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Pedal Electric Bike $949 (Was $1899.99) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ 99 Bikes

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Pedal Electric Bike $949 (Was $1899.99) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ 99 Bikes
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Magicmagic on 05/06/2022 - 18:31 99bikes.com.au (5053 clicks)
Last edited 06/06/2022 - 08:27 by 1 other user

Browsing for bikes and saw 99 Bikes had 50% off a range of men's and unisex bikes. Might help those who want to bike in to work with the high petrol costs

Share your experience if you have any experiences with these brand of bikes

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Pedal Uptown ELC Electric Cruiser Bike Sage - https://www.99bikes.com.au/pedal-e-uptown-dlx-sage
The Pedal Uptown Electric Cruiser Bike combines the comfort and style of everybody's favourite cruiser bike with e-bike components that won't weigh you down. You can cruise around your local area in comfort and glide up any hills thanks to the 250W rear hub drive unit, powered by a rear rack mounted LG2600 36V 10.4AH Battery. This will boost your speed up to 25km/h so that you just have to pedal and the drive unit will kick in and give you a helping hand. You can see all of the essential information while you're riding, on the handy LCD Display which will show you speed, remaining battery and distance, so that you always know what's going on.

This bike still has everything you want from a cruiser bike, designed with a lightweight alloy frame which is easy to control, combined with stylish colour matched mud guards, chain guard and rear rack. The simple and easy to use v-brakes will give you reliable control as you roll on 700x38c tyres for a smooth ride. The Pedal Uptown Electric Cruiser Bike has it all when it comes to comfort and style, if you want to cruiser bike that makes life easier for you on your commute or casual ride with friends then this is the ideal bike for you.

Features
250W rear hub drive unit
6061 Alloy Frame
LG2600 36V 10.4AH Battery
LCD Display showing battery capacity, speed & distance
Colour matched mud guards, chain guard & rear rack
700x38c tyres.

Pedal Lightning Step Through Electric Hybrid Bike Blue (2022) - https://www.99bikes.com.au/pedal-lightning-st-blue
The Pedal Lightning Electric Hybrid Bike is built for cruising around with your friends or commuting with a bit of extra power. Every ride is a breeze when it's powered by the 250W Rear Hub Bafang Motor which is a pedal assist design, meaning that when you pedal it will boost your speed up to 25 km/h for an easy ride. The 10.4ah Samsung Battery is integrated into the step through lightweight alloy frame, giving this bike a balanced feel which is easy to control and mount given the step through frame. The geometry puts you in an upright position which is relaxed and gives you a good line of sight while you ride.

The 1x7 Shimano Tourney drivetrain with RevoShift Shifters give you clean and efficient shifting to minimise any hassle. While the V-Brakes are simple and built to get the job done, giving you reliable stopping power as you roll on the 700x38c tyres. The bike is finished off with a convenient kickstand, mudguard and rear rack colour matched to the Lightning so that this bike can be anything you want. The Pedal Lightning is designed to make riding easier so that you can have more fun on your commute or your relaxed family ride, the Pedal Lightning packs great value and is ready to hit the bike paths.

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  • peanutbutter123 on 05/06/2022 - 18:36

    are they good?

    • JCRALLYART on 05/06/2022 - 18:46
      +6

      Most lower priced electric bikes use very cheap components like the ones under $1500 uses Shimano 7 speeds Tourney components which you could find those on a $250 push bike. They purely design for light riding, if you only need one for pure commuting from A to B, it will be fine, but just don't expect too much from them.

      • Willywolfy on 06/06/2022 - 10:01
        +1

        Specs on the Uptown say Altus which is at least not Tourney.

        • JCRALLYART on 06/06/2022 - 10:18

          Thanks for pointing it out. I was looking at a different looking one with only Tourney groupset at just under $1K from 99bikes
          https://www.99bikes.com.au/pedal-lightning-black
          Altus is definitely better than Tourney at least

        • bargaino on 06/06/2022 - 11:01

          That makes a big difference!
          The 8-speed is a cassette, not freewheel, so much stronger and a larger gear range.
          hubs with freewheel are far more prone to bending (so wobble) or even breaking the axle.

  • bemybubble on 05/06/2022 - 18:44
    +17

    I got 99 bikes and an electric ain’t one…

  • arcticmonkey on 05/06/2022 - 18:44
    +1

    What's the difference between the two?

    • figarow on 05/06/2022 - 19:01

      Comet vs Lightning

  • [Deactivated] on 05/06/2022 - 19:08
    +12

    looks like you save close to another $100 with gold membership for $35

  • p1723 on 05/06/2022 - 19:09
    +15

    Trust me if you wanna save on both $, petrol and gym membership, get a pushbike
    That's the best deal

    None of that spend $1000 but still need to pay for electricity as ongoing cost BS

    I've got a $50 secondhand pushbike and my calves have never been stronger

  • sharkyoz on 05/06/2022 - 19:13
    +6

    if you gonna buy a 250 watt motor, it should be a mid-mount to take advantage of the bike's gearing.
    doesn't work as well being a rear hub mount

    • poohduck on 05/06/2022 - 20:56

      and for how much?

      • sharkyoz on 05/06/2022 - 21:19

        as cheap as you can get one.

    • bargaino on 06/06/2022 - 11:03
      +1

      It depends where you live. Midrange is great if you have a lot of steep hills to climb.
      On a flattish commute, it does not really matter. Or at least not worth the extra $$$ (and drivetrain wear)

  • chartparker on 05/06/2022 - 19:31
    +9

    Cost of electricity is going up too so it's really a bit of a gamble on how much higher both electricity and petrol will go and for how long.

    Assuming current conditions with electricity at approx 20c/kWh and petrol at a flat $2/L. Assuming average commute per day is 50km (25km each way) as this is the sort of max range of these types of ebikes.

    Battery is 374wh, so at 20c/kWh that's 74.8c per commute/day (assuming full battery charge for a full day commute).

    Assuming car is around 10L/100km consumption, that's 5L per day, which is $10.

    Difference is $9.252 per day. Meaning you would have to commute approximately 103 times or 5129km by ebike to break even.

    That's not taking into account maintenance, flat tires, bike lights, broken chain, wet riding gear etc etc.

    I love my ebike but I've only done about 4000km so definitely not broken even on it yet, but I still get exercise (pedaling for over an hour still takes some effort) and I get to watch the sun rise over the bay when riding in to work.

    • Shon on 05/06/2022 - 19:38
      +1

      How did you calculate 74.8c for 374wh?

      • chartparker on 05/06/2022 - 19:38
        +4

        Oops knew I stuffed something up there. Cheers will amend:

        As mentioned above it's actually 7.48 cents per day

        So daily delta is $9.9252.

        Break even is at 96 days or 4781km

        • ONEMariachi on 06/06/2022 - 10:37
          +1

          By your system though, if you were in fact riding 50km a day, you would break even in 20 weeks of working, less if you rode weekends too, that's pretty damn good.

    • ATangk on 05/06/2022 - 20:05
      +8

      Likewise there is car maintenance, rego, tyre costs…

      • emjaygodd on 05/06/2022 - 22:52
        +2

        Plus car insurance and the cost of purchasing the car in the first place.

      • chartparker on 06/06/2022 - 08:04
        -3

        Yip. I was just giving a bit more clarity to those who already have a car and were thinking about buying an ebike to save money commuting. Unless you're committed to riding almost 5000km, you're not going to save any money (in current conditions).

        • ATangk on 06/06/2022 - 11:28
          +1

          Whilst almost true, maintenance and expenditure costs increase with km driven. Also I’d take the battery out and charge at work, save me that daily 75c too.

          In the end there’s too many variables than a lump sum. Health benefits, wet weather conditions, biking route, so much. Just buy a bike if you want to try it and write it off if it’s not for you.

          • chartparker on 06/06/2022 - 12:06
            -2

            @ATangk: This is true. I guess that all depends on how much driving you do outside of work, what car you drive and how much the maintenance is. In my instance, my little Ford Laser is pretty inexpensive to maintain and fuel anyway so has less of an impact than say someone who drives a 300 series landcruiser.

    • rel on 05/06/2022 - 20:33
      +2

      Considering that hybrid and electric cars typically need at least 100,000 km to break even, that's not bad!

    • Drakesy on 05/06/2022 - 23:10

      *car maintenance will be significantly more than a bike
      Along with rego and insurance
      Once all those are factored in it becomes very cost effective
      Moreso if you get an electric scooter

    • MorriJ on 06/06/2022 - 09:23

      I used to park in Sydney CBD and drive in from the inner-west (Lilyfield). Parking alone set me back $49 a day (council car park), so break even for me on my $1k ebike was around two weeks (9 days at this price).

    • Willywolfy on 06/06/2022 - 10:02

      Also if you cycle to work you can likely pop the battery on charge there for 'free' :)

  • xavster on 05/06/2022 - 19:52
    +1

    Charge the bike at work… free electrons!

    • chartparker on 05/06/2022 - 19:57
      -2

      Even with free charging you'd only save about a day on your break even lol. Still gotta ride 4745km :P

  • tztong on 05/06/2022 - 19:56
    +2

    Always visit the shop and try it on yourself, it’s the best way to feel how the ebike works with your riding posture. I tired few ebikes in the shop with nice staff and surprised to find the $1000-1500 range more suitable (bigger pushing force) and better than $3000-4000 range.

  • nepalesesquirrel on 05/06/2022 - 20:18
    +3

    I have the Pedal Clipper and live in a hilly area so it's great for me to smash up the hills. Really enjoy it.

  • Dalton on 05/06/2022 - 20:51
    +2

    We're back to the days of the moped.

  • atlas on 05/06/2022 - 20:51
    +1

    20% off those Merida eMTBs is pretty good value too

  • tdw on 05/06/2022 - 21:00
    +4

    i hate the ones that house the battery over the rear wheel, when it already has to deal with the extra weight from the hub motor.

  • theUnderdog on 05/06/2022 - 21:20

    I think the best value is with the Cube eBike range ie the Cube Town Hybrid is down to $26xx with a Bosch Active Plus Gen 3 and a 400Kwh battery.

    • Steptoe on 05/06/2022 - 21:31
      +3

      400Kwh

      😲

      • theUnderdog on 05/06/2022 - 22:06

        my apologies, not sure why I put the K there :)

  • Drakesy on 05/06/2022 - 23:07

    Yes its a $450 bike at its core with $500 of electrics but I'm surprised they can actually sell them at this price.

    Personally I'd want a disc brake with this but if you're on a budget I don't see why not

  • bargainshooter on 06/06/2022 - 07:03

    Any recommendations for a men's mid drive electric?

    • goingDHfast on 06/06/2022 - 07:22

      As per comment above check out Cube or Merida

      Merida is owned by Specialised so you get a lot of bang for your buck. A bit like Skoda and VW.

    • theUnderdog on 06/06/2022 - 21:26

      I highly recommend the momentum transend e+ $2599 from Yarra Valley Cycle at the moment. Size S only

  • timtam-slam on 06/06/2022 - 08:13

    This would've been a piece of crap at $1800. 99Bikes is a low quality franchise in my experience.

    • theUnderdog on 06/06/2022 - 10:03

      They do offer some pretty decent brands like Norco, Cube and Merida as well as catering for the lower range with brands like Pedal. Their gold membership is good value. Customer service is ok. I got very good experience at Bentleigh, ok at Springvale and pretty meh at Braeside - depends on where you go and who you got

      BTW I personally think the sweat spot for eBike at the moment is around 3.5K. At 1.8K, there would be a lot of compromise

  • McFood on 06/06/2022 - 17:24

    I've been looking at buying an E-bike the past few months. The Pedal lightning "Gold" price was $1350 in march ($854 now), and the Comet was $989 (Now $809). That should give a better indication of the actual discount. Still not bad.

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