rimfirematt
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I'm thinking I might just do a journal style review of this bike. If I get ambitious I might do some filming and photos. But for now I'm trying to provide what info I can for people who are considering this bike. Ok, so I now have just over 50 miles on this bike. Probably half pavement miles and the other half really extreme off road trails. Im 6'0 tall 220 lbs. Hoping the bike will take care of some of those 2's haha.
Does the bike live up to as advertised? Yes it does. All the components were exactly as described, the quality of the bike looks really good, very nice welds, wires are nice and neat and everything looks straight. The lights are nice and bright. Are the range and speed claims accurate? I'm going to say yes. It's a little difficult to get it up to 28 plus miles an hour on a flat straight away but it can but keep in mind I'm a big guy. The battery lasts longer than I do. I have not run the battery completely out so I don't know about this one. I go a little over 20 miles and decide to charge it.
How and where I'm riding this is mostly paved moderate hilly terrain, and mostly on pedal assist 1,2 and 3. For 80% of the time this is more than enough. 70% of the time 1 and 2 are the best. Off road. The first off road adventure was a hilly old road. Some mud bud mostly fairly smooth. Pedal assist 3 was mostly used. I could maintain a good 15 Mph cruising speed with that. My second off road adventure which was yesterday, involved 4 miles of I had no business being there with a bike HAHA! I'm currently enjoying 2 aspirin and motrin. This trail was a dog mushing trail in the winter. Right now its a swampy, grassy muddy mess. I probably walked my bike about a mile of it. Just cause it was so full of swampy holes. One trick I learned was to quit pedaling when it got really extreme. The pedals would hit obstacles or the ground. So I just would hit the throttle and blast through.
Overall Im very happy with my decision, especially for the money. I had to wait awhile for this bike to show up and I ordered it before I really educated myself on these E bikes. So during the wait I researched and was starting to think the only thing that was going to work for me was going to be a mid drive. I got to say, for 1000+ dollars more a mid drive better blow my socks off when I decide to get one. For right now, this hub motor is doing just fine I think.
What don't I like? This bike beats you up. Every bump is pretty jarring. I have tried dabbling with the air pressure, seat orientation and fork settings. That being said I think every hardtail bike would do it. I'm just making a note for people that may not have been on a bike in awhile. for the last 15 years my off road experience has been on 4 wheelers with nice suspension. A suspension seat post is definitely on the bucket list. Or a fully suspended mid drive haha! The tires.. Loud! Also not much for traction knobs. They look cheap too. I dunno Im really thinking of replacing them. While the motor is very quiet and seems to run smooth, if your off road and the rear tire loses traction or bounces off a root, the gears in the motor sound like they come off sync. This makes a horrible noise and I can't help but think its not good for longevity. It always sounds fine though after words on smooth pavement.
Reading this and your new to E-biking? My opinion, E-biking is awesome. I'm still getting a work out. But I'm also having way more fun than if I was dripping sweat and panting everywhere I went. The beauty is you can always pick how tired you want to feel without limiting your range or destination. When I was coming back to my car on that mushing trail I was sweating hard. It was 80 degrees, the terrain was kicking my butt and millions of mosquitos were swarming me. Despite it being fairly uphill for 2 miles I just hit the pedal assist and flew back. Lots of time just using the throttle so I could catch my breath.
Well that's the first impressions. I'll check back in maybe in 100 miles? or sooner if there is a problem
Does the bike live up to as advertised? Yes it does. All the components were exactly as described, the quality of the bike looks really good, very nice welds, wires are nice and neat and everything looks straight. The lights are nice and bright. Are the range and speed claims accurate? I'm going to say yes. It's a little difficult to get it up to 28 plus miles an hour on a flat straight away but it can but keep in mind I'm a big guy. The battery lasts longer than I do. I have not run the battery completely out so I don't know about this one. I go a little over 20 miles and decide to charge it.
How and where I'm riding this is mostly paved moderate hilly terrain, and mostly on pedal assist 1,2 and 3. For 80% of the time this is more than enough. 70% of the time 1 and 2 are the best. Off road. The first off road adventure was a hilly old road. Some mud bud mostly fairly smooth. Pedal assist 3 was mostly used. I could maintain a good 15 Mph cruising speed with that. My second off road adventure which was yesterday, involved 4 miles of I had no business being there with a bike HAHA! I'm currently enjoying 2 aspirin and motrin. This trail was a dog mushing trail in the winter. Right now its a swampy, grassy muddy mess. I probably walked my bike about a mile of it. Just cause it was so full of swampy holes. One trick I learned was to quit pedaling when it got really extreme. The pedals would hit obstacles or the ground. So I just would hit the throttle and blast through.
Overall Im very happy with my decision, especially for the money. I had to wait awhile for this bike to show up and I ordered it before I really educated myself on these E bikes. So during the wait I researched and was starting to think the only thing that was going to work for me was going to be a mid drive. I got to say, for 1000+ dollars more a mid drive better blow my socks off when I decide to get one. For right now, this hub motor is doing just fine I think.
What don't I like? This bike beats you up. Every bump is pretty jarring. I have tried dabbling with the air pressure, seat orientation and fork settings. That being said I think every hardtail bike would do it. I'm just making a note for people that may not have been on a bike in awhile. for the last 15 years my off road experience has been on 4 wheelers with nice suspension. A suspension seat post is definitely on the bucket list. Or a fully suspended mid drive haha! The tires.. Loud! Also not much for traction knobs. They look cheap too. I dunno Im really thinking of replacing them. While the motor is very quiet and seems to run smooth, if your off road and the rear tire loses traction or bounces off a root, the gears in the motor sound like they come off sync. This makes a horrible noise and I can't help but think its not good for longevity. It always sounds fine though after words on smooth pavement.
Reading this and your new to E-biking? My opinion, E-biking is awesome. I'm still getting a work out. But I'm also having way more fun than if I was dripping sweat and panting everywhere I went. The beauty is you can always pick how tired you want to feel without limiting your range or destination. When I was coming back to my car on that mushing trail I was sweating hard. It was 80 degrees, the terrain was kicking my butt and millions of mosquitos were swarming me. Despite it being fairly uphill for 2 miles I just hit the pedal assist and flew back. Lots of time just using the throttle so I could catch my breath.
Well that's the first impressions. I'll check back in maybe in 100 miles? or sooner if there is a problem
