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		DANmode on June 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Time to subsidize e-bikes? Trek ebikes are double or more what a solid entry-level ebike costs, though, for the record.

JKCalhoun on June 27, 2023 [–]

Yeah, I think you're paying though for, in addition to the brand name, repair shops all across the country.

DANmode on June 28, 2023 | [–]

If someone had a cheap ebike, what would they not be able to have maintained on it at a bike shop?

Do bike shops just turn them away because of the brand/lack thereof, sight unseen?

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