Product Description
- 250W, 36V hub motor
- Steel frame
- 36V, 7.8Ah lithium battery
- Shimano 7-speed gears
- 27.5" wheels
- Wide 2.30" all-terrain tyres
- Suspension fork
- Mechanical 160mm rotor disc brakes
- 720mm handlebars
- Charger included
- 1 Year Warranty
On Sale Sat 31 August - Biking, DIY and Hardware, Motorbike & Automotive
$769. Aldi gets a free pass for RRP here ;)
$769
So no saving…
Especially since you need to go in-store to find it.
No, but there’s spending.
Grab it from gumtree a month later after its disappointed someone already.
Normally Aldi you can return within 60 days for full refund, not sure if there is an exception here. So you will need to wait 2-3 months on Gumtree.
what's the frame size and dimensions?
Looks a lot better than that weird mini bike style one last time
Saw someone on the current scooter with seat, I think was going atleast 40km/h
Probably can be modded and have the top speed increased
No mention of weight..
20kg+ with battery and steel frame
ebikes are horrible to ride if you are not getting the assist, especially up hill. They are pretty heavy.
I wonder why…?
No mention of weight..
"Suitable for riders < 60kg"
Looks like a standard bike converted to an e-bike
The last time I saw a steel frame on a modern bicycle was last century…
Was going to say the same thing!
Perhaps that's the last time you looked, but it's still a great frame material or they wouldn't still be making them in a pretty wide range of types and budgets. https://www.bikeexchange.com.au/en-AU/bikes?categories.key=b…
I've owned a steel gravel bike (although recently upgrade to titanium) and I have a steel cargo bike and city bike (amongst other alumnium and carbon bikes).
I also have friends at least half a dozen friends with custom steel bikes, often finished with high end components like electronic shifting and carbon wheels.
If you're lookng to race and every gram and watt matters then you'll be on carbon, but to really enjoy cycling a steel bike is fantastic.
Are you sure you have that many friends with steel bikes and not aluminum? Steel bikes are incredibly rare these days.
Odd thing to do, questioning how well he knows his friends and their bikes. Steel bikes may be uncommon, but they are certainly not "incredibly rare" and in some use cases are preferable. The uptake in aluminium and carbon fibre bikes has made it so that economies of scale for their manufacturing has leaned in their favour for many years now, but they've a long way to go before they make steel framed bikes a threatened species. We see a pretty small sample of the bike world here in Australia and it tends to lean more towards the "gear head/enthusiast" than it does in many other parts of the world.
Are you sure you have that many friends with steel bikes and not aluminum? Steel bikes are incredibly rare these days.
Anyone who is serious enough about their riding to own steel and titanium frames is going to know a shedload of other people with similar interests.
I've owned both in the past, and I'm a totally mediocre rider who doesn't even ride anymore. If I had the space and money, I would own a load of bikes, and none of them would be aluminium. A custom lugged steel frame would be at the top of the shopping list.
Edit: Just remembered… I still have a steel bike.
It has nothing going for it. Before purchase is there any way of getting detailed specs or do you basically buy half blind on Aldi buys? Just curious. I have no intention of buying.
The quality will be unimpressive for enthusiasts but for the average person, absolutely acceptable. Most people won't mind for this price;
Great for the average commuter or first ebike purchase to see if they like commuting by cycle. Then, (as I did a month ago) you can splash a bit more money on a nice second bike, when you know what you are looking for.
From past experiences, friends, rels, work collegues who bought cheap low quality bicycles never went much further… heavy, uncomfortable, poor ergonomics, unreliable, thrown in back shed and most still there.
If you invest some more money into a mid range quality bike you will tend to use it more as the experience is far better. Next visit to the tip, check the pile of bikes stacked high… I rarely see a Giant, Trek, GT or known brand bike.
Yes, the quality will be unimpressive, just like their recent monkey eBike…
I worked in a bike store for several years, and despite many brands having a huge mark-up on prices, I would still closely examine the specs before pushing out $769.
A good quality e-bike weighs around 20-25kg for carbon, 25-30kg for aluminum, so this steel bike could be 30-40kg. Given the weight of the bike + rider, the 160mm disc brake for the front and back is way too small for an e-bike of this quality. 180mm should be the absolutely minimum, but a 200-220mm rotor is more realistic. Based on the information Aldi has provided, this bike is a massive safety concern and I can see a Today Tonight investigative story emerging within a few weeks of this bike being purchased.
Worst case, scrap metal pricing is at around $0.10-0.30/kg for carbon steel.
What a load of nonsense. Where did you pull those numbers out of?
And the rotor sizes are the least of the problems.
TBH I am wondering what the cost comparison is for this vs buying a second hand bike & an equivalent conversion kit of alliexpress.
If the price is similar & you get the Aldi warranty it may be worth it.
Especially if I can build a second/extended battery pack for it. I got a cheap hookup for 18650 cells in bulk.
How does this compare to those anaconda ones? They are about 1K
jv on 21/08/2024 - 13:58 Comment score below threshold.