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notmoleliza t1_ivfn8n5 wrote

Reply to comment by ryraps5892 in Honda Electric Moped Coming - Step-through electric likely to be announced this year. by speckz

a mid spec road bike or mountain bike is 1500-3500 right now. IF this scooter thing was 5k i would consider that a good price now a days. i'm thinking closer to 9K

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spinelession t1_ivg2geq wrote

road bike, yes. unfortunately, mid-spec mountain bikes now START at like 3500 usd. past couple years have been rough lol

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notmoleliza t1_ivg5jk7 wrote

and you're probably right. not as familiar with the MTB game right now

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casechopper t1_ivgzxnb wrote

It would probably make more sense to compare with Honda motor scooters which I believe start around $3k and run to around $7-8k or so. Bicycles can get really expensive due to high spend on keeping weight extremely low. That isn't as necessary on a powered vehicle since the motor/engine compensates for the added weight.

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ryraps5892 t1_ivg1s51 wrote

That would make it unrealistically expensive for someone like me, that’s for sure. I got my cheap lil grom copy a couple years back for $1200 and put another ~$1000 in parts on it since then. Now its actually faster than the Hondas in my city… and I like the way it rides better than the Hondas I’ve tried too. It would be nice to cut out trips to the gas station every 100 miles by going electric, but is what it is, maybe someday.

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Luis__FIGO t1_ivg4oly wrote

They aren't pricing it at a 1/3rd of the civic

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