Comments on: Trek’s New $2200 “Ride+” Electric Bike Costs About $500 Too Much, It Seems http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/ editor@sfcitizen.com Six Turning and Four Burning Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:00:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CD http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/#comment-11542 CD Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:24:15 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=9264#comment-11542 Yes, this is clearly a BionX-Trek partnership. Se the Trek site for other models. Yes, this is clearly a BionX-Trek partnership. Se the Trek site for other models.

]]> By: ken sanders http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/#comment-11139 ken sanders Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:48:53 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=9264#comment-11139 so have we found out if this is a trek with Bion X pedal assist on it ? so have we found out if this is a trek with Bion X pedal assist on it ?

]]> By: Joe http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/#comment-10809 Joe Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:07:54 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=9264#comment-10809 Eric and Ross are my friends. I also have friends at trek. I'm not biased at all. ok. well just a little. I just test rode the bike. It is well worth $3000. Before anyone says anything bad. Take it for a test ride. This bike will change the world this year or next. Love it. Love, Joe Eric and Ross are my friends. I also have friends at trek. I’m not biased at all. ok. well just a little. I just test rode the bike. It is well worth $3000.

Before anyone says anything bad. Take it for a test ride. This bike will change the world this year or next.

Love it. Love, Joe

]]> By: FAAJJ http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/#comment-10792 FAAJJ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:15:16 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=9264#comment-10792 The battery by itself will cost $1000 extra on the Schwinn The battery by itself will cost $1000 extra on the Schwinn

]]> By: Paul http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/#comment-10787 Paul Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:07:18 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=9264#comment-10787 I think they are slightly behind with the prices, new models are coming out every month getting cheaper and cheaper quite rapidly. The difference between $1999 and $2000 is huge to a consumer. I think they are slightly behind with the prices, new models are coming out every month getting cheaper and cheaper quite rapidly. The difference between $1999 and $2000 is huge to a consumer.

]]> By: LEH http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/#comment-10753 LEH Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:19:00 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=9264#comment-10753 No, not Bionx, their system looks completely different. Let's take GF at his word that this is basically a Panasonic pedelec system since there's no reason to believe otherwise (and Trek would not be so stupid as to misrepresent a new offering). Re price, I'd submit the $500 difference is in the battery pack, which looks a lot like the one Schwinn is offering, made I think by Hitachi and offering very fast recharge capability as well as long life. Bottom line: quality lithium battery packs don't come cheap, and IMO this bike may be a great deal at $2200 IF the pack (and drivetrain) are winners and the battery pack is warrantied accordingly. No, not Bionx, their system looks completely different. Let’s take GF at his word that this is basically a Panasonic pedelec system since there’s no reason to believe otherwise (and Trek would not be so stupid as to misrepresent a new offering).

Re price, I’d submit the $500 difference is in the battery pack, which looks a lot like the one Schwinn is offering, made I think by Hitachi and offering very fast recharge capability as well as long life.

Bottom line: quality lithium battery packs don’t come cheap, and IMO this bike may be a great deal at $2200 IF the pack (and drivetrain) are winners and the battery pack is warrantied accordingly.

]]> By: ken sanders http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/#comment-10744 ken sanders Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:20:18 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=9264#comment-10744 sfcitizen i found it on another site it is a teaming up of bion x and trek Iam a dealer for bion x in canada this is the first i seen of it IF YOUR CARE TO CONTACT ME EMAIL sanderskd@accesscomm.ca For any one interested a 250watt bion x kit added to a trek navigator is a excellant choice sfcitizen i found it on another site it is a teaming up of bion x and trek

Iam a dealer for bion x in canada this is the first i seen of it
IF YOUR CARE TO CONTACT ME EMAIL sanderskd@accesscomm.ca

For any one interested a 250watt bion x kit added to a trek navigator is a excellant choice

]]> By: sfcitizen http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/#comment-10743 sfcitizen Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:12:49 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=9264#comment-10743 Ken: It's being held out as a new model. Fundamentally, it appears to be an FX 7.3 Trek Bike with electrics added on but Trek will sell it as a separate model, Ride+ or some other name starting next month. Gary Fisher says it has parts from Panasonic but I don't know the all the details. It sure looks like the Bionx system, especially the dashboard. Ken:
It’s being held out as a new model. Fundamentally, it appears to be an FX 7.3 Trek Bike with electrics added on but Trek will sell it as a separate model, Ride+ or some other name starting next month. Gary Fisher says it has parts from Panasonic but I don’t know the all the details. It sure looks like the Bionx system, especially the dashboard.

]]> By: sfcitizen http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/#comment-10742 sfcitizen Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:08:21 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=9264#comment-10742 Hey, is that an Ultra Motor employee messing with this "blog"? Beautiful. Hey, is that an Ultra Motor employee messing with this “blog”?

Beautiful.

]]> By: ken sanders http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2009/07/16/treks-new-2200-ride-electric-bike-costs-about-500-too-much-it-seems/#comment-10741 ken sanders Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:59:19 +0000 http://sfcitizen.com/blog/?p=9264#comment-10741 is this not a trek bike with a bionx system on it ? is this not a trek bike with a bionx system on it ?

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