VELOcit3
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- USA
Hello -
I am on the cusp of purchasing my first electric bike. (I own four regular bikes, but my commute is a drag even for my Trek Madone). That being said there are so many options out there I'm having a difficult time choosing. My budget permits me up to $1,800. I need this bike for a tough commute each day (lots of hills along a 17mi commute to work). So I need something that's performance-driven (so no cruisers or lazy bikes) and therefore I would also need straight handles or drops. With that type of a commute, it almost goes without saying, I would need a class 3 as well. I have narrowed it down to four bikes; two from Aventon and two from Ride1Up. However I'm open to other options that fit the bill in comparison to those. I'm very near to purchasing, but I would like to find something that's possibly lighter than my current options, because I do have to go up four narrow flights of stairs each day (and I am fit, but 60lbs up and down is going to be a drag).
So fellow bikers, if I could have your opinions to help me make my first purchase I'd be overjoyed and appreciative! I have attached screenshots of my comparisons that I've been making thus far.
Any and all advice I welcome with open arms!
Thanks!
- Zee
I am on the cusp of purchasing my first electric bike. (I own four regular bikes, but my commute is a drag even for my Trek Madone). That being said there are so many options out there I'm having a difficult time choosing. My budget permits me up to $1,800. I need this bike for a tough commute each day (lots of hills along a 17mi commute to work). So I need something that's performance-driven (so no cruisers or lazy bikes) and therefore I would also need straight handles or drops. With that type of a commute, it almost goes without saying, I would need a class 3 as well. I have narrowed it down to four bikes; two from Aventon and two from Ride1Up. However I'm open to other options that fit the bill in comparison to those. I'm very near to purchasing, but I would like to find something that's possibly lighter than my current options, because I do have to go up four narrow flights of stairs each day (and I am fit, but 60lbs up and down is going to be a drag).
So fellow bikers, if I could have your opinions to help me make my first purchase I'd be overjoyed and appreciative! I have attached screenshots of my comparisons that I've been making thus far.
Any and all advice I welcome with open arms!
Thanks!
- Zee