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Yeah, seems to be, but what is the bot trying to sell?

That's odd. Are those spring forks, or air? Can you make a warranty claim? Or buy a replacement from them? The most challenging thing in fork replacement is spec'ing a replacement that fits, then it would be cutting the steerer tube to length. A front motor complicates the process. A lot of if...

We always called that model G automobile wrench a Ford wrench. One came in the model T Ford toolkit, or so I was told. In my opinion, they are a must have tool when working on a steamship.

Aventon has maybe found a profitable market segment. With luck this bike will tic the boxes for many buyers, and they will make some money. Which seems to be a rarity nowadays for ebike companies.

I do maybe about 2k miles annually. I live in a small city and I'm 99% on two wheels for mechanized transportation. Most directions are soon water. As I ride several different ebikes, and not all of them have odometers, my actual mileage is an unknown.

I would say an electric quadracycle would need some sort of permit to operate on the road to be "legal" in most states. Be it a NEV or personal mobility vehicle or something. That said, an old guy riding one at ebike legal speed would probably be overlooked.

Here's the Park Tool video on servicing disc brake pads: https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/disc-brake-pad-removal-installation .

At 4 wheels you are no longer considered an electric bicycle as trikes are.

https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/12/17/rad-power-bikes-has-new-ceo-its-fourth-three-years

Back to the Rivian ebike. I would want to test ride one. And maybe buy one, but $3,500 as the base price is too steep for my taste. If it's a market failure, with luck, I might buy one at clearance. As such, this winter I'll be searching for a bargain priced Rad Wagon.

Most likely it won't cause a problem. Best if you buy a controller kit that has an included display. Displays tend to be specific to a particular controller (though some you can run without a display). Nice to get all the other bits to minimize the splices and soldering, and match the motor's...

Maybe just doing business.

End of the Republic. It's ironic that the last Republican President destroys the Republic that the first Republican President fought to maintain.

Here's an article going around the web at the moment, Rad is prominently featured in it: How tariffs hit the brakes on America’s booming e-bike industry . I think most of us already know all of this, but I thought to just add it to this discussion.

Me wants no pedals on me motorcyle:

Hopefully things don't go to "The right flank has fallen, the left flank has fallen, the center cannot hold."

"Anyone who purchased an inexpensive e-bike from a direct-to-consumer brand should be wary of their batteries, too, Saltvold said." ....but my junk is priceless. By the way, it was three. ;)

As long as it's vented (and you move the ammo out too 🙃).

Back to the Rad battery issue. If there are 2 battery models that are prone to combust, one would think that the specific faults in these batteries would be known, but we never hear about what is actually wrong with the batteries. And what is the actual failure rate that triggered the recall?

One might wish for some report on what caused these battery failures. It seems that Rad is targeted, because this problem is much bigger than Rad. As in the article above: "Anyone who purchased an inexpensive e-bike from a direct-to-consumer brand should be wary of their batteries, too, Saltvold...