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Hi everyone, I've been looking into getting an ebike but I'm having trouble finding what would be a good fit for me. I'm mostly going to be riding on a trail that is dirt or crushed rock, and well maintained. I'm also 6'6" and I am prone to back problems. The only ebike I've ever ridden is a bike from rad power bikes that my father has, and it seemed pretty good. Currently I have my eye on a couple of bikes, an x premium from lectric bikes, an aventure 2 from aventon, and a ripcurrent s from juicedbikes. Please tell me which of these are bad or good choices and why, I don't want to make a bad purchase and have this nice bike sit unused in a shed all year, I want to exercise. I really like the xpremium bike but I'm worried I will look like a clown as a big guy on a tiny bike.
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Mar 17, 2023 13:27
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UncleGuito posted:I just got the new Turris from Ride1UP and really happy with it so far. Looks awesome, has a strong motor, and tires that can handle city/trail stuff. Thanks I'm adding this to my list of potential bikes, I appreciate it, I also appreciate the advice above, helps put everything together
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Mar 17, 2023 23:32
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Okay I've got my ebike choice down to two bikes. One has a rear wheel 750w torque motor, and one has a 500w mid drive torque motor. What are the big differences between these two? Will the 500w be significantly less powerful or will I hardly notice? I'm a big guy at 250lb so maybe I won't notice the weight on the back wheel? Anything else that I wouldn't know about having never used either of these?
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Mar 20, 2023 13:28
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That's fair, it's between the aventon aventure 2 and the lectric xpremium I'm going to look at the aventure 2 this friday but no one has the xpremium for me to see around here
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Mar 20, 2023 16:19
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The vast majority will be on a crushed gravel trail, it's not too hilly and is well maintained Edit: there is also a portion that is a dirt trail that I plan on using too cinnamon rollout fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Mar 20, 2023 |
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Mar 20, 2023 16:28
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kimbo305 posted:Bikes are an industry that already underserves tall and small people, and this is magnified by bikes like these that have limited sizing. I appreciate this, while I've been 6'6" my entire adult life, bicycles to me have always been something I compromised on and just dealt with the fact that they didn't really fit me but that was because I would always get them free or cheap. Now I feel like I'm spending big money but I'm having a hard time figuring out what will actually fit me and what won't. I'll make sure I look at other options while I'm at the bike shop
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Mar 21, 2023 12:53
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I ended up buying the aventon aventure 2 and putting a higher stem on for the handlebars since i am fairly tall, it worked out great. So far my favorite thing about ebiking is being able to go fairly far on limited time and I can still look slovenly while I do it, thanks ebikes!
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May 10, 2023 20:52
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Finally decided to take a long bike ride around a lake today, about 1/4th of the way through my ride the motor started making a grinding or slipping sound, now I am waiting to get picked up after pushing the bike to a parking lot which was thankfully not too terribly far.
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Jul 5, 2023 19:56
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I have an event on aventure and I love it, I also have a disabled seven year old who really wants to ride in the burley bee trailer I bought for him, but he won't keep his feet inside and he won't let me enclose the trailer. I was thinking about some sort of extension for the tow arm, but I'm having trouble finding a product for this... Anyone have advice? I don't want to jack up my son's foot on the rear wheel!
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