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offroad1994 07-07-2008 02:13 PM

Walmart has ebikes for $350 complete!!
 
Holy toledo!!

Walmart has the whole bike for $350

Walmart.com : E-Zip 2008 Trailz Hybrid Electric Bike, Men's : Bikes, Scooters & Skates

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Walmart E-zip? - Page 9 - Bike Forums

offroad1994 07-07-2008 02:53 PM

But of course they went out of stock in the last hour. So who bought them up?

Peakster 07-07-2008 03:45 PM

Oh my goodness, it weighs 81 pounds?! :eek:

http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/69...81_215X215.jpg

88CRX 07-07-2008 03:48 PM

What is the range with the extended battery?

MazdaMatt 07-07-2008 04:07 PM

81 pounds is the shipping weight, that may include some package weight. But who cares what it weighs if it goes by itself? :)

My gf was considering selling her car and buying a 1600 dollar ebike (that looks like a scooter). Maybe this item will tip the scales. Availability in Ontario? I dunno...

Figjam74 07-07-2008 04:32 PM

I'd wager a fair chunk of that weight is the 24v lead acid battery pack. You could always buy it with the plan to upgrade to a NiMH pack later.

rjacob 07-07-2008 04:35 PM

It says the range is 15 miles. I wonder how many miles you could get using hypermiling techniques? Pulse & coast, coasting to stops, avoinding braking, etc? Or is that how they got the 15 miles?

For $350, that does sound extremely interesting. Though with hypermiling techniques, it costs me less than $3.00 roundtrip to take my car to work. I would have to ride the bike a lot of days to have it pay for itself. And a car is a lot more comfortable...but still...

dremd 07-07-2008 07:44 PM

My E-bike weighs 55 lbs and it is Aluminum.
So 81 wit packaging is not un-reasonable.

18 mph on 450 watts would be optomistic in my book, especially with a 24 volt permanent magnet set up.

Oh, wait a minute I'm just Fat.

For reference 450 watts can hold me around 16 mph without assist, but I weight 250 lbs. I'm 800 peak watts 36 volt. I want to put the whatts up on my dad's bike to see how it does.

EDIT: and NIMH

offroad1994 07-07-2008 08:08 PM

from what i read, the 15 miles is a HYPERMILER type of measurement. You need to be very good to get this out of the battery.

dremd 07-07-2008 08:13 PM

E-bike ranges are hard to call.
I have gone 73 miles without charging. Granted I pedaled 90% of the energy exerted. I have also Killed my batteries in < 10 miles.

That said there needs to be a rating system like 15 miles unassisted on flat ground at 10 mph.


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