Clark W. Griswold
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
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Impulse is out of the U.S. Market and getting support for it is not easy so while the Sahel Compact would generally be a great option in Europe in the U.S. it is a don't buy. We sold Kalkhoff for a while and now are having to deal with the lack of support and hard to find parts and customers who are less than happy because it takes a long time to get stuff if we can. It did have a long battery life when the battery would stay locked and not damage the mounting (we have had three in for the same issue in the past 2 months or so)
I don't know availability in the U.S. currently but the Haibike SDURO Hard Four is a great option. We built one up a year and half ago for a client and it was a blast. It is a quality bike with a decent motor and battery and ok parts on it in a 24" wheel size to fit smaller riders. A much better move than a kit bike.
We had also considered building up a 24" Specialized Como for smaller riders because it is an excellent platform and would be perfect for sizing down a bit but we haven't yet built it but if you are interested send me a private message and we can certainly do some chatting off thread about it.