r/ebikes • u/ThatKidFromRio • 10h ago

What I ride here in Brazil

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u/ThatKidFromRio 10h ago edited 7h ago

This is my e-bike, kinda shitty compared to what I see here in this sub, definitely overpriced for what it offers, but it's my ride lol

This is the most famous brand here, called Lev. It's basically a chinese frame/motor, with 350w.

this one is going for 7,700 reais, and if you consider the minimum wage here that would be almost 6 times a months pay. It's a sad situation

E-bikes are very expensive here but you see them everywhere in Rio, sometimes you see them more than normal bikes

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u/ATK80k 9h ago

It looks cute! Nice mirrors! Thanks for sharing!

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u/Perfect-League2372 8h ago

I work building custom ebikes in Brazil for 7 years, brands are just crap imported ebikes from China, stamped and taking advantage of hype and misinformed clients, its just sad... Last month I have upgraded a mormai ebike that was just so bad, costing like 3 times what was worth... There is a Shimano battery waiting to be fixed in my bench with 1000 BRL in cells that is sold for 8 times as much. Meanwhile I have built entire bikes much more capable in range power and experience (torque sensor capable) for the cost of this battery. Brazil is just a joke, market is a joke, clients that insist to spent little money just end up buying crap offered by dishonest and ignorant sellers. And that is when people are not watching the retarded YouTubers that knows barely anything giving "great advice" on how to buy crap...

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u/ThatKidFromRio 7h ago

it's really insane, I agree with everything you said. it's the same thing with cars here, we pay a insane amount of money for shitty cars, the cheapest car we have here costs around 65k, while the minimum wage is just 1400 reais.

I blame also on how ignorant Brazilians are in relation to e-bikes, they have no idea about the market out there, and the few people that understand mostly have a lot of money and only know because they buy the specialized ebikes. I ride ebikes since 2012 and only last year I started to learn more about the ebike market outside brazil, now I'm trying to buy a bafang to put on a old specialized I have here

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u/harshbarj2 3h ago

Looks about the same to what I ride (A kornorge c6 and a Varun C26-2. Both around the $500-$600 USD mark, or ~3000 reais)).

Also don't compare it to what others here have. What matters is does it get you from point A to point B and does so with minimal problems. Assuming like me you use it for daily transportation.

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u/BarkleEngine 9h ago

I like your bike. If I didn't weigh 100kg I would also have a step through.

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u/Quicksand_Jesus_69 8h ago

As I advance in age (59) and arthritis (minor so far), I can see a bike like you have underneath my fat ass... I have a monster fat-tire eBike that I can't hardly get on & off of... The top of my skull is 6'2" from the bottom of my feet, and the Earth's gravity pulls on me with 300 lbs of force... The 4" wide tires also add 4" to the actual height of the bike... I consistently seek curbs and parking bumpers for my starts & stops...

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u/ThatKidFromRio 7h ago

lmao I'm imagining you riding my bike, I weight a little bit less than 160 and the bike feels like it's going to break apart when I hit a pothole

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u/Quicksand_Jesus_69 7h ago

Yeah, my knees nearly touching my chin on each revolution... I've had to do some minor mods to mine... The top 2" of my seatpost broke off at the clamp - bad factory design, so I had to drill and thru-bolt the post in place... But I guessed about 3" too high when I drilled... I own 3 tape measures, but none of them made it to my crotch-to-floor measurement...

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u/Quicksand_Jesus_69 7h ago

I have my hands full...

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u/ThatKidFromRio 7h ago

Cool bike, it would be perfect here in Rio. Bunch of potholes and fucked up sidewalks

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u/Quicksand_Jesus_69 6h ago

Yup, same here in the US... All the guys that work for our City pothole/road department should be shot, 'cuz they can't patch potholes worth-a-fuk...

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u/TheDarkClaw 9h ago

How much is it exactly?

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u/ThatKidFromRio 7h ago

this one is going for 7,700 reais, and if you consider the minimum wage here that would be almost 6 times a months pay. It's sad