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  1. J

    Aventon Aventurer can't climb steep 6 mile dirt road

    Ebiker, I'm certainly not new to bike riding, and know how to change gears - of course I was trying to ride up that steep road in 1st gear. I admit that watching some of the review videos I was hoping to cruise slowly up that road with mostly throttle only - the whole idea being to save my legs...
  2. J

    Aventon Aventurer can't climb steep 6 mile dirt road

    JA, I finally heard from them (after 3 weeks), after I got their inhouse review e-mail where I ripped the bike with the description above. Their response was basically that it ain't an electric motorcycle and I shouldn't have expected that. In many ways I do agree with them, and all the advice...
  3. J

    Aventon Aventurer can't climb steep 6 mile dirt road

    Thanks again for all the replies. I tried to go cheap and got suckered in by the good reviews and You-tube videos. Of course none of that addressed my specific need. After talking with an old ski buddy who got a couple of nice mid drive full suspension bikes for he and his wife to ride down in...
  4. J

    Aventon Aventurer can't climb steep 6 mile dirt road

    Thanks for the replies. I've written to Aventon but they said they won't get back to me for 72-96 hrs.
  5. J

    Aventon Aventurer can't climb steep 6 mile dirt road

    I just got a new Aventon Aventurer to use here in Washington to approach back-country ski routes up closed logging roads. The closest such road goes up to my favorite spring ski run on Mt. Pilchuck. I've ridden (pushed) my regular mountain bike up the 6 miles, but it's tedious work and makes...
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