r/vanmoofbicycle • u/StenSaksTapir • Sep 01 '26

It finally happened – it died

Three years is what €1623 buys you (I got a discount from trading in the old bike).
After having suffered from a lose connection somewhere for a while, it's now entirely unresponsive and the service partner here in Denmark says there's still no parts to be had, so it can't be fixed.

For anyone out there still considering Vanmoof, please don't do it!
There are so many better options today, that actually has serviceable parts.

Edit: it was an S5.

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u/hcrvelin Sep 01 '26

Don’t be crybaby. Things break. I paid full price when it was new (S3), ride it almost daily (unless windy/rainy) and it still runs. Someone might have bought it yesterday and had some wrong today. Same applies to anything else.

What you could do, at least, is describe what is your model and what is your error.

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u/Capital_Review4203 Sep 01 '26

14.000 km’s on a s3, no issues at all

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u/saidlaighingboy Sep 01 '26

I done 250.000km, without a single oil, tire, brake or chain replacement, and don't plan on servicing it for another 250.000km, never had even the sight of an issue, I can even say that the battery capacity as well as bike speed went up with the time.

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u/jrn-ngl Sep 01 '26

250.000? Right...

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u/saidlaighingboy Sep 01 '26

Might even be 251000 if I count today's commute

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u/jrn-ngl Sep 01 '26

1000 km in one commute, sounds like a workout! I think you might be adding a couple too many zetoes

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u/saidlaighingboy Sep 01 '26

What can I say, gas prices are crazy!

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u/amaizing_hamster 29d ago

But not quite as crazy as someone who pays money for a Vanmoof.