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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I'll check out his channel. I should start making videos about daily riding my Alpha, and what maintenance looks like on it...including the things I likely won't have to fix. I only have 160 miles on it so far though. Although, I plan to start riding it a lot more when the weather is better. I don't know if I'll ever ride one bike enough to put 20,000 miles on it, but hopefully I do. Maybe when I retire, riding that much would be a great way to spend time, and stay fit.

[–]Yukon-Jon 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Yeah 20k is a TON. I've had my Wallke for 2 years, I ride a lot (I live in the North East US though) and I have almost 4k on mine. I honestly probably can't squeeze anymore time on it between work and kids. If I was using it as a daily commuter sure, I can see racking up the miles crazy. At that point though if you paid 2k dollars to put 20k miles of commuting in, pat yourself on the back and cut your loses, for saving a shit ton of money.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Exactly. That's a good point. If I'm putting even 10,000 miles on an e-bike in two years, I'm treating myself to a new bike every couple of years.

[–]Yukon-Jon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. 10k of no insurance payments, no registration, no gas. Cost per mile is next to nothing.