curiouscats
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- Region
- USA
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- Rochester, NY
We need help finding a stepthru ebike for an adult who is 4'6" with about 24" inseam (25" with shoes) and needs to reach the ground on tiptoe when seated in the saddle due to some balance and coordination issues. The ebike needs to be low stepthru and will be ridden in Rochester, NY mostly on trails and roads. Preference is for more upright cruiser/casual/recreational style riding.
We bought the Aventon Level Stepthrough S/M thinking it would work but the 30" from saddle to ground is way too high. It doesn't even have 24" tires to make it lower. The stepthrough is also too high. There's very little room in the stepthrough between the saddle and the frame as well.
We have an appointment next week to check out the Pedego Boomerang Platinum Stepthru 24". We've tried the Electra Go Townie 7D and the Aventon Sinch but both were too tall to allow reaching the ground from the saddle at all.
Unfortunately, most 20" and 24" ebikes seem to have the frames built up above the wheels to at least 30" saddle to ground. We've been looking online at the Electric Bike Co Model M, Evelo Galaxy 500, Tern HSD, Biktrix Stunner LT 20", Rad Mini ST 2, VeeGo Semi-Fat SR, Jupiter Discovery X5, Lectric XP ST. All of these look like they might have the same issue, however. Even if we get a lower seat and the seatpost switched out to make the minimum seat height to ground lower.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
We bought the Aventon Level Stepthrough S/M thinking it would work but the 30" from saddle to ground is way too high. It doesn't even have 24" tires to make it lower. The stepthrough is also too high. There's very little room in the stepthrough between the saddle and the frame as well.
We have an appointment next week to check out the Pedego Boomerang Platinum Stepthru 24". We've tried the Electra Go Townie 7D and the Aventon Sinch but both were too tall to allow reaching the ground from the saddle at all.
Unfortunately, most 20" and 24" ebikes seem to have the frames built up above the wheels to at least 30" saddle to ground. We've been looking online at the Electric Bike Co Model M, Evelo Galaxy 500, Tern HSD, Biktrix Stunner LT 20", Rad Mini ST 2, VeeGo Semi-Fat SR, Jupiter Discovery X5, Lectric XP ST. All of these look like they might have the same issue, however. Even if we get a lower seat and the seatpost switched out to make the minimum seat height to ground lower.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
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