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I just got my new XP Lite and its my first single speed bike. Being a former XP 1.0 owner, I was used to a "loose" chain (the derailleur allowed for the proper tension on the chain no matter the situation, and was something I never had to think about. After checking the tension on the new XP...

What are you guys using for tire pressures on the XP Lite? I used to own a 4" fat tire XP 1.0 and kept pressure about 20psi for a more comfortable ride. Can the same analogy be used for the smaller XP Lite tires?

Didn't see anything on weight. If its in the 75-85# range, the portability of this for "older" folks will be very limited...but where there is a will, there is a way to get around it. I'm 70 and I sold my XP because it was a PITA to fold and lift in and out. I went with a 40# eBike and it was a...

One downside of mid drive eBikes...there is more stress (torque) on the chain than any human can induce...so replacing chains (and other drive train components) is a fact of life. These mid drive motors put out a lot of torque and chains are still being manufactured as they were before eBikes...

I think its time after 3 generations of XPs...that the folks at Lectric take the design page of the XPremium, and integrate the BATTERY into the top of the frame tube so that it can easily be popped in and out without having to unfold the bike...which also gets rid of that underneath location of...

Improvements: Integrated rear rack with Dual passenger support, Improved electronics, Upgraded motor/controller, 14 tooth rear sprocket is now an 11 tooth (YES!!!!), New hand grips, more comfortable saddle (YES!!!), Improved 180mm rotors, 20% more travel in suspension fork. For $999 (there is a...

When a battery costs 50% of the total cost of a bike...I'd sell the old bike ( I got $700 for my XP1 after posting it online less than a day)...and get a new bike with the bigger battery because putting $500 into a used (and often abused eBike) doesn't make a lot of sense because before long...

I've since moved on from my XP1... and with that I have gone from a PAS system based on SPEED...to one based on POWER, and I must say with a power based PAS system, wow what a difference. You get to set the power levels to whatever you want for each PAS level (as apposed to a speed based PAS...

Before selling my XP1, I kept it in gear #6...and never shifted it in the 2 years I owned it. Yes, when I first bought it, I thought shifting was kinda cool...but then discovered there was no need to as the motor had more than enough power to handle every situation in any PAS level. When I sold...

1) KevCentral has a great XP Lite hill test (12% grade) that he tests all his eBikes on. A video is worth a million words, so check out his YouTube channel videos. He posted it about 2 weeks ago, so its very recent. 2) One complaint about all Lectric eBikes (and I owned one) is that removing...

I saw in the last week... 2 nationally televised (I'm in NY) Lectric XP Lite TV commercials while watching CNN and MSNBC. I have never seen a nationally televised eBike commercial on any cable network to this point. Those 30 second commercials are crazy expensive. Looks like Lectric has some...

An entire world outside of the USA is doing just fine running eBikes at class 2 speeds. In fact MOST cities outside the USA (and in some larger USA cities) have dedicated bike lanes where cars are restricted. I don't feel the class 3 thing is a reason to not buy a class 2 eBike. In fact I ride...

I agree that the whole "class 3" infatuation with going 28-30 mph is way over hyped and frankly its not safe and not that enjoyable. I rarely ever went over 20. In Europe class 3 eBikes don't exist and they sell a hell of a lot more of them than in the USA. In some European cities, over 80% of...

The idea that a manufacturer tells you to keep the battery voltage within a certain range for best battery longevity is great legal talk to cover themselves...but gives you no way to see the ACTUAL voltage in real time without hooking up a volt meter...is frankly, pretty bush league. My old $900...

I used to own a Lectric XP, considered a very low end "entry" eBike...and it had a voltage readout with 3 clicks of the middle button. I'm talking the actual voltage of the battery in real time anytime you wanted it. I used it all the time to know at any moment the exact % of battery charged...

Mine arrived on April 30 with the box opened. Clearly somebody opened the box for what reason? Did somebody think there were drugs in the box? Hummm. Secondly, after reviewing several eBikes during my research, especially the Gen3 Stride bike...it became clear to me that having the front fork...

If you are into replacing freewheels, chains, and love shifting gears (which is required with a mid drive)...and dealing with a 75# tank...knock yourselves out. If you snap a chain...you're done and I have several friends with mid drives and YES they are more fluid and smooth...but wow the cost...

Here we go again...Lectric just updated shipping dates to 5-6 weeks if you order today (which if history shows is more like 8 weeks). Same old story, different year.

"Personally, I want to ride a bike that feels like a bike, not a Moped". BINGO, it can't be said enough that riding an eBike that feels like the bikes we grew up on is a HUGE endorsement in my view. The original XP which I have is like a tank compared to the new Lite version. There is NOTHING...

I predict the XP Lite will be their best seller and it won't be close in a couple of years (once the current XP1 and 2 owners opt to get the new Lite. Not to mention new low cost buyers who can't afford $1000 eBike. I put my XP1 up for sale 5 minutes after their web site went live for the new...