Velotric’s Post

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Tampa offers a great biking experience because it is sunny year round. We have people using the E bikes to get to work, to have fun for exercise, and once you do it, once you're hooked. I'm the proud owner of Tampa Bay Ebikes. We offer rentals, sales and repairs. I'm your owner and mechanic and salesman here at Sharky's Green Rides. We're all family owned and operated. I am the co-owner of Voltaire Cycles of Sarasota, FL. People come and say which brand do you sell the most? We tell them Bellatrix like what is that and we say newer E bike brand, but the quality can't be beat. The reason why we chose Bellatrix really comes down to the technology. They actually care about the product that they're putting on the street. There's the number one selling brand in our store, which is phenomenal for being a new brand in our store, Discover one by far it's our best selling bike. We sell 10 Discover ones to every other bike hydraulic brakes. The front suspension, good quality, good colors, good paint, good welds. I describe a smoother riding than any of the other bikes in the industry. That's everything everybody's looking for because of the quality that you get for the price point. The battery technology like getting that range, and they were UL certified before they even had to be. You can rinse down the bike with no issues. The Villager team actually threw a battery in a washer with laundry detergent, let it air dry, put it back in and it still works. If there's any challenge that we have is how soon can we get it from Belichick. I've been smoking for over 40 years. I've wanted to quit multiple times and always failed. And I bought this bike and I quit smoking. Every time I have an urge to have a cigarette, I just get on the bike and it goes away. It's the best money I have ever spent for myself. What makes electric unique is we haven't seen one back in the store, which I think speaks volume As a mechanic, you don't see very many of them in the shop unless they're just getting the service or a flat tire. But as far as breakdown, not very often. I think Discover Two is going to be in a category of its own. You can choose between a cadence and a torque sensor. A torque sensor measures the amount of effort that you put into the petals and then matches that. For leisure rides, we put them on the cadence. That is going to be a game changer. You're gonna get way more distance and way more speed. It's like okay turn signals, wow break lights, automatic sensors for the lights to come on, bigger motor, the bigger brakes, better shifters, better derailers that really easy to sell. Picture frame, which a lot of the taller guys want. We just ordered the Discover too and we want to be the first customers out the door with this bike from this shop. What we noticed is the stability, the build quality, the way it Rd. step through suspension as well as the UL listed battery. E bikes are the future. Now you can commute up to 55 miles away from your house on a bike. Rather than owning a car. We want to bring in the best of everything. So ultimately I think they're going to take over more of the sales floor.