I have been researching for a couple months and I still can't decide. Would love some thoughts and opinions from posters here. I'm a big guy at 250 lbs so I want enough power. There aren't a ton of hills around me but to commute to work there is a hill that's about a half mile long that has a peak grade of 8%. I also live at the highest point in town that requires going up a fairly consistent 10-15% grade for nearly a quarter of a mile to get home. Maybe this wouldn't be as big of a deal if I could have some speed heading into the hill but it requires stopping at a stop sign and then crossing the street going right into the hill which allows basically no speed pickup before getting into the hill A couple other notes, I have torn my ACL and dislocated my kneecap which leads to problems on how much force I can apply while pedaling. As much as I love the sound of the fluid power given by torque sensors, I'm not sure that would work for me.
Budget could be stretched to $3,000 if absolutely necessary but I would like to keep it in the $2,000-2,500 range (or less) if possible.
Now onto the bikes I've looked at. Let me know if I'm wrong in my descriptions and add any suggestions.
Surface 604
There is a dealer about 10 miles from me so I won't have to worry about finding a bike shop that will work on a bike which is great. The downsides are the bikes only get 65 nm of torque and peak at 750 watts as well as a torque sensor.
Sondors MXS
Very affordable. Seems like decent components. 80 nm of torque and 1,000 watt peak motor seems like it should get me up the hills? Don't really like the battery box but that's just cosmetic and I'd get over it.
Dost Kope
Top of the budget. Have to wait until at least April to get it. The positives are the warranty and definitely having enough torque and power to get me up the hill. Still a new company though which kind of makes me nervous but Court having experience and trust with them makes me feel better about possibly going with them.
Ride1Up 700
Was strongly considering this one but I don't think there's enough torque or power.
I am open to any and all opinions and suggestions!
I attached a few pictures of the steepest hill below at the beginning, middle and end of the hill.
![Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.11.14 PM.png Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.11.14 PM.png](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/75/75522-569f1560de3acb715f5cfd61bac67dec.jpg)
![Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.18.34 PM.png Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.18.34 PM.png](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/75/75523-4a0601abfa46004db89c0cc773b0cbbc.jpg)
![Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.19.54 PM.png Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.19.54 PM.png](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/75/75524-83fce7c75faa4e38d39a249b167380f6.jpg)
Budget could be stretched to $3,000 if absolutely necessary but I would like to keep it in the $2,000-2,500 range (or less) if possible.
Now onto the bikes I've looked at. Let me know if I'm wrong in my descriptions and add any suggestions.
Surface 604
There is a dealer about 10 miles from me so I won't have to worry about finding a bike shop that will work on a bike which is great. The downsides are the bikes only get 65 nm of torque and peak at 750 watts as well as a torque sensor.
Sondors MXS
Very affordable. Seems like decent components. 80 nm of torque and 1,000 watt peak motor seems like it should get me up the hills? Don't really like the battery box but that's just cosmetic and I'd get over it.
Dost Kope
Top of the budget. Have to wait until at least April to get it. The positives are the warranty and definitely having enough torque and power to get me up the hill. Still a new company though which kind of makes me nervous but Court having experience and trust with them makes me feel better about possibly going with them.
Ride1Up 700
Was strongly considering this one but I don't think there's enough torque or power.
I am open to any and all opinions and suggestions!
I attached a few pictures of the steepest hill below at the beginning, middle and end of the hill.
![Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.11.14 PM.png Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.11.14 PM.png](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/75/75522-569f1560de3acb715f5cfd61bac67dec.jpg)
![Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.18.34 PM.png Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.18.34 PM.png](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/75/75523-4a0601abfa46004db89c0cc773b0cbbc.jpg)
![Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.19.54 PM.png Screenshot 2020-12-28 at 5.19.54 PM.png](https://forums.electricbikereview.com/data/attachments/75/75524-83fce7c75faa4e38d39a249b167380f6.jpg)
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