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Criggie
Criggie
04:52
Willeke: I found this for $5500 NZ or about 3000 euro.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/sports/cycling/other-bikes/listing/5182659670
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the rider is 87
Criggie
Criggie
05:03
New bike perhaps? Less likely to break the frame by overextending the seatpost....
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Willeke
Willeke
05:53
@Criggie A tad on the high side but I have seen them offered for that price here as well. And as they are rare the seller can ask.
At 87 he is a bit older than Pé Komen who rides a Quest and posts a blog about it.
questie-van-tijd.blogspot.com/2025/02/…
As long as you can get in and out age is no restriction.
Criggie
Criggie
06:43
true - and electric assist means age is no blocker to speed, either :)
 
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gschenk
gschenk
08:56
Electric assists makes a lot of sense for hills in VM.
A regular e-bike with Rohloff will be not that much cheaper. That's quite a bargain.
What I don't understand. Why spend a lot of money to get a Bafang motor in instead of a straight swap of a Bosch?
Willeke
Willeke
09:15
I do not know why but Bafang motors are the usual thing in most VM.
Criggie
Criggie
price? Bosch is an expensive brand, bafang less-so
 
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Michael
Michael
10:33
@gschenk yeah, if I’d ever get a VM I’d probably get one with electric assist
 
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gschenk
gschenk
15:49
@Criggie a Bafang is perhaps 200€$£ cheaper. Rebuilding from a Bosch to a Bafang must be a lot of work. Bosch motors are highly integrated and Bafang doesn't seem to have something that works as a drop in solution.

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