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Hello all. Thanks for all of the help either directly or indirectly on helping me choose a bike.
I’m going to test ride a Surface604 Colt today and assuming I like the ride, I’m going to pull the trigger. It’s a little bit over what I wanted to spend, but the thought of having a torque sensor is really what is selling me.
I almost bought an Aventon Level, which is quite a bit cheaper and a great bike, but I test rode it and it felt like I was riding a rocket with a mind of its own. To be fair, the bike had the older controller without the lower PAS fixes.
Some reasoning:
1. The closest Aventon dealer is a 2 hour drive away, but in a city I frequently have to drive to. The Surface604 dealer is 10 minutes from my house. Although, when I was in the Surface shop, they were servicing an Aventon Pace, so theoretically I could get the Level serviced locally.
2. Torque vs cadence obviously.
3. To my eyes, the Aventon looks like a more expensive bike (despite being cheaper) with much better welds, but I like the overall looks of the Colt better.
4. The Colt seems to offer more software tweaking. Also, it’s a level 2 by default. Level 3s aren’t allowed on our bike trail system here. Not super worried about that, but I’d rather have one that starts at a level 2 and can be unlocked to a level 3.
5. The Colt is quite a bit more money. This is the biggest sticking point. I’d probably be perfectly happy with the Level, but I feel like if I’m spending this amount of money on something already, don’t cheap out and settle.
Can I get a sanity check? Am I making the right call?
I’m going to test ride a Surface604 Colt today and assuming I like the ride, I’m going to pull the trigger. It’s a little bit over what I wanted to spend, but the thought of having a torque sensor is really what is selling me.
I almost bought an Aventon Level, which is quite a bit cheaper and a great bike, but I test rode it and it felt like I was riding a rocket with a mind of its own. To be fair, the bike had the older controller without the lower PAS fixes.
Some reasoning:
1. The closest Aventon dealer is a 2 hour drive away, but in a city I frequently have to drive to. The Surface604 dealer is 10 minutes from my house. Although, when I was in the Surface shop, they were servicing an Aventon Pace, so theoretically I could get the Level serviced locally.
2. Torque vs cadence obviously.
3. To my eyes, the Aventon looks like a more expensive bike (despite being cheaper) with much better welds, but I like the overall looks of the Colt better.
4. The Colt seems to offer more software tweaking. Also, it’s a level 2 by default. Level 3s aren’t allowed on our bike trail system here. Not super worried about that, but I’d rather have one that starts at a level 2 and can be unlocked to a level 3.
5. The Colt is quite a bit more money. This is the biggest sticking point. I’d probably be perfectly happy with the Level, but I feel like if I’m spending this amount of money on something already, don’t cheap out and settle.
Can I get a sanity check? Am I making the right call?
