Three stars for the fun we did have. But, I must not have met the owner. The guy that was there Tuesday morning Oct. 18 neglected to inform me that my bikes left petal would fall off 30 minutes into the rental time. Luckily I found a good samaritan with an allen wrench. Oh, but he (rental guy) did say the battery would last all day easily. It quit early on me causing me to almost not make it back. Again, Luckily, I had enough human power, but it was a work out and time was ticking. I don't think it should've been my fault if I didn't make it, but I won't have to find out, thankfully. It was pretty fun though, I have to admit.
Friendly staff... They're happy to help
They have a very good selection of good e-bikes. The prices are also better than a lot of other places. However, the level of service, support and information you get varies a lot, depending on who is there at the time. When I bought my bike, for example, it was like pulling teeth to get the guy to explain anything about how the various features worked. I'm not some high school kid who likes to mess around with things until I figure them out (or break them). And there was an electric terminal cover (to cover the terminals if you want to ride the bike without the battery) that I didn't get; turns out it was supposed to be included. I had to get it from the West Coast distributor.
If you're looking for advice, get a Stromer that goes 28mph. The bike is built so well, it can go 16-20mph on a flat surface w/out any electric motor assistance. Also, it rides smooth as butter.
The owner is super cool. Extremely reasonable prices. Highly recommend this shop! Thanks for making my day awesome!
Btw, I have 3000 miles on my electric bike, use it to commute 75% of the work-year. I have saved $360 in gas. Also, using AAA's cost of ownership fee of ~$.55/mile another $1500 or so. Taking in to consideration the time savings by not spending an hour in the gym & another hour in a car commuting, i'm saving ~188hrs/year. That's close to 5 work-weeks of vacation. There really is no debate here, an e-bike will greatly improve all aspects of your life.
So: uneven staff but good stuff. Be persistent; it's your money.
When it comes to E-Bikes, Matt is the man in San Diego. I went to the electric bike expo in Feb 2016 & rode just about every model bike there. Almost every vendor highly recommended Matt as the most knowledgeable e-bike distributor in the area. Matt will help ease you in to any bike you're interested in & will never push you to make a purchase you're not comfortable with. I never submit reviews for anything, but feel obligated to share my experience with Electric Bike Central.
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