Wing Freedom 2 or X ver 2?

[BigNerd]

Has anyone bought the newer version of the Freedom X/2 with the stealthier battery?

I've read maybe one or two reviews here and seen some Youtube videos but nothing really recent.

 

[Doggyman1202]

An old college friend is looking to buy an ebike, and was asking me for shopping advice. Since she lives in NYC, I thought the Wing Freedom ST might be a good choice since she could buy it from their nearby showroom. On paper it looks like a decent bike based on the current sale price. I found a few older comments about Wing, in general, on Reddit. Those comments were pretty negative, but not recent. I don't see a category for Wing In the Brand section, so I'm bumping the post from BigNerd last year. The rest of the Wing roster has a Vanmoof type frame, so it caught my eye. Any thoughts?

 

[Taylor57]

An old college friend is looking to buy an ebike, and was asking me for shopping advice. Since she lives in NYC, I thought the Wing Freedom ST might be a good choice since she could buy it from their nearby showroom. On paper it looks like a decent bike based on the current sale price. I found a few older comments about Wing, in general, on Reddit. Those comments were pretty negative, but not recent. I don't see a category for Wing In the Brand section, so I'm bumping the post from BigNerd last year. The rest of the Wing roster has a Vanmoof type frame, so it caught my eye. Any thoughts?

I wrestle with the look of the crossbar on the X2, but I like the look of the Freedom. As a vertically challenged fellow, the bar gives me visual tension

 

[BigNerd]

I still haven't bit, even with their perpetual $600 off sale.

I really just want the silver one with the gray tires because it looks cool... just don't know if I can go back to non-hydraulic brakes.

 

[Taylor57]

I still haven't bit, even with their perpetual $600 off sale.

I really just want the silver one with the gray tires because it looks cool... just don't know if I can go back to non-hydraulic brakes.

So with the 600 off, what is the final price including ship?

 

[BigNerd]

Depends what battery size you want... cheapest Freedom 2 just less than $1k:

The silver one looks nice (although I'd switch the seats and handlebars back to black):

 

[Doggyman1202]

Sharp looking bike, but I have to go along with Taylor. I'm tall enough at 5'11", but I think my days of climbing onto the bike over the rear fender are behind me.

The other unheralded feature of this bike (Freedom X, not Freedom 2) is a torque sensor, which doesn't sound like a big deal until you get used to having one. Torque sensor are much smoother to pedal.