Buying a Blix ebike? Use this link to support our efforts: alnk.to/3cmzID5 (affiliate link) What do you think of the paddle shifters and automatic shifting?
Looking for a possible replacement for my 8 year old folding e-bike. Good to see narrow wheel folders and tighter folding are still being made. Brompton folders are the high end and a little too pricey for me.
After owning an e bike for a month and putting about 400 Miles on it, in my opinion the gear shifter doesn’t really matter that much. I stay in the highest gear 95% of the time unless I’m climbing a hill and then I may go down to 5 or 6 out of 7. I just give a touch of throttle at a stop to get going and just keep it in the highest gear. The final gear ratio is more important and luckily my bike is comfortable to keep at high speeds for a good while. The only time I think the other gears would be necessary is if the battery was dead.
@@polok890 I don’t have any issue with the gearing at top speed. 52 t front 11 t rear. By the time that sprocket wears out the bike will need work anyways. It doesn’t put any more stress on the sprocket with a hub motor and starting with throttle.
Thanks for the hands on experience. It definitely depends on the bike and terrain. Ones with TQ sensors you will find yourself using the gear shifter more. But on a cadence sensor bike or on flat terrain, you will just barely need to shift.
Living in an area with many hills, some quite steep, I use the full range of my gears. I can see using only a few or even one gear if you rode in a very flat area, so long as you had a throttle to help start and get to a comfortable level of pedaling effort.
The auto shifting sounds like it needs better programming, especially downshifting. I’m not sold on electronic shifting. At least this system is powered from the main battery so you don’t need to keep another battery charged. My preference is for a twist shifter, though it’s quite rare today. I thought the gearing would present a challenge at speeds above 16mph. That’s fine for relaxed cruising, but not suitable for commuting if you have to ride with car and truck traffic. Perhaps Blix will address the ratios in a future revision. Otherwise, the specs are pretty nice. It’s lighter than most folding ebikes, has a good lighting package, uses a torque sensor, a stronger bottom bracket than most (but makes it a tad harder to find cranks of different lengths). But it doesn’t suit what I’m looking for closely enough, especially at the price.
@@EbikeEscape I’m looking for a non-fat tire folder to replace my Mate City S. It uses a 36V system, a 13Ah pack, with a geared hub motor that can output 40Nm max, 20x2in tires, and the original weight with battery was 55lbs. I upgraded the freewheel so I can comfortably pedal up to 25mph (assisted only up to 20), added a set of 160mm cranks and air fork but I need more help going up steeper hills, so I’m looking at folding ebikes close in weight but significantly more torque. I prefer one with a torque sensor, but I’d accept one that uses a cadence sensor, if its PAS levels set the power sent to the motor rather than setting target speeds with arbitrary power curves used to meet them. In the latter case, I’d like the display to let me modify the number of PAS levels and the power setting of each level. My lead right now is the Ride1Up Portola. I was also considering the Mokwheel Slate and Blix Vika X. The latter two seem nice, but despite having nicer features than the Portola such as torque sensor-driven assist, better and fuller lighting kits, Bluetooth app support, etc., the Portola beats both of them in basic features such as gear ratios that support a wider range of speed and number of gears (8 vs 7), fork with better impact dampening, stronger and more versatile integrated rear rack, and that fore-mentioned ability to adjust the number of PAS levels and the power of each.
I looked at the Lectric ONE but it has too little cargo capacity and I don’t like that they partnered the Valeo gearmotor wih a cadence sensor. The gearmotor they chose also has too few gear ratios for me as most routes I ride have multiple hills of varying height and slope.
It is not. The system has a motor that pulls on the cable, and you mount it further up and out of the way. So it looks normal till you see the button and not cable running to the cockpit.
Hey there new to you channel I started with you video about the RadCity 5 plus you posted 2 years ago. So I just got my RadCity 5 Plus from a Pawnshop with only 25 Miles on it for $600. So in that video you mentioned something about an APP and a USB charger. Do you have any more info on those items. Im totally new to ebikes.
The app is just a speedometer App from "Cool Nix" for android. And the RadCity 5 Plus has a USB dongle you can plug in. Here is a link to it: radpowerbikes.pxf.io/xk7x7y (affiliate link)
Just not worth the price. So many other options for less. Always amazed that companies are repeating whats already been done but add stuff like "calories burned" on the screen as a selling point.
@@EbikeEscapeYeah i’d love to hear the alternatives, i’ve been using a much older version of this bike, very happy with it so if there’s better out there..
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But why does the battery pack have high quality cells with a low-quality BMS that likes to blow up? Maybe the low-quality charger? 🥸🥸🥸
Buying a Blix ebike? Use this link to support our efforts: alnk.to/3cmzID5 (affiliate link)
What do you think of the paddle shifters and automatic shifting?
Looking for a possible replacement for my 8 year old folding e-bike. Good to see narrow wheel folders and tighter folding are still being made. Brompton folders are the high end and a little too pricey for me.
I have a Brompton and it is really nice, but there are tradeoffs between these two
After owning an e bike for a month and putting about 400 Miles on it, in my opinion the gear shifter doesn’t really matter that much. I stay in the highest gear 95% of the time unless I’m climbing a hill and then I may go down to 5 or 6 out of 7. I just give a touch of throttle at a stop to get going and just keep it in the highest gear. The final gear ratio is more important and luckily my bike is comfortable to keep at high speeds for a good while. The only time I think the other gears would be necessary is if the battery was dead.
Your gonna wear out your small sprocket prematurely. Maybe put a bigger front sprocket on
@@polok890 I don’t have any issue with the gearing at top speed. 52 t front 11 t rear. By the time that sprocket wears out the bike will need work anyways. It doesn’t put any more stress on the sprocket with a hub motor and starting with throttle.
Thanks for the hands on experience. It definitely depends on the bike and terrain. Ones with TQ sensors you will find yourself using the gear shifter more. But on a cadence sensor bike or on flat terrain, you will just barely need to shift.
Living in an area with many hills, some quite steep, I use the full range of my gears.
I can see using only a few or even one gear if you rode in a very flat area, so long as you had a throttle to help start and get to a comfortable level of pedaling effort.
Excellent review. Very useful Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
The auto shifting sounds like it needs better programming, especially downshifting.
I’m not sold on electronic shifting. At least this system is powered from the main battery so you don’t need to keep another battery charged. My preference is for a twist shifter, though it’s quite rare today.
I thought the gearing would present a challenge at speeds above 16mph. That’s fine for relaxed cruising, but not suitable for commuting if you have to ride with car and truck traffic. Perhaps Blix will address the ratios in a future revision.
Otherwise, the specs are pretty nice. It’s lighter than most folding ebikes, has a good lighting package, uses a torque sensor, a stronger bottom bracket than most (but makes it a tad harder to find cranks of different lengths). But it doesn’t suit what I’m looking for closely enough, especially at the price.
Price us a hard one to match. What bikes are you considering?
@@EbikeEscape I’m looking for a non-fat tire folder to replace my Mate City S. It uses a 36V system, a 13Ah pack, with a geared hub motor that can output 40Nm max, 20x2in tires, and the original weight with battery was 55lbs. I upgraded the freewheel so I can comfortably pedal up to 25mph (assisted only up to 20), added a set of 160mm cranks and air fork but I need more help going up steeper hills, so I’m looking at folding ebikes close in weight but significantly more torque. I prefer one with a torque sensor, but I’d accept one that uses a cadence sensor, if its PAS levels set the power sent to the motor rather than setting target speeds with arbitrary power curves used to meet them. In the latter case, I’d like the display to let me modify the number of PAS levels and the power setting of each level.
My lead right now is the Ride1Up Portola. I was also considering the Mokwheel Slate and Blix Vika X. The latter two seem nice, but despite having nicer features than the Portola such as torque sensor-driven assist, better and fuller lighting kits, Bluetooth app support, etc., the Portola beats both of them in basic features such as gear ratios that support a wider range of speed and number of gears (8 vs 7), fork with better impact dampening, stronger and more versatile integrated rear rack, and that fore-mentioned ability to adjust the number of PAS levels and the power of each.
Lectric one seems amazing
I looked at the Lectric ONE but it has too little cargo capacity and I don’t like that they partnered the Valeo gearmotor wih a cadence sensor. The gearmotor they chose also has too few gear ratios for me as most routes I ride have multiple hills of varying height and slope.
@@chow-chihuang4903 what about the Yamaha bikes that are on sale right now they are like 4 grand off and they are amazing bikes
Awesome review ❤ great looking screen, seems like a lot of these bike companies are putting out smaller motors, thanks for the honest review
Thanks! Nice to meet you in person!
Is that a back up shift cable mounted to the derailer
It is not. The system has a motor that pulls on the cable, and you mount it further up and out of the way. So it looks normal till you see the button and not cable running to the cockpit.
Do you know if they are made in the netherlands or China (like most of them)?
Hey there new to you channel I started with you video about the RadCity 5 plus you posted 2 years ago. So I just got my RadCity 5 Plus from a Pawnshop with only 25 Miles on it for $600. So in that video you mentioned something about an APP and a USB charger. Do you have any more info on those items. Im totally new to ebikes.
The app is just a speedometer App from "Cool Nix" for android. And the RadCity 5 Plus has a USB dongle you can plug in. Here is a link to it: radpowerbikes.pxf.io/xk7x7y (affiliate link)
Where is made?
Hey there newly sub's to your channel you mentioned in another video about an app you use ...What was that app ??
Speedometer App by Cool Nix, Android app.
Can you please send me this bike?
Just not worth the price. So many other options for less. Always amazed that companies are repeating whats already been done but add stuff like "calories burned" on the screen as a selling point.
I'm curious what other folding eBikes you like that are similar to this, that are not fat tires.
@@EbikeEscapeYeah i’d love to hear the alternatives, i’ve been using a much older version of this bike, very happy with it so if there’s better out there..
But why does the battery pack have high quality cells with a low-quality BMS that likes to blow up? Maybe the low-quality charger? 🥸🥸🥸