Crazy Walmart mid drive deal $349

[gromike]

We had a festival in town this weekend, and guess who was the queen of the show?

 

[Johny Rocket]

Received the ebike this afternoon:
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All there, and no damage:
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Put it together while the battery charged:
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Greased an adjusted front wheel bearings, will need to do the same to the back wheel. Both wheels need to be trued. Seat is truly painful, and would also benefit from a suspension seat post (all to be provided from my collection of bike parts).
The bike wasn't so cheap that it hurt me to look at, and it works much better than my TSDZ2b motor. No throttle, and I'm assuming the PAS is cadence until proven otherwise. (Just read the motor's mfg. info and they say it's integrated cadence and torque PAS.)
So, for $350 delivered, not including tax, this has got to be one of the best cheap mid-drives out there. Thanks, OP Johny Rocket, for the link. My bike shed now truly runneth over.

Torque sensor baby

 

[gromike]

The Hyper mid-drive is backdown to $349. Guess not many (like zero) sold for $1,398.

 

[speedub.nate]

I've been keeping an eye out for some good ebike deals for my folks, who have recently expressed some interest.

I envision a step-thru for my dad (he's in his 70s now, so, ya' know... I love my step-thru cruiser!) but an Electra for mom just because she's expressed some concerns about stability and being able to dab.

This bike looks possibly good for pops except that the quoted 20 mile range / 1 hr duration has me put off. It's pretty easy to blow through that.

I also can't find a weight on this bike, and that's a concern since they would be transporting often.

 

[gromike]

Weighs about 60 pounds.
Bike needs a good saddle (and a suspension seat post would be nice too). Brakes need improvement. Kind of skinny tires, which is not a popular thing nowadays.

 

[Rexlion]

A $350 ebike would turn into a $900 ebike by the time I finished accessorizing. Not as bad as a boat (a/k/a/ "hole in the water that you throw money into") though.

 

[gromike]

There might be an art in getting a cheap bike good enough at a low cost.
Getting this thing to ride well probably comes down to wheels and tires. I do think it would be easy enough to fit quality wider tires to the existing wheels, though then the installed fenders won't fit.
My next thing is brake improvements, and an inexpensive functional suspension seat post.