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I gave up on pre orders many years ago. One could die without ever riding their bike. 
Lectric One
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myers830
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I can remember pre-ordering the original XP 1.0 and waiting over 4 months to get it (while they already took my money). I thought to myself after that experience...why the hell did I do that? I'm old enough to know better because I could have used that $1100 a hundred other better ways that yielded instant results. Even today after Lectric has been established as the largest volume eBike seller in the USA...I will never give them my money interest free while I wait and wait for some perceived future date. They will ALWAYS have future sales once the bikes are in stock.I gave up on pre orders many years ago. One could die without ever riding their bike.
I'm just waiting for a real world review before considering "one". Not a review by an influencer but a run of the mill customer. And I also stopped doing pre-orders as well. The kids call pre-orders crowdfunding but it's the same thing to me. A co-worker calls it Pre-Pay and Pray. Pre Pay for your item and Pray it sows up when promised.
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I put a 25 mile shake down ride on the Lectric One.
I have to say it's a "solid" ebike. Solid as in sturdy, nice on paved road,
but after an hour in the saddle, I kinda wish there's a suspension fork.
I unlocked the top speed of 28 mph, that's plenty fast for my usage.
I may play around with the settings to adjust the power output for different speeds
I am very happy with the adjustable stem, I could change the handlebar reach & height without getting off the bike.
I rode two laps around the National Park near me,
which has plenty of elevation change between Mt. Joy & Mt. Misery, between 8% and 18% gradient.
The adjustable stem allowed me to lean forward for the uphills.
I have no problem going slow up the hills with lowest gear & higher cadence with PAS1.
Pinion gearbox acts up when I miss a shift and try to shift under heavy load uphill.
Most of my 25 mile ride was in PAS1.
After 25 miles, the battery was only down one bar from full charge.
I like how quiet the belt drive is.
Would I have a regular bike with a Pinion gearbox?
maybe not, but the combo of Pinion & belt drive make the bike very flexible in different types of cycling,
requiring little to no maintenance. I can see myself getting a gravel bike with Pinion & belt drive.
I have to say it's a "solid" ebike. Solid as in sturdy, nice on paved road,
but after an hour in the saddle, I kinda wish there's a suspension fork.
I unlocked the top speed of 28 mph, that's plenty fast for my usage.
I may play around with the settings to adjust the power output for different speeds
I am very happy with the adjustable stem, I could change the handlebar reach & height without getting off the bike.
I rode two laps around the National Park near me,
which has plenty of elevation change between Mt. Joy & Mt. Misery, between 8% and 18% gradient.
The adjustable stem allowed me to lean forward for the uphills.
I have no problem going slow up the hills with lowest gear & higher cadence with PAS1.
Pinion gearbox acts up when I miss a shift and try to shift under heavy load uphill.
Most of my 25 mile ride was in PAS1.
After 25 miles, the battery was only down one bar from full charge.
I like how quiet the belt drive is.
Would I have a regular bike with a Pinion gearbox?
maybe not, but the combo of Pinion & belt drive make the bike very flexible in different types of cycling,
requiring little to no maintenance. I can see myself getting a gravel bike with Pinion & belt drive.
Some questions:I put a 25 mile shake down ride on the Lectric One.
I have to say it's a "solid" ebike. Solid as in sturdy, nice on paved road,
but after an hour in the saddle, I kinda wish there's a suspension fork.
I unlocked the top speed of 28 mph, that's plenty fast for my usage.
I may play around with the settings to adjust the power output for different speeds
I am very happy with the adjustable stem, I could change the handlebar reach & height without getting off the bike.
I rode two laps around the National Park near me,
which has plenty of elevation change between Mt. Joy & Mt. Misery, between 8% and 18% gradient.
The adjustable stem allowed me to lean forward for the uphills.
I have no problem going slow up the hills with lowest gear & higher cadence with PAS1.
Pinion gearbox acts up when I miss a shift and try to shift under heavy load uphill.
Most of my 25 mile ride was in PAS1.
After 25 miles, the battery was only down one bar from full charge.
I like how quiet the belt drive is.
Would I have a regular bike with a Pinion gearbox?
maybe not, but the combo of Pinion & belt drive make the bike very flexible in different types of cycling,
requiring little to no maintenance. I can see myself getting a gravel bike with Pinion & belt drive.
1. Differences and personal preference between torque and cadence? I’ve never ridden a torque and not sure it would work for me.
2. Assuming you have the stock seat on it?
3. A good choice for paved road riding? That’s all I would be doing.
Strange question, how do you miss a gear? I understand that under load it might get a little wonky (I recall my Nexus 5 speed getting weird if I shifted with weight on the bike) but missing a gear seems weird. Unless you mean not shifting, as in being way out of the Pinions cadence comfort zone?
On my Xpedition I'm fine with no suspension fork. The longer wheel base "absorbs" shocks to a acceptable level. On my shorter wheel base XP I sometimes find myself thanking my crude but functional suspension fork. I seem to always hit the worst terrain when I'm hauling along not paying attention to my surroundings. That being said my favorite ebike of all time was a RadRunner 2. Single speed simplicity and no suspension fork. This ONE is starting to sound very tempting!
If Rad would have done the "Gold Rush" version in anodized instead of ugly paint I'd buy one just because. I actually had a dream that I bought one of the Gold Rush editions and Mr. T chased me to take it away from me! I outran him in my dream!
On my Xpedition I'm fine with no suspension fork. The longer wheel base "absorbs" shocks to a acceptable level. On my shorter wheel base XP I sometimes find myself thanking my crude but functional suspension fork. I seem to always hit the worst terrain when I'm hauling along not paying attention to my surroundings. That being said my favorite ebike of all time was a RadRunner 2. Single speed simplicity and no suspension fork. This ONE is starting to sound very tempting!
If Rad would have done the "Gold Rush" version in anodized instead of ugly paint I'd buy one just because. I actually had a dream that I bought one of the Gold Rush editions and Mr. T chased me to take it away from me! I outran him in my dream!
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Some questions:
1. Differences and personal preference between torque and cadence? I’ve never ridden a torque and not sure it would work for me.
2. Assuming you have the stock seat on it?
3. A good choice for paved road riding? That’s all I would be doing.
1. Did you mean torque sensor vs cadence sensor?
Lectric One does not have torque sensor, it has cadence sensor for power output from motor.
If you are used to a cadence sensor ebike, then likely you don't need a torque sensor system.
The Pinion gearbox setting can be set to compensate the cadence sensor system to perform like an ebike that has torque sensor system; gearbox would shift automatically with a slight pause in pedaling effort into the next higher or lower gear.
2. The seat & seatpost is from another of my bike, since I'm used to them, I just swapped them out.
3. Lectric One is designed as a low (to non-) maintenance commuter.
It's not designed to be a long distance touring or road cycling.
The Pinion gearbox & belt drive combo makes the Lectric One super quiet, it something non-existing on a chain driven bike.
On a single sitting, I wouldn't want to do rides over 60 or 75 minutes on the Lectric One by choice.
But for me next long distance, touring bike, I would definitely want Pinion gearbox & belt drive.
"Miss a gear" as in shifted into taller gear instead of a lower gear on a hill.
It was an operator error, nothing to do with the gear box, it shifted under load any way, just by legs can't push the higher gear once the gear shifted.
As mentioned before, Lectric One is designed to be a low (to non-) maintenance & compact commuter.
Not designed to have long wheelbase.
I prefer carbon fork or titanium fork for longer distance touring.
Their dampening characteristics are better suited for pavement type cycling & touring.
I got mine, It arrived a week ago (July 18). I really like it. Its got a huge amount of power. Its my first e-bike so I cannot compare it to other models but I live on a big hill and on level 5 it zooms up. I like the gear shift, you can shift at any speed, including at a standstill. There are some thing I would change though
There is no gear indicator so its sometimes difficult to know which bear you are in. The shift makes a "rrr" sound as is shifts, and it beeps when trying to shift down form the lowest or up from the highest gear, so you do get some indication.,
The standard seat is uncomfortable. I ordered the comfort seat with the bike, but I used the standard seat for the first couple of days, before switching to the comfort seat is which is much more comfortable.
It drains the battery very fast, I use pedal assist 3 most of the time. I got the long range model and it drains fast, if you are buying one, I would not recommend the standard battery. The manual says 35 miles on PAS 3 which sounds about right.
I bought the small basket to fit on the back rack, Its an ideal size to carry a few groceries. I also got the frame bag, which is handy for the bike lock, spare tube and inflater. The bag is only fixed to the bike with velcro straps, which looks untidy, I wish they used the bottle cage screws instead.,
I hope this does not sound like I dislike the bike, In fact I am having a great time with it, its good quality, handles well and is fun to ride. Please ask any questions you may have.
There is no gear indicator so its sometimes difficult to know which bear you are in. The shift makes a "rrr" sound as is shifts, and it beeps when trying to shift down form the lowest or up from the highest gear, so you do get some indication.,
The standard seat is uncomfortable. I ordered the comfort seat with the bike, but I used the standard seat for the first couple of days, before switching to the comfort seat is which is much more comfortable.
It drains the battery very fast, I use pedal assist 3 most of the time. I got the long range model and it drains fast, if you are buying one, I would not recommend the standard battery. The manual says 35 miles on PAS 3 which sounds about right.
I bought the small basket to fit on the back rack, Its an ideal size to carry a few groceries. I also got the frame bag, which is handy for the bike lock, spare tube and inflater. The bag is only fixed to the bike with velcro straps, which looks untidy, I wish they used the bottle cage screws instead.,
I hope this does not sound like I dislike the bike, In fact I am having a great time with it, its good quality, handles well and is fun to ride. Please ask any questions you may have.
Explorer-1
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Nice! However; 1 bar on a battery can often represent 50% of the usable capacity. The important thing is, it really means nothing the meters are not calibrated for capacity. the 50% is typical though for 4-5 bar indicators.
The battery meter seems to depend on the speed. I was riding up a hill with a half full battery the other day, and the display read one green bar,but when I stopped at the top of the hill the display showed 3 green bars. I guess its just something you have to get used to. Would be nice to have a mileage estimate, but that asking too much for a relatively inexpensive bike.
myers830
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The one thing I like about Lectric eBikes..is the VOLTAGE meter. I've had other eBikes from Ride1Up and I really missed the voltage meter I had on my original Lectric XP1. I never use the "battery meter", I used the voltage meter. There are voltage/battery % charts that others have made for Lectric batteries. I use 55v as 100% charged...down to 42v as the lowest I go until it needs to be charged again. I just toggle to the voltage meter to see the true % of battery left at any given time.
My Lectric ONE showed up last night (9/12). I'm gonna try to get it set-up this afternoon (9/13). Got rain coming this weekend and beyond but I'm still excited to get it on the road for a test ride. After some miles and a understanding of app options I'll post a separate review.
I'm gonna miss the XP 3.0 that the ONE replaced but I don't need a bunch of ebikes clogging up the garage. The XP went to a good home.
I'm gonna miss the XP 3.0 that the ONE replaced but I don't need a bunch of ebikes clogging up the garage. The XP went to a good home.
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I've put about 200 miles on my ONE. Most of that is commuting to and from work with a few longer rides on greenways. It is a fantastic bike. I've owned a number of fat tire ebikes - including one I still have that is a significantly modified Rad Rover 5. While the big tires and suspension are extremely fun, for commuting I love the compact frame and smaller wheels on the ONE. The ONE is light and nimble which is perfect for my commute which includes riding through pedestrian areas on a tech company campus. The fat tire bikes look aggressive and draw a lot of attention. The ONE looks friendly. And takes up less room in the bike rack. And, honestly, I prefer a bike without suspension.
The components are essentially perfect. The brakes are excellent and required no adjustment. The pinion gear box is basically witchcraft. The belt drive is a game changer from a maintenance and reliability (and cleanliness) stand point. The power is just right for me. I weigh about 190 and I can still ride up significant grades at over 20 mph without making an effort on PAS 5. On the flat, the bike easily hits max speed (28 mph) on PAS 5 with no effort. I generally commute on PAS 3 or 4 (still hitting max speeds when it is safe) and ride for fun on PAS 1 or 2.
Delivery was also amazing. The bike arrived assembled. The only things I needed to do was pop on the pedals and tighten a few screws for the display after adjusting the handlebars. The folding handlebar stem was loose but after a bit of frustration I found that it was very easy to tighten and has been perfect since. While you can buy a much more powerful bike for the same money - which I have in the past - I find the ONE to be the bike I actually enjoy riding the most and plan on commuting on it whenever the weather allows.
The components are essentially perfect. The brakes are excellent and required no adjustment. The pinion gear box is basically witchcraft. The belt drive is a game changer from a maintenance and reliability (and cleanliness) stand point. The power is just right for me. I weigh about 190 and I can still ride up significant grades at over 20 mph without making an effort on PAS 5. On the flat, the bike easily hits max speed (28 mph) on PAS 5 with no effort. I generally commute on PAS 3 or 4 (still hitting max speeds when it is safe) and ride for fun on PAS 1 or 2.
Delivery was also amazing. The bike arrived assembled. The only things I needed to do was pop on the pedals and tighten a few screws for the display after adjusting the handlebars. The folding handlebar stem was loose but after a bit of frustration I found that it was very easy to tighten and has been perfect since. While you can buy a much more powerful bike for the same money - which I have in the past - I find the ONE to be the bike I actually enjoy riding the most and plan on commuting on it whenever the weather allows.
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