ebike-life
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With the current sale of the lmt'd, i cant get it for $1,745.00 and it comes with an extra battery (smaller 10.4ah).
This is a first ebike so I want to double check things.
I want to have the bike to have a fun way to exercise and to take on trips to the grocery store or some restaurants. I live in Pa, which can get quite humid in the summers so an ebike interests me. My work is under 10 miles, but i'm not sure I will ride to it as coworkers have had their bikes stolen before (with a ulock).
In my research, the pros of the lmt'd seem interesting (torque hub for bike, hydraulic breaks for less daily maitentence and maybe better?, left thumb throttle as I use my right hand enough working with a computer all day, looks more like a bike than ebike for stealing purposes etc). I do have some decent hills directly around me, but after that it is pretty flat. I also want a class 3 bike since there are some major roads I could have to cross for very short distance and want to be able to go as fast as possible. Another positive is the lmt'd arrives in a week, which is awesome as I want to get out there as soon as possible!
Negatives are the lmt'd doesn't come with a rack, fender, and lights (which i can add afterwards, just not the most ideal). Additionally I haven't worked on bikes before so I maintenance without support worries me a tad, but I have googled plenty of things in the past to learn! (house, skateboard, and snowboard maintenance for examples).
I have no stairs to go through thankfully, but if i want to it take with me, I would need to put it on top of my sedan's rack (so weight is a concern slightly). I am 6'1" and the stepthrough seemed great as my partner can try it too before she gets one (5'2").
I don't want to get too analyisis paralysis here, but just wanted to know if should consider any other options! I saw the Juiced Crosscurrent X, which seem nice, but the battery sticking out seemed like it could be targeted more easily and the two batteries of the lmt'd seems interesting as i can bring both for a long ride and have a much lighter battery to carry if on a short trip. But maybe there is some other contender I should know about that rides better etc! Thanks for any help.
This is a first ebike so I want to double check things.
I want to have the bike to have a fun way to exercise and to take on trips to the grocery store or some restaurants. I live in Pa, which can get quite humid in the summers so an ebike interests me. My work is under 10 miles, but i'm not sure I will ride to it as coworkers have had their bikes stolen before (with a ulock).
In my research, the pros of the lmt'd seem interesting (torque hub for bike, hydraulic breaks for less daily maitentence and maybe better?, left thumb throttle as I use my right hand enough working with a computer all day, looks more like a bike than ebike for stealing purposes etc). I do have some decent hills directly around me, but after that it is pretty flat. I also want a class 3 bike since there are some major roads I could have to cross for very short distance and want to be able to go as fast as possible. Another positive is the lmt'd arrives in a week, which is awesome as I want to get out there as soon as possible!
Negatives are the lmt'd doesn't come with a rack, fender, and lights (which i can add afterwards, just not the most ideal). Additionally I haven't worked on bikes before so I maintenance without support worries me a tad, but I have googled plenty of things in the past to learn! (house, skateboard, and snowboard maintenance for examples).
I have no stairs to go through thankfully, but if i want to it take with me, I would need to put it on top of my sedan's rack (so weight is a concern slightly). I am 6'1" and the stepthrough seemed great as my partner can try it too before she gets one (5'2").
I don't want to get too analyisis paralysis here, but just wanted to know if should consider any other options! I saw the Juiced Crosscurrent X, which seem nice, but the battery sticking out seemed like it could be targeted more easily and the two batteries of the lmt'd seems interesting as i can bring both for a long ride and have a much lighter battery to carry if on a short trip. But maybe there is some other contender I should know about that rides better etc! Thanks for any help.
