New to ebikes in Western North Carolina

[mtnpete]

I recently bought a Radrunner--how hard should it be to pedal it without pedal assist? I know it's heavy, but it is much more difficult than a non ebike.

 

[Art Deco]

Welcome.Check the Radrunner forum. Lots of Rads on here.

 

[indianajo]

In his 2019 review Court said the radrunner had a geared hub motor. This should not drag unpowered.
OTOH it has 20" x 3.3" tires. Fat tires are known to drag quite a bit without power. Have you ever ridden an unpowered fat tire bike before? I haven't. Since I ride unpowered about 80% of the distance, I made sure not to buy a fat tire bike. My 2.1" tires will air up to 55 PSI. I read that fat tires are not rated for that much air pressure.

 

[MikeDD]

It's the weight. My e-bike is 52 pounds with battery, I can pedal it uphill but it is work.

 

[Tars Tarkas]

I recently bought a Radrunner--how hard should it be to pedal it without pedal assist? I know it's heavy, but it is much more difficult than a non ebike.

I have a RadRover. Different bike, so i don't know about yours, but I would never want to have pedal my bike very far, or uphill, without power assist. It can be done but it ain't fun!

TT

 

[mtnpete]

Thanks very much everyone. This bike weighs 65 pounds with the battery. Whew. I did adjust the brakes and that helped some. I thought the tires would help with my balance problems (I'm 76) but in retrospect I think 2-in ones would have worked fine. When I was a bike commuter in Boston some decades ago I rode a super light Bianchi with skinny high pressure tires. The 3" (actually 3.3") tires on this beast hold 30 lbs max. But I'm counting all this as a learning experience. I like the bike and plan to enjoy it. The Rad company has been very helpful.