Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Picked up the wife's new Velotric Breeze 1 yesterday.
She has about 25 miles on it now. I have about 5. Great color, nice lines.
As a 50 lb, 750W, 65 Nm, 8-speed, hub-drive step-thru with cruiser geometry, the Breeze has little in common with my high-step 38 lb, 240W, 35 Nm, 12-speed mid-drive Vado SL. But it's a great bike for her riding needs, she's delighted, and I found it a lot of fun to ride.
Unlike her previous 65 lb, 500W, 65 Nm hub-drive, she's eager to ride the Breeze. She feels in control with this bike. And in a turn of the worm she clearly relishes, she can now leave me in the dust.
Better yet, all of that plays right into my evil scheme: To ride with her a lot more often.
Best features in no particular order:
1. At 50 lb, agile and easy to handle but stable.
2. Comfy ride despite lack of suspension.
3. Upright pedals-forward geometry allowing both adequate knee extension while pedaling and both feet firmly on the ground while stopped.
4. Powerful motor and brakes more than adequate for local hills.
5. Very flexible power delivery: Dual torque-sensing and cadence-sensing assist switchable on the fly plus a progressive throttle. She's already putting this brilliant SensorSwap feature to good use.
6. Richly featured display and phone app.
On the downside,
1. Neither of us is entirely happy with the throttle implementation: Weaker than expected, and the throttle turns off pedal assist rather than just adding to it.
2. The chain sometimes drops off the chainring to the outside when she shifts into top (8th) gear. Hoping a derailleur adjustment will take of this. Chainline looks OK.
More at the 100 mile mark. Thorough EBR review here.
She has about 25 miles on it now. I have about 5. Great color, nice lines.
As a 50 lb, 750W, 65 Nm, 8-speed, hub-drive step-thru with cruiser geometry, the Breeze has little in common with my high-step 38 lb, 240W, 35 Nm, 12-speed mid-drive Vado SL. But it's a great bike for her riding needs, she's delighted, and I found it a lot of fun to ride.
Unlike her previous 65 lb, 500W, 65 Nm hub-drive, she's eager to ride the Breeze. She feels in control with this bike. And in a turn of the worm she clearly relishes, she can now leave me in the dust.
Better yet, all of that plays right into my evil scheme: To ride with her a lot more often.
Best features in no particular order:
1. At 50 lb, agile and easy to handle but stable.
2. Comfy ride despite lack of suspension.
3. Upright pedals-forward geometry allowing both adequate knee extension while pedaling and both feet firmly on the ground while stopped.
4. Powerful motor and brakes more than adequate for local hills.
5. Very flexible power delivery: Dual torque-sensing and cadence-sensing assist switchable on the fly plus a progressive throttle. She's already putting this brilliant SensorSwap feature to good use.
6. Richly featured display and phone app.
On the downside,
1. Neither of us is entirely happy with the throttle implementation: Weaker than expected, and the throttle turns off pedal assist rather than just adding to it.
2. The chain sometimes drops off the chainring to the outside when she shifts into top (8th) gear. Hoping a derailleur adjustment will take of this. Chainline looks OK.
More at the 100 mile mark. Thorough EBR review here.
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