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Yeah factoring in insurance premiums would be my guess.
As well as paying for insurance, doing maintenance, paying volunteers in donuts etc the guy might actually want to pay his own mortgage and feed his family. He is running a business and needs it to work. It sounds as if it is working. It also sounds like he is not a big fan of ebikes but is happy to take their money or let them ride elsewhere.
The fairness or rightness of it all really is don't to how he runs his business.
For the record, I think double the price is a bit of a big difference and thought that 50% mark up on eBikes would be my choice if I was trying to get money from cyclists rather than building and maintaining everything for free
Back on page 1 daveylad said:
I visit the b1ke bikeparks and do 2 hours worth of riding on my ebike.
Others on motorless bikes stay all day and do a similar amount of runs.
is this because youve got other commitments, you've gone through the battery or your body can't take any more descending?
I can see how being able to fly back to the top, and straight back into the next downhill in a minute or two can be fatiguing even if not working hard on the climb due ot the motor.
Being able to break up the hard effort bits with more of a break of a gentle uphill ride or push - especially rogate which is about half and half might be better overall for those who are able to go out and play all day.
Personally, BPW I can go all day, the inherent ineffiency of a van uplift provides enough of a rest. Lift served alpine riding though, where the lifts are quicker and the runs longer, I need a lunch break and I'll often stop before the end of the day.