Hey all. Another Newbie to the site and Ebike world looking for advice on an Ebike purchase. I’ll cut to the chase for those not interested in reading a long bio. However, I feel anytime you ask total strangers for advice on something it’s best to give them as much background information as possible so they, in turn, can give the best advice possible. So read as little or as much as you like and please know I greatly appreciate anyone taking the time to respond!
I’m looking to get a Fat Tire, full suspension, mid drive trail bike/All Terrain? Enduro?, at least a 750 mid drive motor with a throttle control. Price range preferably below $2500 but willing to stretch that to get what I’m looking for or higher quality.
Bikes I’ve been interested in.....
M2S 750 FS
M2S All Terrain Ultra FS
BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra FS
Also.....what does Ultra mean? (faster? class 3?)
Riding style..
I'd like to be able to take all types of trails. I'm not hucking off of 20 foot jumps but would like to be able to take on the the bumps, whoops and jumps of fire roads or single trails as well as riding miles of street to get to the trails around me.
History...
I'm a college tennis coach of 24 years so far. 51 yrs young. 6' solid 190 lbs. Workout regularly in different capacities. Had knee surgery in late September. I've taken a 1 year leave of absence from my Coaching position and moved from Northern Cal to San Diego to move my daughter and I in with my Girlfriend and kids so I'd have help with my rehab which has been quite extensive (they had to break my leg, disconnect patella from Tibia, clean it out, shift patella toward inside of leg and reattach to tibia with 2 screws). I'm finally well on the road to better than new recovery and then Corona Virus hit thus shutting my 2 key avenues of rehab, going to the gym and surfing. They just shut down the surfing in San Diego this past weekend.
I've played every sport you can over my years and have been a big surfer and skateboarder my whole life. As far as my biking experience goes, I raced BMX bikes in my youth, got into Mt biking in my mid 20's and was a weekend rider until about 30. Also, got into Motocross and owned a Honda RM250 for about 3 years during that time. I then had my daughter at which time I didn't ride it enough and sold it.After about 15 years of not riding muchI Bought a friends old Sant Cruz Heckler about 3 years ago and stared riding again a little bit. Unfortunately, that bike was stolen during the move down here in September.
Why a Fat tire Ebike....
I own a boosted electric skateboard and a OneWheel XR. Both are super fun but I was missing the biking. One thing about San Diego is there are bikers everywhere...and I mean everywhere! I never really saw an electric bike up close until I moved here. It seems every other bike is electric. I've been jealous of the guys riding Fat Tire electrics ON THE BEACH as they go up and down the coast quickly looking for the best surf break. Huge advantage. I want a fat tire to ride on the beach but also I like the secure feel and the way it feels a bit like a dirt bike on the trails. I also want the power to get to all the great trails here and not have to expend all my biking energy on the way there or put bike on car and drive there. I'd like a throttle because some times my newly repaired knee can't give me what I need. At times I'll be on a single trail maneuvering the bike through turns and need a little speed boost to keep going and I can't peddle because of one reason or another pertaining to the knee.
So 2 weeks ago I was doing research on Ebikes. I got an itchy trigger finger and picked up the Ecotric Rocket Fat Tire on Amazon. I made this purchase because it was under $1000, it had front suspension and although it was not yet reviewed its sister bike with no front suspension got very high marks. It arrived with a few small issues main one being the back rim/tire was not true. I didn't know much about fat tire bikes and thought it would get seated or work its way out after a ride or 2 (no bike shops open to bring it to either). That never happened. I took it on 2 good 10+ mile rides on streets to fire trails to single trails and had a blast! Good power and peddle assist when needed, handled well as I felt I could throw it around a bit and throttle came in handy when needed. However, after the 2nd ride the motor started making a loud noise and it just didn't ride right. It's been in the garage for last week as I've tried to fix it myself and little response from the company. Thats when I found this site and realized I made a mistake buying this bike expecting it to perform the way I want to ride. I will be returning it.
So with the corona virus shutting my favorite activities down but biking being allowed it's led me to this! I'm super excited to find a bike that meets my needs and also joining what seems to be a super cool community or riders and resources on this site!
Thanks for your time!
Frankie
I’m looking to get a Fat Tire, full suspension, mid drive trail bike/All Terrain? Enduro?, at least a 750 mid drive motor with a throttle control. Price range preferably below $2500 but willing to stretch that to get what I’m looking for or higher quality.
Bikes I’ve been interested in.....
M2S 750 FS
M2S All Terrain Ultra FS
BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra FS
Also.....what does Ultra mean? (faster? class 3?)
Riding style..
I'd like to be able to take all types of trails. I'm not hucking off of 20 foot jumps but would like to be able to take on the the bumps, whoops and jumps of fire roads or single trails as well as riding miles of street to get to the trails around me.
History...
I'm a college tennis coach of 24 years so far. 51 yrs young. 6' solid 190 lbs. Workout regularly in different capacities. Had knee surgery in late September. I've taken a 1 year leave of absence from my Coaching position and moved from Northern Cal to San Diego to move my daughter and I in with my Girlfriend and kids so I'd have help with my rehab which has been quite extensive (they had to break my leg, disconnect patella from Tibia, clean it out, shift patella toward inside of leg and reattach to tibia with 2 screws). I'm finally well on the road to better than new recovery and then Corona Virus hit thus shutting my 2 key avenues of rehab, going to the gym and surfing. They just shut down the surfing in San Diego this past weekend.
I've played every sport you can over my years and have been a big surfer and skateboarder my whole life. As far as my biking experience goes, I raced BMX bikes in my youth, got into Mt biking in my mid 20's and was a weekend rider until about 30. Also, got into Motocross and owned a Honda RM250 for about 3 years during that time. I then had my daughter at which time I didn't ride it enough and sold it.After about 15 years of not riding muchI Bought a friends old Sant Cruz Heckler about 3 years ago and stared riding again a little bit. Unfortunately, that bike was stolen during the move down here in September.
Why a Fat tire Ebike....
I own a boosted electric skateboard and a OneWheel XR. Both are super fun but I was missing the biking. One thing about San Diego is there are bikers everywhere...and I mean everywhere! I never really saw an electric bike up close until I moved here. It seems every other bike is electric. I've been jealous of the guys riding Fat Tire electrics ON THE BEACH as they go up and down the coast quickly looking for the best surf break. Huge advantage. I want a fat tire to ride on the beach but also I like the secure feel and the way it feels a bit like a dirt bike on the trails. I also want the power to get to all the great trails here and not have to expend all my biking energy on the way there or put bike on car and drive there. I'd like a throttle because some times my newly repaired knee can't give me what I need. At times I'll be on a single trail maneuvering the bike through turns and need a little speed boost to keep going and I can't peddle because of one reason or another pertaining to the knee.
So 2 weeks ago I was doing research on Ebikes. I got an itchy trigger finger and picked up the Ecotric Rocket Fat Tire on Amazon. I made this purchase because it was under $1000, it had front suspension and although it was not yet reviewed its sister bike with no front suspension got very high marks. It arrived with a few small issues main one being the back rim/tire was not true. I didn't know much about fat tire bikes and thought it would get seated or work its way out after a ride or 2 (no bike shops open to bring it to either). That never happened. I took it on 2 good 10+ mile rides on streets to fire trails to single trails and had a blast! Good power and peddle assist when needed, handled well as I felt I could throw it around a bit and throttle came in handy when needed. However, after the 2nd ride the motor started making a loud noise and it just didn't ride right. It's been in the garage for last week as I've tried to fix it myself and little response from the company. Thats when I found this site and realized I made a mistake buying this bike expecting it to perform the way I want to ride. I will be returning it.
So with the corona virus shutting my favorite activities down but biking being allowed it's led me to this! I'm super excited to find a bike that meets my needs and also joining what seems to be a super cool community or riders and resources on this site!
Thanks for your time!
Frankie
