Over50
Well-Known Member
...There is a recent buyer of a mainstream brand bike, the trek Allant. Already, he is complaining about it's lack of range, it's noisy motor, lack of acceleration, uncomfortable ride, and substandard rack:
Over50's Trek Allant 9.9s Chronicles
I received my medium high-step Allant late in the day on Friday. 1 mile home from the shop and 15 miles on a couple of errands yesterday. Given my mods are not complete and I've done little testing of the bike, this post and thread will likely see a lot of editing in the near future. All of my...electricbikereview.com
All for the bargain basement affordable price of $6,000 (before tax)! What a deal! We should all be blessed with bikes that are slow, noisy, uncomfortable, don't go very far and can't carry very much!
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I don't think you read my thread very carefully or perhaps I didn't communicate very well. Or maybe you just understood what you wanted to understand and it wouldn't have mattered what I wrote. I made observations not complaints:
- lack of range: my first commute, it seemed my range on the 625wh battery was on par with the 500s on my other Bosch bikes. But I mentioned headwinds and the fact that the battery sat outside with the bike all day in temps ranging from 39F to mid 40s. It was one commute. I haven't drawn any conclusions ...
- noisy motor: I mentioned the whine was louder than on the prior generation Bosch motor. @Chris Nolte responded that, in his experience, they will quiet down withing a few hundred miles. He also said they will become almost silent. I made no complaints and specifically said the whine didn't bother me. I totally trust Chris' opinions and knowledge but it will be interesting to report back in a few hundred miles...
- lack of acceleration: I don't recall writing about acceleration. I have other Bosch bikes so I kind of know what to expect. I ride mostly in Eco and Tour because one of my commute goals is to also achieve a workout and optimize range. I was not looking for a big, powerful bike that would do all the work for me. I've many posts on this forum talking about buying a very light e-assist such as a Fazua for commuting for the express purpose of riding under mostly my own power...
- uncomfortable ride: I don't recall saying it was uncomfortable. I mentioned it was light-weight and I got knocked around by some cross winds etc. And that my ride position is more aero than I am accustomed to. I put suspension seatposts on all my bikes. I made the initial commute without one. The ride quality as-is isn't bad and is on par with or better than all of the other bikes I ride that do not have suspension (Spot Champa, Tern GSD, Tern Vektron).
- substandard rack: I don't recall mentioning the rack and certainly never said it was substandard. In response to someone else's post about the rack being substandard I said it was minimalist and fits the design intent behind the bike. I bought the bike for a commuter not for touring or for cargo. I carry a laptop, a change of clothes and some tools. That's about it. My Ortlieb Sport Packers fit well and easily carry what I need for a commute. but while it easily carries what I need for a day at work, I can see that it would be inadequate for many folks who want to travel, carry cargo/groceries etc. But I never wrote that it was substandard.
- lighting: the one item that I did complain about you failed to mention. I felt the front light was not adequate for a commuter (or at least for much of my commuting which is pre-dawn or after nightfall)
