Wisper Wayfarer ebike review
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- weight as you see in video is 29.1kg so not the advertised 28kg but honestly not many bike brands are true to the fine details there job is to sell at the end of the day
great bike my opinion and my experience with the brand so far has been good in the UK with there parts and warranty team on the money every time
they know there bikes inside and out plus there parts direct are well priced unlike some other brands
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We've owned ours since it was first released back in September 2020. Cost back then was £1,930 with the big 700W battery. Quick info for people, the range is over 70 miles real world commuting. The rear cassette wore out rapidly, bearings were grinding after only a year, replaced with a shimano screw-on cassette which has been fine since. Chain corroded quick, replaced with Sram one, been fine since. Every single spoke nipple on both wheels have ALL rusted within a year despite maximum effort storing it outdoors in a car port(bike cover, washed, ACF50 anti-corrosion spray etc), they are supposed to be stainless but are shipped as mild steel plated ones(i.e cheaper manufacturing without telling the buyer)....., powder coat paint chips VERY easily!, Brakes are poor and cheap, replaced with Avid BB7 up front and 185mm disc instead of 160mm. Front suspension lockout routinely stops working, internals need a long 3mm? allen key to tighten the internal compression up-common fault with this suspension fork. Saddle is ok but replaced with big comfy one. Original tyres really good and comfortable, no punctures in over 3 years. Steering stem/handlebar manufacturing fault, too much clearance between the stem and clamp means you can't tighten it enough to grip tight, so handlebars would get twisted out of line very easily, had to wrap shim metal around the stem to close the gap and fix it. Despite personal messages with the owner of Wisper on pedelec forum regarding an update to the led display brightness, promising they'll send a replacement out, or a 2nd set of curved handlebars, i never had any of the promises acted upon. Lots of talk but no action.
On the upside, after fixing these issues myself it's been a good bike. It is basic spec drivetrain and suspension, brakes etc so vfm it is not, that's my opinion, but it hasn't let us down, the 700w battery still shows as having excellent range, it's a good looking bike, lights are very good especially the front beam pattern and both powered off the battery.
We added a Kona rear basket rack and a big wicker front basket and that's been brilliant in carrying our things on a ride out. It breezes along on its eco mode but has sport and turbo modes for maximum assistance, very comfortable ergonomics.
Priced at £2,400 now that's a big chunk of money, and there's a lot more competition.
I just bought another wayfarer yesterday.
I've noticed there are a lot of discrepancy between standard fitment equipment.
Mine and this bike in the video are the only 2 wayfarers I've seen with the rear mudguard splash tail and plain black chain guard.
All other bikes have colour coded chain guards and plain rear mudguard.
And front light bracket has variations, as do the brake levers and callipers, wisper, tektro and Clark brakes all used.
2 different rear wheel motors, SY and AKM and the corresponding controllers.
SY setups are current based controllers, AKM are speed based.
Cables are either sheathed together neatly in plastic wrap, or like this, hanging out at the front individually with a couple of clips pairing up the wires.
Lcd display some have a connector to the power switch like this bike, others are hard wired direct.
Seems to be pot luck what combo you bike gets built with.
Rear rack is narrow and tail bags don't sit well on it.
Struggling to find information about these bikes online so thanks for this video it was really useful.
Agree on weight, i weighed our 700wh battery and it was 4kg, the bike is 25kg so total of 29kg.
I see they have changed the brake levers to Clarks now, ours is an early model, one of the first to be sold in the uk and it has wisper branded brakes which were poor, but bikes now seem to have Clarks levers, and the front light is raised higher on the wire bracket than original 3+yr old bikes.
Our battery is still good, 800 miles total, still shows 5/5 battery on the indicator after a 12 mile commute on Tour mode, so 60+ miles on Tour, probably 75+ miles on Eco.
I see on their website that they do a full throttle version that takes you to 15.5mph WITHOUT pedaling, and they state that's is fully UK law compliant. Would like to see a video of that.
If we get an order from a client we will be certain to put a review up
Im 5 ft 8 and i am stuck between 2 wisper bikes, full throttle legal upgrade is fantastic as i live in a hilly city. 26" 705 or this the wayfare h7 hub. Any insight or advice be appreciated. 👍
Hi. Is the rear wheel a quick release or through axle?
Through axle
Thank you. Really helpful.