Juiced model refresh timing/rate

[Lumpydog]

Looking at purchasing a RCS - noticed they’re sold out of many sizes and their customer support is saying more in stock mid-April. Made me wonder if they may be selling down inventory for a model refresh.

i Know they have not been around a long time - how often does Juiced refresh models?

 

[TMH]

Like most ebike companies similar to Juiced Bikes, they probably refresh their bikes just a little bit between large production runs, either to address an issue they (or their customers) had with the previous batches, or due to parts/components availability or pricing.

I don't know the size of the Juiced design and engineering team, but it is probably not too large and they have likely been tied up with a rather large internal project - introduction of the Scorpion/HyperScorpion. Seems to me that this project (and work on future bikes, which we don't know anything about yet) would have pretty much tied up their available resources. But this is all just personal opinion without any type of inside knowledge.

So my personal crystal ball doesn't see a major refresh of the RCS any time soon. The RC/RCS seem to be pretty successful bikes for Juiced. I love mine, and our friends and family members who test ride our ebikes all seem to gravitate towards it. And they all seem to want to buy their own RCS after they ride it.

 

[cuwatra]

I'd love to know as well. Ready to pull the trigger on the CCX and hate for it to be obsolete too soon.

 

[Bruce Arnold]

I'd love to know as well. Ready to pull the trigger on the CCX and hate for it to be obsolete too soon.

I've been a Juiced Bikes watcher for about three years now, and have had a CCS for over two of those.

The CCX started out as the CrossCurrent (no designation) about three years ago. The CrossCurrent Air was a more economical model. People started buying the original CC and putting fenders/racks/lights on them, so Tora decided to sell them that way. This was the CCS and came out in mid-2018. They sold out one run quickly. Mine is from the 2nd run, in late 2018. That was when they went to the Sapim spokes, which solved a major spoke breakage problem. The RipCurrent came out in early 2019, the Scramblers in mid 2019, and now the Scorpions have arrived. Plus scooters and skateboards mixed in along the way. There was also the OceanCurrent but I never paid much attention to them. I believe they preceded the CrossCurrent but not sure of that.

The CrossCurrent S2 sort of reminds me of the CrossCurrent Air, only with a large 52 volt battery. Economy model.

So basically, Juiced has come out with two models (or major upgrade of an existing model) per year for the last three years. There is no sign of any new model on the horizon at present, but then the Scramblers caught me by surprise so who knows?

The CCX is the mature development of the CC model line and will not see any significant upgrades. Since it's their main commuter bike, I don't expect to see it go away. There's a sizable market for fat tire bikes, so the RipCurrent was a natural variation of the CC and won't be going anywhere either. Unless Juiced totally gets out of the diamond-frame bike market, you can buy one of those models with confidence. IMHO.

 

[cuwatra]

I've been a Juiced Bikes watcher for about three years now, and have had a CCS for over two of those.

The CCX started out as the CrossCurrent (no designation) about three years ago. The CrossCurrent Air was a more economical model. People started buying the original CC and putting fenders/racks/lights on them, so Tora decided to sell them that way. This was the CCS and came out in mid-2018. They sold out one run quickly. Mine is from the 2nd run, in late 2018. That was when they went to the Sapim spokes, which solved a major spoke breakage problem. The RipCurrent came out in early 2019, the Scramblers in mid 2019, and now the Scorpions have arrived. Plus scooters and skateboards mixed in along the way. There was also the OceanCurrent but I never paid much attention to them. I believe they preceded the CrossCurrent but not sure of that.

The CrossCurrent S2 sort of reminds me of the CrossCurrent Air, only with a large 52 volt battery. Economy model.

So basically, Juiced has come out with two models (or major upgrade of an existing model) per year for the last three years. There is no sign of any new model on the horizon at present, but then the Scramblers caught me by surprise so who knows?

The CCX is the mature development of the CC model line and will not see any significant upgrades. Since it's their main commuter bike, I don't expect to see it go away. There's a sizable market for fat tire bikes, so the RipCurrent was a natural variation of the CC and won't be going anywhere either. Unless Juiced totally gets out of the diamond-frame bike market, you can buy one of those models with confidence. IMHO.

TY! That is helpful from someone who actually owns one and sounds like he knows his stuff.

How do you like your Juiced? Any problems to speak of?

 

[Bruce Arnold]

How do you like your Juiced? Any problems to speak of?

I love my CCS. I've got over 3500 miles on it. Replaced the Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires about 500 miles ago -- can't complain about how long they lasted! Really, I've had no problems at all. Occasional chain drop, more of a nuisance than a problem -- hop off, put it back on, 2 or 3 minutes lost. This bike is a blast to ride.

Some people have had problems, of course -- with so many bikes sold, it's inevitable. Sucks if you're the one with that bike. And Juiced's tech support, while better than in the past, is still spotty.

I'm getting older and less flexible with each passing year, and thinking my next ebike will have to have a step-thru frame, which Juiced no longer provides in the CCS/CCX line. Damn it. There are things I really like about the Scorpion, so that's a possibility, but the pedaling geometry is not the same.