Nicely done. A good review. I doubt I would ever go ebiking off road, but range and 30MPH intrigue me. I am not sure Rattan Sequoia kind of money is worth it to me, but if I could get 50 miles of range reliably at 30MPH on skinny tires at half that price, I may be tempted to use one of these to supplement all of the errands I run into town in my truck and on the DR. I have in mind using one as more of a utility vehicle, but not a UTV build. I have a very steep grade to get up going back home (I think 9 or 10%), but I don't want to assist. I'd have to research and save up mad money.
Well done Swanky! first ebike review I have ever watched. If I lived in a town of more then say 10k people and I didnt have to drive 20 miles to get too it Id consider one of these E bikes. Closest town to me is 1800 people, 12 miles away. I'd be fearful to ride on those roads here, no shoulder, def no bike path and the locals drive insanely fast.
This looks like a decent bike - I'm going to watch the rest of your reviews to help decide what I want to get. Getting a bit old at 67 and out of shape to really mountain bike like I used to with my full suspension Gary Fisher mountain bike, but I'd still like to get on some easier fire trails knowing I can make it up hills. But I'd probably mostly ride the paths with my wife so comfort is pretty important as well as capability. I really enjoy your videos and especially how you get them out on the trails - nice to see kind of what their capabilities are even if I won't ride the same trails (maybe anyway). Looking forward to seeing more!
Well let's face it, it is a bicycle w/ an electric motor on it & I've been looking at this type of stuff since about 2016 or so when I almost bought a Honda 4-stroke motor then mounted & propelled any bike by friction on the rear wheel. It was a $400.00 motor(gas) that ran about 35MPH but it wasn't something I'd use on uneven surfaces - the streets for commuting would be how I used it but I'm hoping you tell us what, "Massive" equates to in miles per charge? I'm expecting both technology and battery prices to drop soon. IDKnow how much but $3,000-$6,000 for a bike that goes 40-50 total miles won't get many sales but add a 2nd battery & people will be closer? I've been expecting batteries to drop in price & Chinese manufacturers are cutting shifts now. They had the biggest battery building in the world & 3-4 huge plants but they've all caught up with demand in the worldwide market & now they are cutting shifts which means they will cut prices to keep the plant open !! I'm waiting.... peace
Are you that wealthy that you don't have to look at the price tags or have you ever really researched like a Gamer PC trying to get the fastest best one for your dollar? If you ain't rich(I'm not), then we all try & I didn't wait years, I got a gas bike instead but I still follow this in the hopes other's will chat the subject & share info that might help other folks. And I can see a guy who can't get his DL wanting to have one of these EBIKES. I would if I were 14-16 and no license or maybe I got suspended? An Ebike would look awfully good & I'd spend the extra $200 but these Ebikes are a lot more money when I say I was willing to spend $400 for a Honda friction drive motor, that's how to save thousands & still get down the road but I got a motorcycle. What Ebike are you on now? ride safe man, peace
These e-bikes are becoming more intriguing to me. Probably because of the way you evaluate the bikes compared to other formats.
I'm glad to hear that, thank you! I really, really enjoy riding and testing them!
Nicely done. A good review. I doubt I would ever go ebiking off road, but range and 30MPH intrigue me. I am not sure Rattan Sequoia kind of money is worth it to me, but if I could get 50 miles of range reliably at 30MPH on skinny tires at half that price, I may be tempted to use one of these to supplement all of the errands I run into town in my truck and on the DR. I have in mind using one as more of a utility vehicle, but not a UTV build. I have a very steep grade to get up going back home (I think 9 or 10%), but I don't want to assist. I'd have to research and save up mad money.
Well done Swanky! first ebike review I have ever watched. If I lived in a town of more then say 10k people and I didnt have to drive 20 miles to get too it Id consider one of these E bikes. Closest town to me is 1800 people, 12 miles away. I'd be fearful to ride on those roads here, no shoulder, def no bike path and the locals drive insanely fast.
This looks like a decent bike - I'm going to watch the rest of your reviews to help decide what I want to get. Getting a bit old at 67 and out of shape to really mountain bike like I used to with my full suspension Gary Fisher mountain bike, but I'd still like to get on some easier fire trails knowing I can make it up hills. But I'd probably mostly ride the paths with my wife so comfort is pretty important as well as capability. I really enjoy your videos and especially how you get them out on the trails - nice to see kind of what their capabilities are even if I won't ride the same trails (maybe anyway). Looking forward to seeing more!
That's awesome! I'm really glad to hear you're finding them helpful!
Well let's face it, it is a bicycle w/ an electric motor on it & I've been looking at this type of stuff since about 2016 or so when
I almost bought a Honda 4-stroke motor then mounted & propelled any bike by friction on the rear wheel. It was a $400.00
motor(gas) that ran about 35MPH but it wasn't something I'd use on uneven surfaces - the streets for commuting would be
how I used it but I'm hoping you tell us what, "Massive" equates to in miles per charge? I'm expecting both technology and
battery prices to drop soon. IDKnow how much but $3,000-$6,000 for a bike that goes 40-50 total miles won't get many
sales but add a 2nd battery & people will be closer? I've been expecting batteries to drop in price & Chinese manufacturers
are cutting shifts now. They had the biggest battery building in the world & 3-4 huge plants but they've all caught up with
demand in the worldwide market & now they are cutting shifts which means they will cut prices to keep the plant open !!
I'm waiting.... peace
waiting years to save a couple hundred bucks aint worth it. yolo
Are you that wealthy that you don't have to look at the price tags or have you ever really researched like a Gamer PC
trying to get the fastest best one for your dollar? If you ain't rich(I'm not), then we all try & I didn't wait years, I got
a gas bike instead but I still follow this in the hopes other's will chat the subject & share info that might help other
folks. And I can see a guy who can't get his DL wanting to have one of these EBIKES. I would if I were 14-16 and
no license or maybe I got suspended? An Ebike would look awfully good & I'd spend the extra $200 but these
Ebikes are a lot more money when I say I was willing to spend $400 for a Honda friction drive motor, that's
how to save thousands & still get down the road but I got a motorcycle. What Ebike are you on now?
ride safe man, peace