siciliano88
New Member
Hi all,
I've read though so many great reviews and posts here the last month. Thank you all for your knowledge and experience sharing, it has educated me quite a bit!
I'm trying to find a comfortable e-bike under 2k, mainly for city usage. I live in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego, so I'll be using the bike for getting around the beach towns. I work from home, so technically no commute I went to test drive some Juiced Bikes and Pedgeo as they both are local.
Cross Current and Rip Current S 2018 models are pretty nice. Having the local maintenance support is a huge plus. The Pedego's were clearly more zippy and comfortable, but I don't want to shell out that kind of cash. I test drove the Hyper Scrambler 1100 watt - it was fun, but not practical. I got up to 32 -34mph on throttle alone! Wow! It was pretty "lurchy", however like it just wanted to blast off all the time.
I was considering the fat-tire bikes only for the fact that they are more comfortable and stable when riding on the bumpy pavement. I won't be doing much off-roading, so I don't think I truly need a fat-tire, but they are the same price so I want to give them fair consideration.
Alas, my finalists are mainly between the RadCity/RadRover and CrossCurrent S/Rip Current S. The new Teo looks great as well - I'm also open to other suggestions/modifications to make the most comfortable city commuting experience.
Since I'm local to California, I have to pay sales tax on Juiced Bikes. This means the RadCity and RadRover options are effectively 450 cheaper. I'm trying to justify if the local technical support and Juice batteries/features are worth that extra price (hyrdaulic brakes, torque sensor, etc). I've not actually driven the Rad, but there are just so many great reviews about them that'd I'd be willing to risk it. The manager at Juiced also said they'd assemble the bike completely and deliver it to my house. I'd love to hear some thoughts from folks who've ridden both the Rad and Juiced Bikes (or any others that are a great value in this category).
Thanks guys!
I've read though so many great reviews and posts here the last month. Thank you all for your knowledge and experience sharing, it has educated me quite a bit!
I'm trying to find a comfortable e-bike under 2k, mainly for city usage. I live in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego, so I'll be using the bike for getting around the beach towns. I work from home, so technically no commute I went to test drive some Juiced Bikes and Pedgeo as they both are local.
Cross Current and Rip Current S 2018 models are pretty nice. Having the local maintenance support is a huge plus. The Pedego's were clearly more zippy and comfortable, but I don't want to shell out that kind of cash. I test drove the Hyper Scrambler 1100 watt - it was fun, but not practical. I got up to 32 -34mph on throttle alone! Wow! It was pretty "lurchy", however like it just wanted to blast off all the time.
I was considering the fat-tire bikes only for the fact that they are more comfortable and stable when riding on the bumpy pavement. I won't be doing much off-roading, so I don't think I truly need a fat-tire, but they are the same price so I want to give them fair consideration.
Alas, my finalists are mainly between the RadCity/RadRover and CrossCurrent S/Rip Current S. The new Teo looks great as well - I'm also open to other suggestions/modifications to make the most comfortable city commuting experience.
Since I'm local to California, I have to pay sales tax on Juiced Bikes. This means the RadCity and RadRover options are effectively 450 cheaper. I'm trying to justify if the local technical support and Juice batteries/features are worth that extra price (hyrdaulic brakes, torque sensor, etc). I've not actually driven the Rad, but there are just so many great reviews about them that'd I'd be willing to risk it. The manager at Juiced also said they'd assemble the bike completely and deliver it to my house. I'd love to hear some thoughts from folks who've ridden both the Rad and Juiced Bikes (or any others that are a great value in this category).
Thanks guys!