I bought the MoshCity a few days ago on a clearance sale and absolutely love it. This is a 1st gen bike and it doesn't work with Serial 1's new cloud based app so my LBS was blowing them out. I really don't care about their app as I have two Specialized ebikes, a Vado SL and a Levo Comp Carbon SL that use the Mission Control app if I want to track my stats. This bike is a cruiser and the single speed gates drive makes it stealthy and virtually maintenance free. I highly recommend this ride. 👍
The gearing is a fatal flaw. 27.5" tire * 50T front / 22T rear = 63 gear inches. A comfortable 80 rpm pedal cadence is only 15 mph. At 20 mph you have to pedal at 108 rpm, which isn't sustainable for long distances. The frame goes over the front pulley, so you might be able to put on a 55T, but it needs a 60 or 65T and they won't fit. The rear is 22T, and that is the smallest available. Too bad because other than the gearing I think they nailed it. Check out the Momentum (a Giant brand) Transcend. For $1000 less you get a 7 speed hub, 28mph, but chain instead of a belt.
@@13Voodoobilly69 Chains have 1/2" pitch, belts are 11mm, but it doesn't matter. The front and rear sprockets will both be the same, so the calculation is the same for belt or chain.
Yes this bike is a single speed. Harley describes it as their "urban play bike". If you want different you need to look at their other models. I own this model (the Mosh), and I ride it everywhere at 14 MPH. If you geared a single speed any higher, it would be terrible up hill. I wanted it for the extreme simplicity. Everything about it is clean and simple, including the gearing.
It's both. Compare their Rush Speed model of this bike against say, the Gazelle C380+ model. Both are similar Class 3 (28 MPH) commuters. The Harley is $1000 more, but you get automatic hub, a few more details like the front rack, integrated lighting, etc., plus way better styling (opinion of course). So the premium you are paying for brand name alone is probably less than a few hundred bucks.
I'm really tempted by this. I like things that are built to last. And a bike built by a motorcycle company to motorcycle standards. And that's not something any other brand really does, or quite frankly is capable of. But it's just too conspicuous to use. It'd be too tempting of a target for theives. And police won't go after stolen motorcycles let alone an e-bike.
When you compare the price of this bike against the cheap Chinese ebikes, of course it can't compete. But when you compare it feature-by-feature against it's true competition, Trek, Specialized, Cannondale, Gazelle, etc., you get more for the same dollar, at least here in the USA.
@@ElectricVehicleSpace Yeah it depends on what you want. I had an Aventon Aventure, which is a $2K Class2/3 hub motor fat tire ebike. It was fast, and heavy. Rode like a motor vehicle, not a bicycle. I didn't like it, but yeah, it had a lot of power. It also had a lot of problems, which Aventon's overwhelmed and slow customer service couldn't fix, so they eventually let me return it.
a new harley mc is a base to customise, so that it eventually it'll stop and go properly. other motorcycle manufacturers just supply this as standard, at half the cost.
Harley has been pricing themselves out of business for years. After 35yrs riding Harley I walked away years ago. Just not worth the money anymore. Definitely not spending $4 grand on a bicycle. You over shot this video bro. Let me know after a couple months of riding.
Nice bike but at that price you're paying for the name brand..as you said there are many options out there way cheaper and would out perform this bike..
In what is technology today, hiding cables don’t justify the price. Design is good but still confined in century old frame design imposed by bicycle and racing industry upon everyday bicycle users. At $2000 price point ($2500 other models) it is a profit leader. Ebike with enviolo & gates carbon drive one would get $3200 retail and $2700 mark via Costco. I would have bought this of it would have Rholoff hub gear drive, Panasonic battery and Quadra censors (in competition with Yamaha) and Magura 4 piston brakes, wide saddle, turn signals, LED whip tail lights for safety and rear traffic alarm system and plush tires on mag wheels.
@@ElectricVehicleSpace what I mean is that I saw it’s review when I was searching something else on my account but then I missed it. When you are subscribed to so many thing your listing get updating so quickly.
@@ElectricVehicleSpace well for me it is it's a nice and stylish city cruiser. Does the job for me and I love the design. I also own and build diy e bikes. They nowhere near to it.
@@ElectricVehicleSpace Just checked this nireeka bike. It's alright but not road legal. I bought city mosh so I can cruise downtown unmolested by coppers. For trail I got my converted 2kw Kona. Works for me for now but if I get some spare cash from lottery ticket I'll buy nereeka bike too 👍👍💪💪💪
its deff not different...Im surprised an American company is using the same motor as all the other e-bikes with European constraints ...IE no throttle....very disappointing...they missed an oportunity to innovate a great E-bike, and in turn change the industry for the better.
I just bought a Gen 1 Rush/City Step Thru for 2k. At 2k I thought I'm going to buy one for my wife. We upgraded the seat, added a suspension seat post and had puncture resistant tire liners installed. All together two HD ebikes with a few extra bits, tax and delivery 5k. We're very happy with our purchase. Folks, no matter what ebike you buy you want to make sure it's the best fit for you and overall you want to be satisfied with your purchase. Ride on! 😀
