I was super envious of this when he first posted it here...
However - I bought a ~7,000 e-bike and I love/hate it:
I have an Orbea Rise H30 - and its ~36 lbs. The problem is that the magnets in the motor are always engaged - meaning that even when the bike is 'off' I am fighting against the magnets - and it governs me and when off, no matter how hard I pedal - I cant get about 11 miles an hour.
It is a type 2 - so it is not supposed to boost you passed 20 miles an hour - but instead it effectively governs you to 20 mph. Its very hard to get it much faster - the fastest I have gotten to is 24.5 mph. Downhill.
However - when the battery is powered - its great, except you have to only keep it on BOOST which is the highest of three settings (eco, trail, boost)
I'd not buy this bike again. It range is really around ~30 miles - and they have a range booster battery pack for $600 - and I should have bought that when I had the money to throw at it... but yeah the bike sucks when the battery dies.
I have a Shimano middrive bike that weighs 50lbs that I purchased on closeout for $1500. It rides like a nice, albeit heavy, bike with the motor turned off.
However - I bought a ~7,000 e-bike and I love/hate it:
I have an Orbea Rise H30 - and its ~36 lbs. The problem is that the magnets in the motor are always engaged - meaning that even when the bike is 'off' I am fighting against the magnets - and it governs me and when off, no matter how hard I pedal - I cant get about 11 miles an hour.
It is a type 2 - so it is not supposed to boost you passed 20 miles an hour - but instead it effectively governs you to 20 mph. Its very hard to get it much faster - the fastest I have gotten to is 24.5 mph. Downhill.
However - when the battery is powered - its great, except you have to only keep it on BOOST which is the highest of three settings (eco, trail, boost)
I'd not buy this bike again. It range is really around ~30 miles - and they have a range booster battery pack for $600 - and I should have bought that when I had the money to throw at it... but yeah the bike sucks when the battery dies.