E-Bike Question of the Day ⚡🚴 Do you plan to pick up the Passenger Kit and make use of the bike’s dual-rider capacity? Let us know in the comments below 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
The welded rack is the reason I am buying one of these. My wife is 5'/100 lbs (with a vision impairment means she can't ride her own bike) so with the passenger seat/foot pegs and high torque motor, that should be perfect for us.
I just bought one to commute back and forth to work, its 12 miles each way with some steep hills and it made it back and forth with 18 percent charge left at the end but i used peddal assist 3 the whole way and only used throttle minimally.
I first saw one of the Ride1Up bikes over a year ago. It was the 700 Series model. What really caught my eye was the subtleness of the bike. No overstated graphics or decals or poorly designed emblems. Just a very sleek look and the closer I looked the more impressed I was. Very good build quality. The gentleman who owned the bike was thrilled with his purchase and had been logging some miles on it. I honestly assumed that this thing was well beyond what I’d be willing to spend on an e-bike and when he told me the price I was shocked. If you are shopping e-bikes give the Ride1Up brand a look. There were things that really stood out in a good way to me as opposed to some other e-bike models I have seen.
I really appreciate your all's comprehensive reviews; they've helped me out quite a bit during my e-bike search. If I may suggest a couple ways to improve? It'd be really great if you included who made the battery and whether it was UL or EU certified. This would go a long way towards establishing (for me) whether the bike manufacturer cared enough to source reliable components, or if it was just slick marketing. Second, a section about post-purchase support would be great. How responsive is the manufacturer to warranty claims? Are parts available for purchase by the consumer? Will your LBS work on this bike? How would the consumer buy a replacement motor or brake pads if they're made from obscure companies? Etc. Again, thanks for all your reviews.
Thanks so much for watching! We appreciate the feedback. We are starting to include UL certification on the written side, and will try to remember to make mention of it more on the video side. We've been hoping to include more on the CS side of things, but there are some time restraints that prevent us from covering this as thoroughly as we'd like. We'll keep trying to implement more and improve there though!
I would be interested to see your channel do a video on fixing a flat on a rear hub motor drive bike in the field. There are no quick releases front or rear on many e-bikes so you would need to have some basic tools in your pack to fix a flat beyond what riders carry on non electric bikes. And flipping an 85 pound bike upside down to work on it would be difficult for smaller framed riders
Good review John. My wife and I are just starting to look into ebikes, going on our first ride via a rental, this weekend for my birthday. Some folks are looking for a top speed,; I'm looking for hill climbing ability, range and comfort - glad to see this has a comfy seat but I might move my Brooks saddle over from my barely used mtn bike. Your review of this bike will have me looking into it for sure.
I don't have any interest in hauling passengers, but still like a good heavy duty and rattle free rack that makes the ebike useful for errands. And it has a nice low step thru that keeps access easy even when you have stuff on the rack. Your ergonomic issues with the shifter/brake lever/grip seem kinda odd and maybe just needed more adjustment. Good review though. I think showing the speed curve after unlocking class 3 is a good addition.
Many bikes that carry heavy loads will have a Center stand like motorcycles. Maybe a center stand would be good. Except center stands may take up ground clearance.
Hi, thank you for the review. I am considering buying this bike but I have seen some reviews talking about "death wobbles" on the step thru version. That would be a deal breaker for me and was wondering if you experienced this? Thank you in advance
The welded rack would be a deal breaker for me. Seems like a nice bike for the money though…. Ride 1up really seems to have an eye for the fine details and providing higher quality components compared to other bikes in the same price class.
@@ElectricBikeReport the fact that it is welded and can’t be removed would be an absolute deal breaker for me with this style of bike. A bike with semi off-road pretensions shouldn’t force a rider to carry around the extra weight and awkwardness of a non removable cargo rack imho. If it were removable it would be a positive feature that added value to the product, but as is would lead me to chose a similar bike from a different brand.
DO NOT BUY THE STEP-THROUGH VERSION OF THIS BIKE! It is a very unstable platform because the frame flexes WAY too much. I have ridden bikes for over 50 years and never knew what an unstable bike was until I got on this one. Sitting still on the bike, you can wobble the handlebars back and forth and feel and visibly see the frame flexing. If you do it at the right frequency, which isn't hard and only takes about 2 shakes, you end up with an oscillation that is reminiscent of the ole Galloping Gertie, The Tacoma Narrows bridge. Now imagine what that feels like while riding casually at even a low speed with a normal 2 or 1-hand grip on the bars when you hit a bump or dip. At medium speeds, 2 hands are required even on a smooth surface. No hands riding is not possible at any speed due to the induced front wheel shimmy. Higher speeds (24-28 mph) are not for the faint of heart due to to the forcibly induced shimmy which requires concentration and significant forward pressure with both hands to dampen. I could go on and on about my communication with tech support and my efforts to eliminate any other possible cause, but it turns out that this is a known issue all along and the fix is to buy the step-over version. It is extremely disappointing that this major design flaw is not mentioned in this video. I guess kickstand placement and an awkward shift lever are more important issues to cover, or at least they won't cause you to not click the link to buy.
The question is how will it do at 5 degrees when there's 6 inches of snow on the ground? Will the cadence based censor cause it to lose friction with a dry road when you have studded tires on it? I am looking for a winter commuter.
They're both really solid options, but each has its unique strengths. The Rift uses a cadence sensor while the Aventure.2 has a torque sensor, so I'd say the Aventure feels more natural to pedal. The Rift's rack can handle passengers while the Aventure is less suited to that. Both are pretty decent off-roaders though.
I have a Series 700. Looking to get a bike that can handle hills better than the Series 700… anyone know of this Rift would be an upgrade or should I look elsewhere?
