Anybody purchase Nireeka Revenant?
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fooferdoggie
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too good to be true really.
You don't think it is legit?
fooferdoggie
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anymore I have seen way to many of these fall through. but most are hub drives that would be pointless on a off-road bike. plus looks like your stuck with crap gearing so that would limit off road use. but I don't think you can buy a 10 speed drivetrain on a Bafang hub motor. well we always see 7 or 8 speeds so that makes me wonder too. the way the market is saturated with e bikes I would really question it.
fooferdoggie
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if you want off-road you need a mid drive. but suspension is going to cost you. there is no good cheap suspension. Plus you want suspension thats supported so worn parts can be replaced.
Taylor57
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Seems like a Yeti to me.
harryS
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This thread tells me all I need to know. I'd run away.
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Mobywon
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It gets great reviews and I agree that it's a great value, so I've pulled the trigger and ordered one a couple of weeks ago. So far I'm very impressed, they send regular updates on the progress of manufacturing and last week went from 12 to 24% completed. I expect to get it sometime in April.
Taylor57
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Good luck
Open_Mind
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- Canada
Any updates on your order? Have you got your bike on time?
Taylor57
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Moby one hasn't posted since Feb. I still say the Nireeka is a Yeti...
Catalyzt
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- USA
When I first joined this forum, in mid-late 2020 I believe, I did a deep dive on Nireeka.
What it seemed like to me was that they had been around for a while, their designer was a real person with some kind of track record, and they were trying to do solid engineering on the CF frames. (I was looking mainly at the Homie, but I also looked at the Prime.)
However, it seemed like the Kickstarter buyers, who came first and paid less, got their bikes first, and people who bought later through the website and paid full price had very long delays, and sometimes QC was poor-- but there were outliers, people who bought later and had their bikes delivered, and Kickstarter buyers who got bikes late. There also always seemed to be a subset of buyers who never got their bikes at all. Then we had the reports (in the link above) of people who had their frames crack just from sitting on the bike.
Man, I came so close to pulling the trigger-- my finger was hovering over the Buy button-- but I'm so glad I didn't! Very happy with the bikes I have now.
What really kept me away was the possibility of super late delivery or not getting a bike at all. But just as importantly, an experimental CF design is exactly that. You have weird shapes subjected to stress, and no matter what modeling you do, no one knows how it will hold up, or if one of those exotic-looking curves in the frame will be subjected to overloading. I like experimental bikes, there are some risks I am willing to take, but others I will not.
What it seemed like to me was that they had been around for a while, their designer was a real person with some kind of track record, and they were trying to do solid engineering on the CF frames. (I was looking mainly at the Homie, but I also looked at the Prime.)
However, it seemed like the Kickstarter buyers, who came first and paid less, got their bikes first, and people who bought later through the website and paid full price had very long delays, and sometimes QC was poor-- but there were outliers, people who bought later and had their bikes delivered, and Kickstarter buyers who got bikes late. There also always seemed to be a subset of buyers who never got their bikes at all. Then we had the reports (in the link above) of people who had their frames crack just from sitting on the bike.
Man, I came so close to pulling the trigger-- my finger was hovering over the Buy button-- but I'm so glad I didn't! Very happy with the bikes I have now.
What really kept me away was the possibility of super late delivery or not getting a bike at all. But just as importantly, an experimental CF design is exactly that. You have weird shapes subjected to stress, and no matter what modeling you do, no one knows how it will hold up, or if one of those exotic-looking curves in the frame will be subjected to overloading. I like experimental bikes, there are some risks I am willing to take, but others I will not.
Taylor57
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There is a Nireeka forum here at EBR that I was just perusing. I skimmed quickly and saw there was a guy that had been waiting over 2 years for his Nireeka. They are one outfit I would stay away from. Them and Sonders...
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