$1,000 for an e-bike seems like a pretty incredible deal… but is the Wave 2.0 too good to be true?
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Holy shit man!
Are these wave con artists even still in business, and have them actually refunded or delivered the backer's bikes?
BTW, excellent video with a solid facts background check. Hell yeah!!!
Here in Norway you can buy an electric bicycle for under $600?
The store where they sell them (Biltema), is a 30 minute drive away from me?
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I work in a bike shop. Anytime you skimp out on price of the bike its going to come at a cost of components.
Apple and Google sue every small company they can yet no one sues these fuckers for this? How fucked up is our world?
Haha love the hat and cam combo
Holy shit that's bad. Just get a normal bike and slap on a set of $300 e-bike wheels if you can't push the watts.
But seeing that the real world speed is limited to 20 mph, you might just be able to pedal faster.
For 1000 dollars I can buy a decent carbon fibre or aluminium alloy road or cross bike,electric bikes are for weaklings
just saying, ask nick, even a 5000$ Mountain bike will have squeaky brakes when they are wet and cold. Quick releases are far less stiffer, since there is an engine powering the wheel I understand the is a bolt, but they could've put a thru axle which would allow you to remove the wheel without any tool
That's nowhere near the cheapest E-bike. Not now, and not even when it came out. It was never the cheapest.
The reason the handlebars are loose is that they're likely too high in the steerer tube.
Taran check this out . https://www.genze.com/ – I bought the Genze 200 series E-bike for $1899. They also have older 100 series that they even sell through costco for $ 1199. They are pretty sturdy and well built.
We need more reviews like this. Less laptops and more variety.
They are a disgrace to the crowdfunding community. Whilst exposing these fakes is important, I think that you should also
try to expose the good parts of crowdfunding. Great informative video though!!
Recently we all noticed something, anything with Linus is now sponsored bs without the truth, but yet somehow this review and many others were harsh yet honest or at least informative, whats up with all this?
By the time I reached 2:38 in the video, the answer was clear. This is a POS! Don't buy it.
Get a decent bike and make your own electric bike its not that hard xD it just costs your time
@ 8:01 didn't blur the email.
Do they really charge you for assembly, and if you don't pay the $95 you don't get warranty? Lol woooooooooow
Taran videos are the best!
2011 Sparta iON RXS+. 350 dollars for a rear wheel drive, 27kmh ebike that does 32 miles. I have it and its the best thing ever. Only sad thing is that it only works when you pedal, but that's fine because "pedaling" on this bike is almost touching it with a feather, and it starts going(sarcasm, right)
The Xiaomi Qicycle is cheaper, lighter, far more portable and is made extremely well. It rides well and it has proper controls with a computer.
Son the answer is VERY SIMPLE you only get what you pay for there is no such thing as a cheap electric bike and when you Americans learn that perhaps you will stop your whining about how expensive they are – pay $1000.00 for an Automobile and what do you get (a heap of shit) same difference with an electric bike.
Why are the 'creators' not in prison???
Just buy a 125cc motorbike, much faster and cheaper.
In other words, run away from this company!
This company seemed to be an absolute and total sham!!! I had no idea there was such a big scam going on with a company like this. As said in the video, they clearly stole everything from other people.
That sound effect though, checked my phone for notifications three time before I thought to rewind the video!
I really want to hug Taran for some reason.
Just remember "you get what you pay for" . . . . I always do my research before i buy anything like a ebike kit.
Some of the customer service is just very bad like not knowing about the products they selling and having to inform me that they will need to contact there supplier to answer my very simple question like will a ebike front wheel fit a bike with front suspension
my electric bike was only £280
BRO THEY ARE SO SKETCHY
Linus looks.. different.. new haircut?
wow, i got screwed on my first crowd funded project I funded and will NEVER deal with that bullshit again
Ya imagine if a car company did this it would probably get real attention.
The workmanship on that battery is appalling.
Why are e bikes so expensive. I bought a 66cc motorized bike for $200 and it will go alot faster then this
It's only street legal if you break the rules of the road. If being able to break the rules meant your vehicle was illegal then every car would be considered illegal
No ways it's as good as a CrossCurrent Air, and that costs the same.
i know that this is a long shot, but can you review this 8000 euro bike. Greyp bike from rimac
http://www.greyp.com/
0:44 uwuwuwu much thanks
100 buck's just for putting it together ?
Holy crap this is bad.
Sondors ebikes are $499 and are great
If u want a nice electric bike try putting one together yourself. Typically should cost less than $600 and doesn't take too much work, however access to a 3D printer is almost necessary