Ebikes for hunting watch before you buy 

Glad I could help. This is going to be my third season using it- with no issues. Best of luck!

Thanks Brother! Two buddies just purchased the Ariel Kepler Rider, and love it, has power and is under $2k.

That's about my weight, both these bikes handle it easily, however, if there's steep hills, I'd go with a mid drive, although mid drive is much more expensive. On flat ground, hub drive (the motor is in the back wheel) is much more cost effective. I recently bought a "Lectric 3.0" folding ebike for $1000 which is only a 500 watt hub drive & it is small but so far gets me everywhere surprisingly well. My buddy bought an Ariel Kepler Rider step through model for $1200 & it's a hub drive that is powerful enough for most hills.

If the motor is moving faster than your peddling it doesn't do anything, if slower, peddle assist kicks in and powers the bike to move.

For steep hills, yes! They are awesome!

Thank you! My third archery season using the one speed, it's great.

Thanks Don, appreciate it!

Illegal on public land in most states

Definitely makes a sound, mid drive louder than hub drive, so far it hasn't been an issue.

@@underdogoutdoors No. It is also making sounds you cant hear, the frequency is too high. Like a dog whistle, or that sound they play to ward off teenagers.

I'd love to visit Bakcou! Nice setup AWD!

Awesome. Please stop by.

Yes, the bike can be used with a throttle or set to use peddle with power assist.

If I didn't have to go so far in, however, it's lots of fun Sam- I'm old & lazy until it comes to chasing big bucks, something has to give.

If you have no hills, just about any ebike will work. I also have a Lectric 3.0 folding ebike that I use- it was $1000 brand new and could easily be used for hunting, only 500Watts but it's plenty powerful.

The 20 inch bike is from a bow shop in central PA, (see in the description), Kyle the owner, sources the parts and puts it all together himself, he had a tractor trailer load of bike frames when I was there. I'm sure you can find the parts & DIY yourself, I didn't have the motivation to try. I paid $4k which I feel is a fair price, saved me the trial & error & time, if I went with one of the big names, Bakcou, or Quiet Kat, would have been much more expensive. I'm 240 lbs, and carry about 25lbs of climbing gear plus a bow, no problem on hills with the one gear, flat ground max's out at 18mph which is fast enough for me. The one gear / no shifting/ no cassette is intentional, it's what sold me the bike. He designed it after years of experience hunting in PA hills with an ebike, tweaked the design over & over- what I also like is he keeps it legal, with wattage & bike weight, so no one can bust your chops on whether it's legal or not.

Thank You! After using it a few times on actual hunts, I love it, very useful.

Thanks Sam. Hopefully I find out soon how to get a buck out. One guy who's been using ebikes for hunting for years told me to attach any deer cart to the back rack using bungee's or gear ties, and it will pull the deer, likely what I will do if it's far from the truck. There's carts you can buy that bolt to ebikes from Bakcou, Rambo, Quiet Kat etc.. but I will use the cart I have for now.

@@underdogoutdoors awesome, thanks for the reply; good luck this season!

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@@underdogoutdoors thx, how are they for ridin bikes?

Appreciate the feedback! I haven't tried a duel hub yet!

@xibowhunter, what did you decide to go with? I purchased a Rambo Savage a couple years back which is 750 Mid-drive, and when I go turkey hunting there's one hill that I go up that absolutely destroys me, I have to pedal my arse off, and the bike has no power. Was looking at a dual hub as well, but read they can overheat going up hills.

@@pjlabrec I can get up most hills with my 750W mid drive, some of them I do have to pedal but still not putting in much effort.

Which dual hub ebike do you have? I have the krusader and it’s not so good on hills

@@aeestep77 This ebike is not a dual hub, it's a mid drive bafang 750 ultra motor & it is excellent on hills.

It depends where I intend to use it. If there are lots of hills, I'd keep the mid drive MTR. If there's mostly flat ground, the Bakcou.

A guy named Kyle, custom builds them at his archery shop, Swatara Creek Outfitters in Annville Pennsylvania. He is extremely knowledgeable and has been building ebikes for hunting for years now.

Yes, they have capabilities I didn't expect from an ebike.

I have a regular mountain bike, an escooter, & two ebikes, all purchased the same year- I went a little nuts after using for the first time. You should try it, expensive but worth it. You can reach out to me in the comments if you have any questions on types or brands, I've been researching for a while.

@@underdogoutdoors Awesome. TY so much. I think my next big purchase has to be a newer camera. I just have a Canon Vixia now.

To get way back in quiet, loving the ebikes. Two of my buddies purchased the Ariel Kepler Rider, kind of an unknown brand, for $1800, for the money, likely best option, I will do a review on this & compare to the ones I have. Thanks for checking out my video.

Your welcome! Appreciate it!

Here's his website www.swataracreekoutfitters.com , the owner Kyle builds them himself.

Definitely, can haul a deer out of the woods with a deer cart, so the occasional log should be ok.

Far as I know, the higher end batteries don't have these issues. I was concerned about this as well, & only charged under my supervision in a safe spot.

Yes, I agree Bill! The smaller one is built by Swatara Creek Outfitters in Anneville Pennsylvania. Built by a guy in his archery shop who was one of the pioneers of using ebikes for hunting.

So far, weather hasn't been an issue. Hunted in the 20 degrees, some say to warm the battery inside your jacket for 15 minutes, if it's extremely cold.

The name of the bike builder is Kyle, who owns Swatara creek outfitters which is mainly an archery pro shop in Annville Pennsylvania, his phone # is (717) 867-4995. I didn't know him until I met him, he was recommended by someone who I trust & purchased one from him last year. He's one of the first to legally use an ebike in Pennsylvania & has years of experience actually using them to hunt, and perfecting the bikes. I drove a few hours to get this one, & after a full season of use, it's been a beast, zero complaints.

@@underdogoutdoors Thanks I live near Reading Pa so I will call him most appreciate the reference

I went to the website and they don't show the bike like the one in the video. I just want something slow and pulls hills good with preferably one sprocket on the rear (like the one in the video).

Top speed is 18mph.

Easily, I use the Hawke Crawler game cart, bunjee it to the rear rack- can haul a deer no problem.

Forgot to ask where I can buy the mid smaller bike.

Swatara Creek Archery in Annesville PA, owners name is Kyle, he's been the pioneer in ebikes for hunting hill country. I don't know him & only met him on the day I picked up the bike, so not advertising for him. Builds them himself to his standards, mine is a beast, has stood up to some abuse with no issues.

@@underdogoutdoors thanks