A shop in my city (Calgary Alberta) sells a slightly modified version of this bike with the throttle on the right. I’ve been riding it to work and taken it to the shooting range for the past 6 months and rode it through a fierce snow storm. It’s totally changed my life for the better and I love riding it.
I just got one from T4B yesterday. I've been like 60 km on it so far and absolutely love it. I was able to get it up to 56.6 km/h on 10th this morning haha
@5:55 Throttle on the left hand side nooooooooooooooooo! just no, it should always be on the right side like a motorbike, i was sold on it up to the point where you said that still looks nice good review
You get use to it. And you'll go faster with the pedal assist anyways so you'll probably wont be using it much. I only use it to get started from a dead stop then pedal the rest of the way.
I wish I got a red one. They only had black and green in 48v Edit: I find I go almost full speed at even a 40 degree angle but I do weigh like 130 Edit2: bruh what did you do to get to 3bars? I rode for 1:30 hours only throttle and I only went down 1-2
I ride a folding bike. One thing that gives me pause is routing the shift cable and the rear brake cable through the frame....think kinks/chafe/difficulty in folding and unfolding. Didn't work well on my bike so I moved mine outside the frame (all elec. wires left inside)....happy I did so. Another detail, a small one, is the height of the rear rack...if it was me I'd like it closer to the tire...lower. That said, I really like the frame geometry....good looking.
I would also say that the throttle on left side is "wrong"....but I never use mine (on right side) anyway. When I got my bike the front brake was left side!! as an old motorcycle guy I could NOT live with that....switching was a matter of minutes.
@@maxpal27 the variety of offerings and prices are ENDLESS....so I can't answer your question.....if "folding" is a priority (you are going to fold it every day) be mindful of the weight....I currently have a RadMini folding bike but it's quite heavy at 65 lbs (it's also a "tank")....I would not want to fold it/pack it every day....BUT the handlebars fold down so I can roll it into the back of my SUV without folding/lifting it The only thing I'd say is don't get too hung up on power and listed range....unless you're going to tackle serious long distances and severe uphills a 250/350W motor will serve you well enough....and a battery with a dozen or so Amp/hours is plenty for most people. (Does not apply if your purchase is viewed as a "car replacement") The market is moving so fast at the moment it's hard to keep up....more makes and models than you can shake a stick at...and prices coming down/features going up all the time....I presently own two bikes from RadPower.....Ebike BC has some compelling/interesting offerings...enjoy your search...
ooops...and forgot to say....I'm on Vancouver Island....don't know much about Montreal these days....but the late sixties were an absolute blast in that town ;););)
We may not have mentioned it. Prices change over time so we typically shy away from saying the exact price. As of right now it is listed at $1,999.99 igoelectric.com/products/core-fat-freddy
No need to peddle to get going with a 500 watt motor. I have a Veego and it's the same bike with throttle on the right side, made by Ride Scoozy. It can carry me (214 lbs) and 40 lbs of groceries up hills. I've also had this bike top out at 28 mph.
Rad Power bike just got this same frame for their 2019 Rad Mini step through. I love my Rad Mini. I think all these bikes come from the same factory then different companies add their own components to make them their own.
I thought that originally too, but I've been riding a bike designed like that for three years and it's okay. The casing shields a lot, but more importantly the controller inside is sealed.
You can get the batteries much cheaper if you order them from the original factories instead. I paid ~$260 for a 15.6Ah 48V Samsung cell battery, shipped.
I don't know about the 2018 Rad Mini, probably not as they changed the battery to a Hailong type for some reason. You can try a search on Alibaba; www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=hailong+battery&viewtype=
Or the Rad Mini, Voltbike Mariner, Addmotor... they're the same Alibaba Fat Folding bike. Just different stickers slapped on. You can make your own brand like them, just come up with a random name for the company and the Chinese will do the rest. They'll even design the logo for you. *Rad Mariner Scoozy bike*
That's true, the Mini is a pretty great deal if you live in the US. Altho the Rad Mini 2018 seems to have some controller issues, but a better controller would be around $20 from Aliexpress so easy fix. I just prefer the original frame design, which neither of those 2 bikes have. As far as I know it was originally invented by an Italian company, called Bad Bike (I know funny name).
yeah the rad is a nice bike. but if i want an extra battery i'm not going to pay $600+ for it. which is what the rad battery costs with shipping. also after market batteries won't work on a rad.
Seems like the cheapest Silverfish Style Batteries go for ~$80 with chinese cells. Mine is with Samsung cells, so it was a little more expensive at ~260 dollars. I use a fat folding (very similar to the bad bike on the outside, but much better specs) with a 500w bafang motor and 750w controller, 48V 15.6Ah, 748Wh battery and such. It was custom built so it has no model number.
And the camera floating around felt like it was filmed from a boat. It would be to your advantage to hold it still now and then. I made it to the three minute mark and had to leave.
