voidedwarranty
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I'll see if I can weigh mine and compare it to what it's claimed weight is
NEW SONDORS LX
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Lightning 123
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Like a big blue fluffy cloud.Those tires are hugemongeous. It must ride like a cloud, once you actually get on the seat
fauconnier
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To keep their selling price low, Sondors smuggle 15 lbs. of drug cross the border at every Elite bike they sell. 
Lightning 123
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Weight is an unfortunate fact of life in some cases.
voidedwarranty
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In more ways than one. Pandemic was not kind to my mid section.
Lightning 123
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It wasn't kind to me either, that's one of the reasons I Want to start riding an ebike.
A review has been done by EBR (posted in Rockstar thread, not sure why):
electricbikereview.com
SONDORS LX Review | ElectricBikeReview.com
Price: $1999.00 | Model Year: 2021 | The SONDORS LX is a massive and powerful go-anywhere electric bike with a unique elevated chainstay frame design, available online in the US and Canada at an impressive price point of $2,000 USD
electricbikereview.com
rich c
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Rack and fenders? They must be shootng for a 100 pound step thru!
fauconnier
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Seat height from Sondors : 31 to 36.8
Saddle height from EBR review: 37.5 to 42.5
Am I missing something ? inseam height vs ground height ?
Saddle height from EBR review: 37.5 to 42.5
Am I missing something ? inseam height vs ground height ?
RoadToad
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That 37.5" ground to seat top height looks pretty spot on for the standard gel seat and suspension post. I put my wife's seat on with a straight non-suspension post and it was 36", so no way that she could ever ride it. The spec picture that Sondors sent me shows minimum seat height of 33.2", which is not the case. With all that said, at 6'4", it fits me perfectly with my Kinekt post set at 12cm. It's a big bike for big riders.Seat height from Sondors : 31 to 36.8
Saddle height from EBR review: 37.5 to 42.5
What they really should do is make a smaller frame version with 24" x 4" tires for riders down to 5'3" tall, because it's an awesome bike.
Ebiker33
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They almost did with the new Madmods they are 24" wheels, here is Storm on one, I think he is on the shorter size so it's going to work for the average sized person
fauconnier
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Outch ! It's gonna be a game changer for a lot of small to medium size buyers who already ordered the LX.
Kanaka
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What's most disappointing, is that Sondors has had the prototypes, in hand, for months, and failed to update the frame geometry. And the weight... 24 lbs heavier than the listed (projected) weight. I would say that the LX is for riders 5'8" on up. At 5'10", I'm too high over the pedals to use my Kinekt suspension post.
troehrkasse
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Thanks for sharing this here, I had been chatting with folks about all three bikes in the Rockstar thread which is why I shared it thereA review has been done by EBR (posted in Rockstar thread, not sure why):
SONDORS LX Review | ElectricBikeReview.com
Price: $1999.00 | Model Year: 2021 | The SONDORS LX is a massive and powerful go-anywhere electric bike with a unique elevated chainstay frame design, available online in the US and Canada at an impressive price point of $2,000 USD
I think that a lot of the specs from SONDORS are estimates or based on early prototypes. Things change by the time the bike is production ready... and SONDORS has a reputation for making changes to their models after launch without ever announcing the changes. Usually it's minor stuff, swapping out one component with a different model of equal performance, that kind of thing.Seat height from Sondors : 31 to 36.8
Saddle height from EBR review: 37.5 to 42.5
Either way, I'm the one who measured the saddle height for the review, I stand by it!
kirkinport
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Just received my LX on Thursday......
I took off the wheels and installed tannus armour inserts then attempted to weigh the wheels on a home scale est weight 10lbs front 12lbs rear
then I weighed the battery 12 lbs
then i turned the frame (with handlebar and seat but without the battery or wheels) upside down and balanced the bike (seat) on the scale est 38 lbs
This totals approx 72 lbs ( I must be way off but the bike doesn't feel like it weighs 89 lbs)
I was considering cancelling the order when they changed the listed weight from 65 to the new est of 89 lbs
Also the tire measured 4.25" wide when inflated (rather than 4.9" wide)
Has anyone else weighed their LX?
I took off the wheels and installed tannus armour inserts then attempted to weigh the wheels on a home scale est weight 10lbs front 12lbs rear
then I weighed the battery 12 lbs
then i turned the frame (with handlebar and seat but without the battery or wheels) upside down and balanced the bike (seat) on the scale est 38 lbs
This totals approx 72 lbs ( I must be way off but the bike doesn't feel like it weighs 89 lbs)
I was considering cancelling the order when they changed the listed weight from 65 to the new est of 89 lbs
Also the tire measured 4.25" wide when inflated (rather than 4.9" wide)
Has anyone else weighed their LX?
troehrkasse
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Hey Kirk, I think I responded to you in the review comments section too
We weighed it at the shop using a proper bicycle scale, just a hair over 89 pounds. That weight felt right to me, the only heavier ebike I've ridden was the Juiced HyperScorpion which was way up at 105 with the tall seat accessory.
Actual tire measurements tend to vary quite a lot from their official specs. I'm not sure why that is... but apparently it's just a given thing. I remember years ago getting a 1.25" tube for my old road bike and finding that it wouldn't fit because I actually needed a 1 1/4" tube, and apparently those didn't mean the same thing!
Lightning 123
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I think the additional weight isn't going to be as big a problem as some people think it will be. After all it does have wheels on it and you will be able to move it around easily, you won't be feeling it when riding it. There are plenty of other brands out that have about the same weight to them.
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