Looking for an e bike to scoot around local country roads and occasional forest service dirt roads. So far I've searched Evelo and Radrover. Good you tube video on Radrover. I like suspension and maybe even upright position however could be disueded about position. Gonna be a one time first purchase. 70 yr old male here
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Ann M.
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Welcome to EBR @Baron; sounds like a great adventure! Are you needing to haul a lot of "stuff?" Then the Radrover might be a better choice; however, since you only want to make this purchase once, take a look at some of the cool cargo & hybrid bikes by Riese and Muller or perhaps the Smartmotion Pacer; a full featured hybrid bike that could handle the trails. I have several customers with an Evelo bike and the company is good with customer service. Maybe a few more details about what type of bike would be your ideal would help us help you.
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You have many choices. Do you have a budget? Is a throttle important? Would you like a throttle in addition to pedal assist. I'd need to know what you expect on range as well.
Hmm. Good questions. I live in the country and would mostly be riding country roads. Off of these roads there are many or service dirt roads that I would like to follow as well. Good suspension Is a must. Fatter tires? Definitely pedal assist a must. Throttle for sure. Part of this pleasure riding has a exercise element for sure. Hard to imagine riding more than 25-30 miles per trip. Not hauling stuff except my 200# body. Fenders, lights, rack ,gears, not sure if hub drive or mid drive? Budget? Best product for the money? $3-5K? Maybe upright riding position but I could be talked out of this. So pleasure and adventure and exercise is what I would use an ebike for. Thanks so much for input
Thank you. I will research those. There are two great YouTube vids on Radrover and one not so complementary on the Evelo on this site? Beyond that I don't know
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I may have the perfect bike for you. It is called the Pacer from SmartMotion. It has a head shock for front suspension, is a 28mph speed pedelec, has full throttle that can be used in pedal assist at any time, cadence or torque sensing pedal assist, fenders, and a lighting system that not only includes front and rear lights but a nighttime riding mode that turns on a fantastic set of LED's in the downtube and the back of the rear rack. It lights up like a Christmas tree at night. Simply pop on a rear tail bag that locks in place (Ortlieb trunk bag) or a set of panniers and you have the ideal rig We can even throw a fatter set of tires on it. And, the biggest plus is that you can order it with a whoppping 48V 17.5A battery (other option for 14.5A) to give you up to a 70 mile range. If you buy the Pacer with the larger batter and head shock it is $3100. Add a bag and you are set to go. The Pacer is the bike I ride every morning. It has a Dapu 500W geared rear hub that gets you up to speed very quickly. I average about 22-24 mph on flat roads with a normal cadence.
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