I've been tempted by every version of the City Robin since they first came out. It is a great mix of features for a city/commuter bike, but that price tag for a 500 watt motor has always made kept me from pulling the trigger on one.
Wow a Cafe lock. We have ridden a lot in Europe since 2015 and just about every bike in Europe has a Cafe lock. They are wonderful for a quick expresso. You are correct you still need a more substantial lock, but for a quick stop Cafe locks are wonderful. I think the Torque sensor is the main reason you are not ghost pedaling, not the gears. The gears should give you a higher top speed going downhill or level ground. The changes to this bike seem positive. Like it
Nice bike. It looked like a really smooth ride and handled great. If they made a step-over version I'd seriously consider it. I like the tire size. Fat tires are overkill on pavement and aren't really needed for gravel/off-road either. Most mountain bikes have 2.4"+/- wide tires and are great off-road.
Lots of upgrades. I have 2 e-bikes that are 13 years old and they both have cafe locks. They do work good. You can buy them aftermarket and put them on most e-bikes, ABUS makes some. Love the dark blue one you have.
Yes, nice cable management. Oh, I like the emblem too. Maybe you can move it to the front of the basket? Very nice looking bike. Nice features. That cell phone lock is pretty cool. It has a small display screen. How do you like that? Lots of walkers to dodge on this trail. I am with you that riding on the streets is easier sometimes.
Reise & Mueller, kind of the BMW of EBikes, plus they all have mid drive motors, better hill climbing because of better use of gearing. Very nice bikes can cost over 10,000. The city robin is 1/3 the price. If you want/need the BMW of eBikes Reese & Mueller are beautiful.
@@MumfordJim I notice on most of the high end bikes 5K or more they only had 320-350 amp motors, not the 500 to 750 you see on cheaper bikes. Looks like there's two separate markets.
Glad they upgraded to a larger crank and added a torque sensor BUT still needs more than a 500 watt hub and needs a USB port for charging devices up by the handle bars/basket badly. I gave the Robin X a try and it was lacking on hills compared to my rental bikes(Cannodale, 750 watt hub, usb charger). I guess thats what's good about renting. Trying out bikes on the exact hills and roads to compare. The Euphree is cute though. I would pass on renting ebikes and buy this if had REAL upgrades. Also that Battery was a pain to remove. I asked the Bike store to show me and they had a lot of trouble. They admitted it could be a bit finicky. The price is on the high side for what it offers but not terrible. Rims seem to look fragile....I wonder how they hold up to curbs? I would love to try one for a couple months. I wish there was a long term rental.
It seemed like the torque sensor on that other bike bothered you because it was a class 1 bike. Having the throttle lets you do that if you’re tired and don’t want to deal with pedaling. I don’t see why companies wouldn’t ship every bike with the throttle and you can disable it if you want to keep it purely class 1. The marginal cost of including the throttle from the factory has to be very low, vs the annoyance of wanting one later and not having it. Looks like some nice upgrades. The rear basket is nifty.
National parks don’t want anything other than Class 1 bikes in there and even if you disable it, they would likely not let you in still since the throttle although disabled still looks like a Class 2 to the employees there. (Just my guess.)
@@RussIsRight most National Parks allow anything through class 3 and I doubt the others check it close if they are class 1 park. East Coast parks definitely don’t look at anything in my experience. That said, as long as they had an accessible connector for the throttle, you could take it off in 5 minutes. They could give you a several 2 cent caps for the throttle cable from the controller.
The suspension seat post comes with the bike. The bar end mirror is an option(but was given to me for the review). I still prefer the handlebar mirror in general as it doesn’t seem to get in my way if i have to take my hand down quickly off the handlebar. But it does offer a clearer view since your shoulder is not on the way of the view. The suspension seat post of course is very nice. 😊
Hey Russ .. great review this morning . Question: what kind of shoes do you wear on your e bike? Got any recommendations? My typical sneakers don't really do it for me . Thanks
Hey Russ:: nice review. Where is this very nice bike path? Chicago? We have nothing like that in NorCal, only country lanes which we have to share with autos.
That's what been saying all along more bikes need to do the Torque sensor they are only way to go and step over bikes really never made since to me other then to strengthen the frame. But technology now adays they don't need the bar from hell lol
Hey Russ, gorgeous bike and quality video. Like the design, baskets, and cafe lock. Suspension seat post standard! Quiet ride with those narrower tires. How do you like the bar end mirror and is the color display big enough, can't determine on their website. This is a really nice bike if you're looking to upgrade!
Overall, I prefer the straight bars in general, but I have a couple of bikes with swept back bars. The swept back bars take a while to get used to but for casual, leisurely rides, they help you keep upright and less leaning forward.
Why do you think they do not provide a chain guard? Is it needed. I would think if you hit a good enough bump that chain my bounce off the lower bar just below the chain in the rear.
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