This video is really interesting. It explains why the MiRider is more expensive than the Onebot. These guys did a much better job than the other guy from Mirider that came on here telling us about it. The guy that made the video is very good at what he does. He mainly videos government establishments and industrial businesses without permission to see how they react, and it's the reaction that makes the entertainment. Some of them are very funny, others almost cruel. One of the best ones was when the guys in high vis came out and started shouting at him to wind him up, but they knew who he was, followed him on Youtube and enjoyed his content. After a minute or so, they came clean, though it would have been much better if they had kept it going for longer. Some of the other good ones are when the police come and are pretending to be friendly, but they're still trying to get him on something from every angle. They never succeed. He's just too slippery. They did arrest him and jail him once, but they had to pay about £2500 compensation afterwards for false arrest.
Anyway, this is all about MiRider. Their new one looks pretty good, but £2500 seems a bit too much for what it is to me. I would personally recommend it if it were around £2000, maybe even £2,200,but above that, I'm losing interest. You can see where some of the money you pay for these bikes is going in the video. I'll give you a clue. It's red and parked outside the showroom. The one thing MiRider got right is the KT controllers. I can't for the life of me understand why other manufacturers don't use them when they're so much better than the crappy LiShui ones that they all seem to go for and other crappy speed control ones too.
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I was out testing an old Woosh Krieger today that cost about £1000 when new. It coped pretty well on the steep hills I tested it on. I can't say it was perfect, but it was was a very pleasant ride and perfectly adequate,so well worth the money. I only mention it because while I was riding it, I was wondering why somebody would want to pay double the price for something that might be a tiny bit better, let alone 2 1/2 times the price.
P.S. In case MiRider read this, there is one small thing on their bikes that sort of worries me a bit, and that's the horizontal drop-outs, which they need for chain tension, but it make it really difficult to get the wheel back in if you ever have to take it out, and there glaring me in the face is the motor wire exiting forward, which we know causes problems on many other bikes. I hope they can trust their Chinese motor supplier to seal that up properly on the inside. If I ever went to audit the Chinese factory, that's the first thing I'd have on my list of things to check. If I had designed that bike, I think I'd have chosen vertical drop-outs with a chain or belt tensioner, which makes much less maintenance for the owner. That's just my opinion. They're probably happy with the way they've done it.
Anyway, this is all about MiRider. Their new one looks pretty good, but £2500 seems a bit too much for what it is to me. I would personally recommend it if it were around £2000, maybe even £2,200,but above that, I'm losing interest. You can see where some of the money you pay for these bikes is going in the video. I'll give you a clue. It's red and parked outside the showroom. The one thing MiRider got right is the KT controllers. I can't for the life of me understand why other manufacturers don't use them when they're so much better than the crappy LiShui ones that they all seem to go for and other crappy speed control ones too.
MiRiDER One GB3 Folding eBike 7ah
The MiRiDER One GB3 with 3 speed gearbox and carbon belt drive. Designed to be the ultimate 16 inch folding ebike including hydraulic brakes, CNC pedals, Selle Royal saddle.
mirider.co.uk
I was out testing an old Woosh Krieger today that cost about £1000 when new. It coped pretty well on the steep hills I tested it on. I can't say it was perfect, but it was was a very pleasant ride and perfectly adequate,so well worth the money. I only mention it because while I was riding it, I was wondering why somebody would want to pay double the price for something that might be a tiny bit better, let alone 2 1/2 times the price.
P.S. In case MiRider read this, there is one small thing on their bikes that sort of worries me a bit, and that's the horizontal drop-outs, which they need for chain tension, but it make it really difficult to get the wheel back in if you ever have to take it out, and there glaring me in the face is the motor wire exiting forward, which we know causes problems on many other bikes. I hope they can trust their Chinese motor supplier to seal that up properly on the inside. If I ever went to audit the Chinese factory, that's the first thing I'd have on my list of things to check. If I had designed that bike, I think I'd have chosen vertical drop-outs with a chain or belt tensioner, which makes much less maintenance for the owner. That's just my opinion. They're probably happy with the way they've done it.
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