My favorite one is Crowd Marketing in SEO that relies on the direct influence of several personalities on the target market for a particular product. Such kind of marketing focuses on the target audience, so it is convenient. Digital marketing has become really popular.

I used to use a magnifying glass for focusing on my target audience. It was much more effective than the direct influence of several personalities. The poor ants really used crackle as the death ray did its thing. I feel sort of sorry for them now. I don't think I could do it anymore, but if I could find one big enough to focus on your "personalities", I can see that I might be persuaded to go back into action.

 

[Dan Howard]

Well, how many people have so many opinions

 

[AndyBike]

The 50 cycles link is not working (error 522 ?) which is shame as 50c is always good for a laugh.

Its a near 5 year old thread. Im not sure whats to gain flagging this up now. Maybe they've gone out of business or something such.

 

[Nealh]

They went bust over the Impulse drive motor debacle that the manufacturer denied ever really being an issue, then again they didn't have a good rep either with some of their CS.