People on such bikes are a common sight in the Twin Cities as residents increasingly embrace them for shopping and family outings — sometimes taking the extreme step of replacing a car with a cargo bike.
The first one is usually like 6 weeks to 3 months and it’s free. The next one is usually half price. Here’s my receipt for our 3 year after a lot of hard riding:
This is the most expensive bill we’ve had. This year we had to replace the drive train. It was €90.
That bike is only 6k. Why would it cost 1k/yr? It’s not a car.
Edit: I lied. I found a bill for like €407. During that service we added a €200 bike alarm. The other year was €161.
And technically, the total cost of ownership is a bit higher. Total replacement insurance for us is like €60/mo or something. But again, you could do absolutely no work on your bike, throw it in the canal, and buy a new one every year, and you’d still be able to buy an extra bike on top of replacing your old one every year with the money you save not having a car.
That insurance cost is CRAZY. That’s 1% of the cost of your bike every month. I.e. you’ll have paid your bike in insurance premium in 8 years. This policy is only valuable if you expect your bike to need “total replacement” which I assume means it’s stolen, more than every 8 years?!
Just put that money in an account and you can buy a new bike every 8 years for “free” as your insurance policy.
Huh, I would expect a yearly tune up to cost $100-200 in labor only.
If you don’t do your own work, I’d estimate $1,000 per year in average maintenance for a good cargo e-bike that’s used daily.
The first one is usually like 6 weeks to 3 months and it’s free. The next one is usually half price. Here’s my receipt for our 3 year after a lot of hard riding:
This is the most expensive bill we’ve had. This year we had to replace the drive train. It was €90.
That bike is only 6k. Why would it cost 1k/yr? It’s not a car.
Edit: I lied. I found a bill for like €407. During that service we added a €200 bike alarm. The other year was €161.
And technically, the total cost of ownership is a bit higher. Total replacement insurance for us is like €60/mo or something. But again, you could do absolutely no work on your bike, throw it in the canal, and buy a new one every year, and you’d still be able to buy an extra bike on top of replacing your old one every year with the money you save not having a car.
That insurance cost is CRAZY. That’s 1% of the cost of your bike every month. I.e. you’ll have paid your bike in insurance premium in 8 years. This policy is only valuable if you expect your bike to need “total replacement” which I assume means it’s stolen, more than every 8 years?!
Just put that money in an account and you can buy a new bike every 8 years for “free” as your insurance policy.