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The 700 is a great choice. I bought one of those a few months ago. I prefer the the customizable PAS, tires, and higher top gear over the Aventon. Aventon is better for sizes and some LBS's that sell them in different areas. I do my own service and never even asked the nearest LBS if they...

I've had mine for months and haven't really thought about it. It seems fine to me. Some people would like more color choices. I have the gunmetal grey. Sometimes paint can get scratched, scraped, chipped during shipping.

I know how the "old" Espin system you have works in detail. It doesn't provide consistent power in a given PAS level - very unnatural. I would hate that. That is what people complain about with cadence based assist because that's what they have experience with. I've known someone to rip out...

LOL. It works just like the 700's assist, which is what I have. Plenty of people have posted detailed feedback in the FB group. Companies like Ride1Up and Espin have moved away from speed based assist in their latest generations, so that should tell you something about which is better. The...

No the Core-5 doesn't work like that. It's a true cadence sensor bike just like the 700, and it works like the 700, using the superior power based assist rather than inferior speed based assist, so it applies consistent power rather than acting as a cruise control that changes with speed...

I went with a Ride1Up 700 personally with no regrets, but I was interested in an Allant 7s+ last year, but the dealer didn't have any in stock. It uses a Bosch motor and would be the most reliable.

Yes, I have a 700, and it's class 3. It even says class 3 on the emblem on the front. An alternative similarly price step through bike that is popular among some members of this forum that is class 2 is the Espin Flow. 5'3" is listed as the low end of the rider height...

Even the same model of Ride1Up bike has shipped with different seat post sizes. My 700 came in early March with a 31.6 seatpost. Some 700s's come with 30.4. It's definitely something you want to verify by checking the seat post on your bike. I checked my post before ordering my suspension...

On the 700 with the KD218 display, you can limit the throttle top speed from 11 to 28 mph. The 500 and Core-5 use a different display, and I don't know if they have that option. However, more specific to what you asked, there is no max current setting specific to throttle that can be adjusted...

My Ride1Up 700 will do 1000 watts with the stock controller - I think that's true of the 500 as well. Go into the advanced settings of the display and change the highest PAS to 100%. My 700 came with PAS 5 (of 5) defaulted to 70% and PAS 9 (of 9) defaulted to 82%. I changed to the 0 to 9...

Here are a couple pictures from the 700 after the kickstand was moved towards the rear. https://electricbikereview.com/forums/threads/i-think-ive-officially-over-researched-too-many-options-too-many-conflicting-opinions.40387/page-3#post-395850

I don't have a Core-5, but don't recall ever striking my heel against my 700's rear mounted kick-stand, even before I put on my SPD pedals. I have to say that I actually prefer it and ordered my 700 shortly after they became standard on the XR model. One thing to note on that PAS percentage is...

It looks like a 700 ST https://www.facebook.com/groups/264729534163214/posts/839433733359455/?comment_id=839483830021112&reply_comment_id=839617486674413

Congrats on your purchase!

Here's the post where Kevin said the Brose motor will have a 2 year warranty. https://electricbikereview.com/forums/threads/ride1up-mid-drive-teaser.40066/post-391167

The price didn't go up on the XC that I posted above. It was always about $2300. The additional cost is optional with the special color. The tires were always Maxxis as well. I don't think the extra year of warranty is worth it. Kevin stated in the other thread that the Brose motor has a 2...

I missed this in my last response. It's power based now, NOT speed. Speed is affected because of a change in power, but the settings are based on power. So, if I set mine to 5%, it will output a little over 30 watts, and it doesn't matter if I'm going up a hill at 5 mph or down a hill at 25...

Yes, I mentioned that in 2 of my last 3 posts in this thread. And that's been a feature going back over a year, prior to the power based assist change. It's actually the feature that first got me looking more closely at Ride1Up in 2020 before buying my bike in early March 2021. I've seen...

Exactly, that's what I said. Speed "rather than power". It's the newer generation Ride1Up bikes that use power based assist. I have not heard if NCM has made that change with any bikes or is planning on it.

If the cadence based PAS is like the NCM Moscow, then it's a speed based assist that acts like a cruise control rather than a power based assist. That would be a non-starter for me. Old 700's used to function that way, but newer generations use the power based approach, and the PAS levels are...