Got my Galaxy TT from Evelo and after having it for 6 days decided it just didn't fit me properly. A little to long and a bit forward in riding position for me, let me premise by saying I am 76. As far as the bike performance it was outstanding imo, fast, easy climbing some pretty steep hills here where I live and smooth. Can hardly tell it's electric so quiet, the belt drive is really nice. The bike arrived super well packed took me a while to remove all the foam and paper protective covering. Went together pretty easy the instructions are a bit vague in some areas but if you take your time it goes together quite easy.
I am no bike mechanic for sure and I only had a few moments where I needed to stop and learn, like adjusting the front disc brakes, which now I know is quite easy. After an email Alex and a tech guy explained to me how it's done, no more problem.
The seat is not my favorite and took me a couple tries to get it where it was as comfortable as I could make it for me. If keeping it I would change it out for something different. They will help you with the cost on this as well.
As far as quality of the bike, paint is Very nice, no orange peel or scrapes, welds are excellent, graphics clean and not overdone. The components are all very nice quality not low end. Hydraulic brakes are marvelous!!! These stop you really quick and they are noise free other than the normal rubbing when applied.
The NuVinci, well, I cannot say enough about how much I like this. I had the fully loaded so the electronic version and it just makes riding such a pleasure! I was originally concerned about the hill thing but it climbs very well and if I didn't have quite enough just one step up on PAS level took care of it. I don't know how the thing works but it is super quiet, smooth and I don't notice much if any drag from it.
I took off on a ride yesterday and thru my subdivision to the gate then onto the road and immediately I have a rather steep 15% grade. Well half way up I was puffing and burning and thought,,wow this is as hard as a regular bike!!!! then I looked down, the bike wasn't on! Duh! stopped and rested half way turned on the power and took off again, NO Problem, stupid mistake. Made me realize though it's pretty much like a regular bike power off, didn't even realize it when on the flat road.
The tires are a smooth tread and 27" large wheels which for me are a little to large, I am short and when I get on the bike no problem, place my left foot on the pedal and swing over, stopping and standing over the top tube was also no problem, but getting off, well not so good. I needed to lean the bike way over and swing off, but I still tended to drag on the rear rack, if a back had been on it no way. So I realize now that a step thru is more or less going to be a necessity for me. Hate to admit it but I ain't as limber as I thought.
The display, controls on the bike are very nice, easy to read in bright sunlight even with no problem. Took me a few times fooling with them to figure out all the different things on there but went to Court's ereview of the bike and that cleared it all up.
The Galaxy is a nice bike and I liked it but as stated I can no longer handle the top tube frame, as much as I prefer it for looks and stability age plays a big part here. To keep on riding I need to go step thru, so I reordered the Aurora fully loaded model. It has a much more powerful motor which I most likely don't need, but step thru, and the fully loaded model has the hydraulic brakes which I did not want to lose. I will also be able to mount a bag on the rear rack now and have integrated lights, so should be a good fit for me.
I appreciate the fact that Evelo allows you to return the bike after 10 days and they pay the return FedEx shipping, which can't be cheap as this box weighs a ton! And they made me a great price on the new one and no shipping on it either, and it retains the 10 day return. This company is a real pleasure to work with, they are more concerned about their customers being satisfied than just pushing bikes out the door. So for me knowing how they have treated me I would buy their bike even if another more expensive one could be rated higher because the customer service is absolutely first class!
I am no bike mechanic for sure and I only had a few moments where I needed to stop and learn, like adjusting the front disc brakes, which now I know is quite easy. After an email Alex and a tech guy explained to me how it's done, no more problem.
The seat is not my favorite and took me a couple tries to get it where it was as comfortable as I could make it for me. If keeping it I would change it out for something different. They will help you with the cost on this as well.
As far as quality of the bike, paint is Very nice, no orange peel or scrapes, welds are excellent, graphics clean and not overdone. The components are all very nice quality not low end. Hydraulic brakes are marvelous!!! These stop you really quick and they are noise free other than the normal rubbing when applied.
The NuVinci, well, I cannot say enough about how much I like this. I had the fully loaded so the electronic version and it just makes riding such a pleasure! I was originally concerned about the hill thing but it climbs very well and if I didn't have quite enough just one step up on PAS level took care of it. I don't know how the thing works but it is super quiet, smooth and I don't notice much if any drag from it.
I took off on a ride yesterday and thru my subdivision to the gate then onto the road and immediately I have a rather steep 15% grade. Well half way up I was puffing and burning and thought,,wow this is as hard as a regular bike!!!! then I looked down, the bike wasn't on! Duh! stopped and rested half way turned on the power and took off again, NO Problem, stupid mistake. Made me realize though it's pretty much like a regular bike power off, didn't even realize it when on the flat road.
The tires are a smooth tread and 27" large wheels which for me are a little to large, I am short and when I get on the bike no problem, place my left foot on the pedal and swing over, stopping and standing over the top tube was also no problem, but getting off, well not so good. I needed to lean the bike way over and swing off, but I still tended to drag on the rear rack, if a back had been on it no way. So I realize now that a step thru is more or less going to be a necessity for me. Hate to admit it but I ain't as limber as I thought.
The display, controls on the bike are very nice, easy to read in bright sunlight even with no problem. Took me a few times fooling with them to figure out all the different things on there but went to Court's ereview of the bike and that cleared it all up.
The Galaxy is a nice bike and I liked it but as stated I can no longer handle the top tube frame, as much as I prefer it for looks and stability age plays a big part here. To keep on riding I need to go step thru, so I reordered the Aurora fully loaded model. It has a much more powerful motor which I most likely don't need, but step thru, and the fully loaded model has the hydraulic brakes which I did not want to lose. I will also be able to mount a bag on the rear rack now and have integrated lights, so should be a good fit for me.
I appreciate the fact that Evelo allows you to return the bike after 10 days and they pay the return FedEx shipping, which can't be cheap as this box weighs a ton! And they made me a great price on the new one and no shipping on it either, and it retains the 10 day return. This company is a real pleasure to work with, they are more concerned about their customers being satisfied than just pushing bikes out the door. So for me knowing how they have treated me I would buy their bike even if another more expensive one could be rated higher because the customer service is absolutely first class!
