Yamaha announced it will pull out of the e-bike business in the U.S. by the end of the year.
  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
    14·
    17 hours ago

    Kind of want to pick one up because they seem like quality ebikes, but I’m kind of worried about support/repair down the line.

    • ralakus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      16 hours ago

      From what I’ve seen, ebikes in general are a massive pain to maintain and service due to all proprietary parts and anticonsumer software locking. It’d most likely be better to get a quality analog bike and a quality conversion kit like a cyc photon or bafang bbshd.

      • litchralee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        11 hours ago

        I can only hope that right-to-repair legislation in some US States and the EU will aid the situation, but it might still be a while.