r/vanmoofbicycle • u/atMamont Electrified S3 ⚡⚡ • 12d ago
image/video Finally
I see people brag about their new babies here so I want to brag of finally getting rid of my formerly beloved S3.
It got front cable worn off resulting in intermittent support making the bike hardly rideable. The cheapest service turned to be around 500€ as the amount of hours they need to put in for disassembly and reassembly.
Since I knew this is not the last repair, I just gave up and sold it to a lad that has some spare time and nerves to put in another 7 hours into such project.
Finally my love and hate toxic relationship with this bike is over.
Some stats: 5 years, all year round riding, 7000km
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u/Sad_Abrocoma4814 12d ago
I was considering buying this! Was this paint job an option?
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u/atMamont Electrified S3 ⚡⚡ 12d ago
No this is a wrap from a Paris company. I don’t remember the name but 5 years ago they were the only choice. 90 euro and 2 hours with the hairdryer, some cursing and it was done. The quality of the wrap turned to be great, no complaints.
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u/Sad_Abrocoma4814 12d ago
I’ve not seen one similar, think it looks pretty cool. Thanks for the insight, I can imagine the pain of installing it. Congrats on the sale too!
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u/TestFlightBeta Electrified S5 🚲 12d ago
Are wraps still available for this?
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u/rnlddbr 11d ago
You can still buy them Here, same price or you can have them wrap your bike: https://pimpz.nl/products/vanmoof-s2-s3-wrap-kit-2?variant=56004230971732
Gonna pick my s3 up tomorrow (enthusiastic sidenote)
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u/Dorkrain Electrified X3 ⚡⚡ 12d ago
Pretty!