Re: Low cost China bike

[Rod Hower <rodhower@ameritech.net>]

I didn't know Rick had a brother, unless you are using an alias.
I figure most of the E bikes are China stuff anyhow, so I thought this
was a good deal.
They sent their preferred shipping company, but I have not figured how 
much this would cost to send 10 bikes to the states.
I'll let y'all know if I find out.
Rod

Donald Pryor wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Roy LeMeur <roylemeur@hotmail.com>
> To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 9:15 AM
> Subject: Re: Low cost China bike
> 
> 
> 
>>Rod Hower wrote:
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>>===================================
>>Check out this web site;
>>
>>http://www.goldenmotor.com/JDbike/JD-ebikeprod.htm
>>
>>They have electric bicycles for as cheap as $240.
>>
>>Does anybody have an estimate of how much it would cost to ship a 37kg
>>package
>>from China?.
>>What about ten of these bikes for a total weight of 370kg?
>>I'm getting quotes from DHL right now.
>>Does anybody know of a low cost carrier that ships from China to USA?
>>==================================
>>
>>Though there are some quality bikes coming from China, please be aware
> 
> that
> 
>>many are real pieces of junk.
>>
>>A company I was working with a couple of years ago imported some of these
>>bottom dollar deal ebikes, I strongly recommend that you take a good look
> 
> at
> 
>>similar machines before plunking down your cash for what may be a bunch of
>>junk that no one will want.
>>
>>Just my 2 cents worth.
>>
> 
> 
> These look like the same bikes being sold here in the East Valley area of
> Phoenix by a furniture store. It is owned by a Chinese family, so they must
> have some connection in China to get whatever deal they get. The sell the
> bike for around $750.00 locally. I called to get the name, but can't recall
> what they are labeled as. I had never heard the name before.
> 
> Not too impressive looking to me either. I agree with Roy that these are
> probably not the most robust ebikes. The price is right, but I would be very
> leary.
> 
> Rick
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>