I had been looking at ebikes and this one seemed a good value. I still believe it is but there are things to consider.
As an e/bike its ok. It will zip you along just fine on bike paths etc. It seems to have plenty of power for normal riding and I believe the range may be even longer than they claim. Its not a mountain bike however. When climbing fairly steep grades on dirt roads, not singletrack, it struggles to keep up speed even with enthusiastic pedaling. It would never make it on a mountain bike trail. Fortunately I bought it for bike path riding around town so this isnt an issue.
This is the heaviest bicycle Ive ever seen, even without the battery. It weights in at 66 pounds according to the box and I believe every pound of it. It says the frame is aluminum but I suspect its actually depleted uranium. I dont believe its practical to even consider using it as a regular bike. Aside from riding it, consider wrestling this beast around. Forget putting it on a cartop rack.
The other issue is folding it. It folds up exactly as advertised and they dont mislead you as to how big it is when folded. However reading dimensions is one thing, putting it in the back of a car is quite another. I have a Subaru Forester, and the thing fits / just. Even though it latches securely when deployed it doesnt latch in the folded position. I strongly recommend using a stout bungee to hold it in the folded position. Even with that everything you grab to try to lift it with seems to move and the likelihood of getting a good pinch is quite high.
All that being said I bought it for riding on local bike paths and it serves that need quite well. If the other inconveniences arent too much for you I think this is a pretty good, durable bike for the money.
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I had been looking at ebikes and this one seemed a good value. I still believe it is but there are things to consider. As an e/bike its ok. It will zip you along just fine on bike paths etc. It seems to have plenty of power for normal riding and I believe the range may be even longer than they claim. Its not a mountain bike however. When climbing fairly steep grades on dirt roads, not singletrack, it struggles to keep up speed even with enthusiastic pedaling. It would never make it on a mountain bike trail. Fortunately I bought it for bike path riding around town so this isnt an issue. This is the heaviest bicycle Ive ever seen, even without the battery. It weights in at 66 pounds according to the box and I believe every pound of it. It says the frame is aluminum but I suspect its actually depleted uranium. I dont believe its practical to even consider using it as a regular bike. Aside from riding it, consider wrestling this beast around. Forget putting it on a cartop rack. The other issue is folding it. It folds up exactly as advertised and they dont mislead you as to how big it is when folded. However reading dimensions is one thing, putting it in the back of a car is quite another. I have a Subaru Forester, and the thing fits / just. Even though it latches securely when deployed it doesnt latch in the folded position. I strongly recommend using a stout bungee to hold it in the folded position. Even with that everything you grab to try to lift it with seems to move and the likelihood of getting a good pinch is quite high. All that being said I bought it for riding on local bike paths and it serves that need quite well. If the other inconveniences arent too much for you I think this is a pretty good, durable bike for the money.