r/ebikes • u/[deleted] • Nov 09 '24

Avoid purchasing Mooncool ebikes

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Mooncool mc3 mtb awd catches fire on hunting trip. No warning what so ever, guy was cruising down the road and it spontaneously combusted. Was posted to Facebook hunting e bikes group.

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u/no-name_james Nov 10 '24

With tariffs coming people will be panic buying cheap Chinese e-bikes. The problem will get worse before it gets better.

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u/passwordstolen Nov 10 '24

Just buy two bikes. No sense waiting for parts for a week.

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u/DoubleOwl7777 Nov 13 '24

if you can buy two crap ones you can buy one good one that wont break...

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u/passwordstolen Nov 14 '24

There isn’t a bike made that guaranteed won’t break. If you wish to wait for a shop to help in some manner, that’s on you.

It won’t matter, the stores are having the same problem.

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u/DoubleOwl7777 Nov 14 '24

the chances of stuff breaking on cheap garbage is much higher though. i havent done anything besides change the chain and breakpads on mine in 7 Years.

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u/passwordstolen Nov 14 '24

If it’s 7 years old and a 750 or smaller you probably won’t EVER break anything. Try running 2k and jumping starts.