KhunLA Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Kawasaki E-MTB for 174000฿ ???????????????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, KhunLA said: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1123245651956443/?hoisted=false&ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A86054830-b85e-4d58-acfd-cb6bc5a1ec70 You noticed the size ??? (small and medium) Last year I really struggled to get a 29’er mountain bike... pretty much contacted every dealer & shop all over Thailand.... closest I go was with Giant and a 2 month lead time on ordering. Finally found a Scott hard tail... Thus - the market for large frame (to fit us Westerners) is thin enough already - much more difficult for e-bikes I’d guess, even when the market does mature. I suspect Decathlon will be one of the first to bring in the e-mountain bikes... They have them in the UK - but not yet here in Thailand. Perhaps its worth a shot enquiring to Decathlon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 The problem with quality ebikes here is, no Thai is going to pay the same amount a motorcyle would cost here. No one would buy it, except a small percentage of HiSo Thais and foreigners. Therefore not even optimistic business persons have dared to import a container full of quality ebikes from China (where to 99% all brand names manufacture their bikes) and try to sell it here. Acceptable street or city e-bikes selling in Europe under 1.000 Euros, minus the profit of the seller I think you could buy them at the chinese factory for probably around 500 Euros per piece. Plus shipping and (most likely) ridiculous import taxes they are still more expensive than cheap or second hand scooters with combustion engine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 28 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: You noticed the size ??? (small and medium) Last year I really struggled to get a 29’er mountain bike... pretty much contacted every dealer & shop all over Thailand.... closest I go was with Giant and a 2 month lead time on ordering. Finally found a Scott hard tail... Thus - the market for large frame (to fit us Westerners) is thin enough already - much more difficult for e-bikes I’d guess, even when the market does mature. I suspect Decathlon will be one of the first to bring in the e-mountain bikes... They have them in the UK - but not yet here in Thailand. Perhaps its worth a shot enquiring to Decathlon... That's the problem I mentioned. Thailand is not farang land. Convert the 2.799 GPB to THB, which is 120k and will get you two Honda Wave or one small real motorcycle. No brainer even I'd like to switch to quiet and more environmental friendly e-bikes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, CLW said: That's the problem I mentioned. Thailand is not farang land. Convert the 2.799 GPB to THB, which is 120k and will get you two Honda Wave or one small real motorcycle. No brainer even I'd like to switch to quiet and more environmental friendly e-bikes. The top 6 on this page, would fill anyone's needs. I was looking at the 750w/10Ah for 47k, though was a bit less when I was peeking at it. Couple others weren't available. Since I had the Schwinn, and converting was simple enough, I got better specs for ~25k (~15k+my bike cost). Yea, they ain't cheap. As you can get a DECO motorcycle for 39k. Though not the thing if wanting to exercise. More than a few options at BkkBike ???? https://www.bkkebike.com/e-bike-thailand Edited November 23, 2022 by KhunLA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiparovian Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 1:58 PM, KhunLA said: You didn't look very hard. Curious what y'all think a quality ebike is ? Especially from the post you quoted ... what can't you get here that UK has ? Ribble Endurance SLe Di2 - £4,999 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Antiparovian said: Ribble Endurance SLe Di2 - £4,999 it's looks good, but very low motor /battery specs X35 Mahle gets mixed reviews toys for ignorant elitist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, KhunLA said: it's looks good, but very low motor /battery specs X35 Mahle gets mixed reviews toys for ignorant elitist Just a dash of reverse snobbery there !.... The chinese stuff on Lazada is utter rubbish - it may work up and down the soi. The bolt on stuff you linked to earlier, again.. bolt on stuff... Its kind like the difference between a tuk-tuk and a car... You can’t get Haibike in Thailand obviously, but they’ve been in the e-bike industry for a while now and make very good machines...... (or if you can’t afford them, toys for elitists )... https://www.haibike.com/gb/en/hardtail-mountain-bikes Edited November 24, 2022 by richard_smith237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 No need to bicker about certain brands or pricing of ebikes that one can afford or not. Fact is that in Thailand there are not even entry models of factory made ebikes are available. Only DIY or retrofit and even this at ridiculous prices. Not everyone needs a fully MTB from Haibike, Canyon or Giant. City or Trekking e-bikes would also do for most customers I guess. Or if you prefer start-ups and no brand name, you can save another 50 percent 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiteman9 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 12:58 PM, TunnelRat69 said: A top of the line eBike could cost upqards to $4000 Sorry buddy but you must have meant bottom of the line e-bike. This Specialized S-Works Turbo Levo is only $24,200 AUD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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