“I would make my maximum.” In a very short message transmitted on Instagram, businessman Marc Simoncini announces the end of electric bicycles and the angel bicycle connected. The brand, which had contributed to launch in 2019, aimed to offer “made in France” bicycles, met in Côte-D’or.
But as soon as the first copies are launched, many problems sank their marketing. The first generation had notable concerns of a serious finish, in particular to maintain the battery, while the part of the software was not to the point, sometimes avoiding starting the two wheels. The brand had also made a retirement, because the frame is likely to break. These bicycles sold more than 2,600 euros.
This time, it is the final applause that is announced. The company will be declared in the cessation of payments, since it cannot reimburse the 13 million euros that it owes to its customers and creditors. You must follow the judicial liquidation, as explained by an email sent to the Angels users.
Customers in vagueness after five years of galleys
Marc Simoncini, founder of the company, points out “a hardware problem” that definitely buries Angel: “I can’t say anymore at this stage due to procedures in progress, but I will make my maximum as after that ‘they (they (they (they (NDLR customers) benefit from the best possible solution.
“We have failed. Exit not to teach us anything: this failure will teach us a lot,” explains the businessman.
For customers, this is the double penalty: on the one hand, this means that there will be no more spare parts in the case of problems, but the pieces are owned by Angell-, on the other hand, it may no longer make it possible to make Your bicycles work. Even if the dedicated application is not mandatory to roll the bicycle, however, it must be unlocked, detecting the smartphone and application that accompanies it.
In addition, customers who are waiting for a new bicycle to replace the withdrawal of the company, or a reimburse The company’s destination will no longer be, in the short term, in our hands.
The situation of the company is what it is, the resellers of the third party are not obliged to resume bicycles already sold.
In the Facebook group “Angell clients”, the testimonies are raining. Some require a collective appeal, others launch a petition to obtain compensation.
“The sudden abandonment of the Angell bicycle application is also a source of concern, because it would make all the essential functions of each model of these bicycles unusable, causing an important functional loss for all the owners of the Velos Angel Bicycle,” they write .
Source: BFM TV
