Hey friends.
Moving to the Tokyo metropolitan area after an extended stint in inaka. I’ve been using a shit 1万円ママチャリ with a single gear, looking to upgrade to an E-bike as my main mode of transport especially because Tokyo can be quite hilly and I prefer riding a bike to riding public transport for health reasons.
Prices vary pretty widely online but I’m a recent grad and as such I’m looking for a good budget option. If anyone has or had one they could recommend, please share.
Thank you! 🙂
by DramaticTension
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IMO, one (pretty big) risk of these bicycles is the battery. If you search (ebike fire), you’ll see news in various countries, where there have been a number of bicycle battery fires that have burnt down entire apartments while charging. There have also been incidents of batteries spontaneously combusting – and in a number of cases, within an enclosed space (eg: an elevator) with fatal results.
In light of battery safety, I’d recommend sticking with one of the major 3 locally produced brands. Yamaha, Panasonic, or Bridgestone (who I’ve heard sources from Panasonic).
Any big box retailer will have a catalog, and can usually order a bike from it for you if they don’t have it in stock.