Vitilan U7 Folding Fat Tire E-bike review [] Best Value Step-Thru Folding electric bike? 

Your videos are always fair and great. Keep up the great work.

Nice review. I was already pretty much sold on this bike and your review convinced me. I ordered a few accessories using your links.

Thanks Jeremiah, awsome looking bike great review 👍

Thanks for another good video. For the price I think this is a pretty good bike.

Super heloful, well filmed and spoken, thanks for sharing.

Looking to buy in the spring of 23, this is at the top of my folding list. I may go cargo bike, just not sure yet.

Great job

great review jeremiah enjoyed watching it well done.

Hello Jeremiah, after watching some of your great Vitilan U7 videos, I finally decided to order the bike. The bike arrives this coming Monday. On this video you touch on the pedal assist and gearing but me being a novice on the subject I was left wanting more detailed information on just that topic. I would love to see a video only addressing this subject obviously dedicated to those getting an ebike for the first time. I believe on one of your videos you touch on expanding the pedal assist up to pedal assist 9. You gave your personal % settings of 1-9. If you could please reply with those personal settings. I live in Florida which is mainly flatland. Or if you could please direct me to the video that shows those settings. Thank you, and as a subscriber, I will continue watching all the great videos you publish regarding the U7.

Hey Jeremiah, if you're open to suggestions, I would love to see a video of you adding a second motor onto one of your ebikes and evaluating the increase in speed and hill climbing power. After seeing videos of the Ariel Grizzly dual motor, all wheel drive sounds like it would be a blast. We have a Vitilan U7 coming so I would love to see it on that bike in particular, but really any bike would do :)

Wow nice. I think better than Letric 3.0 for the money..

you are so lucky to live in US because we don't get such a variety and quality fat ebikes in Europe. Basically, we can buy only Engwe brand sadly and they don't have step thru bikes.

Just ordered one today thanks to your video. All of your reviews are the best.

Good video on the cruse control can you go to the setting and disable it

I just watched this video today and great information. I have a bad left hip and can no longer reach my left foot because my hip can't flex any more. I've been researching e-bikes so I can ride along with my wife who just bought herself a peddle bike. We don't have a lot of hills in our little town and the Vitilan U7 seems like a great option for me.

Thanks!

Hi Jerimiah. Great Videos! DO you think its worth spending an extra 200 bucks on rear suspension? I plan on just doing light XC. It seems like the rear suspensions at this price point might not even be that helpful?

Hi @Jeremiash, are you planning to review the new Ride1Up portola? I am having hard time to decide among vitilan u7, lectric xp3, and the ride1up portola. Thanks!

I'm so glad I waited one more day to order a Heybike Ranger. It's a very cool bike but you showed me the 750, 16, brakes, turn signals, cruise control, color display and they gave me the fat seat and front rack for free. Used your link too. Also ordered your phone mount but not sure I used your link when all was said and done. Sorry. Excited to get this. Thanks for a great review. Changed my mind on what to buy. Thanks so much! See you on the bike paths in Fort Collins Colorado. =)

I only need the bike to ride on rail trails and neighborhood roads. I’m torn between this and the Lectric. The look of the step thru on this one appeals to me more than the Lectric. As I age😜 this step thru seems nicer. Great review.

By far best Stepthru Folder deal at $1099 incl. 750/1200W, 85nm, 48V16AH, 25A controller, 3A chgr, mags, fenders, rack,

Hey Jeremy that was a really good video but I wish you would have got into the control panel on it a little bit like how to adjust the pedal assistance stuff like that you know these bikes don't come with very good directions and it would have been nice to be able to see how you could adjust that for like say power level 12 or 3 or 4 however you wanted it

Good video. Terrible road noise.

Thanks for your videos. This gave me almost all the info I needed. Hill climb power. Stability and brakes. I have looked at every folding bike out there and this seems to be the best bang for your buck. 16Ag battery, spoke wheels, and hydraulic brakes. This is the bike for my wife and myself. Have you done a range test on this yet?

Jerimiah, your review is one of, if not the best, that I've seen from reviewers. I'm getting resigned to needing a choice between speed and power. As I'm older and heavier than when I rode my Schwinn all over as a kid, this sounds like a bike to put at the top of the list of contenders. November in Wisconsin is horrible time to be shopping for a bike but then maybe not. I'm seeing some good discounts out there for "black Friday". I've ridden my motorycles all winter long for decades and have an electric vest and gloves. I've thought that a 13.8 volt port on the bikes would be a great feature for this. One thing that I've not seen is a windshield or leg farings as an option. I know I'm sounding rather out there but I have two motorcycles where they make a huge difference in the winter. One being my Goldwing where it actually diverts some engine radiator heat up to vents that make a few degrees difference within the still air envelope. But I digress. #1 feature of your review was hillclimb speed and top speed comparison of this compared to other bikes you've tested. thanks.

Deseo conocer su hermoso producto en español gracias

Received mine 4 days ago but the weather is bad, so it has to sit in the living room, and I have to watch videos. lol

Would you recommend this or the gforce t42??? So difficult

Thanks for posting interested ebike I may have missed it but how much does it cost that's a b

This is the company's mission statement: In such a fast-paced era of life,our products combine the love of technology and cycling with the concept of a healthy, fast and convenient commute. Let people ride freely in their spare time, shuttle through the beautiful nature, swim on the free coast, and enjoy the spectacular scenery of vast and blue sky, creating a life be full of endless possibilities for people. Idk, they seem sketch even if the bike is cheap.

I ended up buying two bikes for our upcoming RV trip! Thanks so much, your video help seal the deal on this brand. Besides the RV channel you can see by clicking my name, I have a bigger channel on gardening. I'm mentioned because I've been using the old MS Movie Maker as my video editing and have just bought a gopro 10 and I need improved, but easy editing capability now with the higher resolution. A lot of info to get to my question: What video editing software do you use? Thanks again.

ordered mine and upon inspection it has a 23 amp controller and when I messaged them they offered to send me a free lock and the 25 amp controller. I'm almost 300lbs so I need all the power I can get. Great bike and gets me to 25mph on flat ground throttle only

will 2 of these bikes fit in my rogue suv??

Love the review. How are you keeping the wind noise out of your gopro? What's your camera sound setup?

Thanks for the exhaustive review Jeremiah, I wanted to let you know it helped me finally decide on this bike over my other candidates, and after watching countless review videos. I placed the order for this bike end of November, and I did use your provided coupon code. Still waiting for it to arrive 3 weeks later. I'm curious if the rear gearset is a freewheel or a cassette? Also curious if the display was set to 25amps from the factory or less (since the top speed seemed slower than expected for a 25amp controller fully unlocked). Can the display show realtime watts used by the motor? Manufacturers need to add a cruise control button or toggle on the twist throttle housing that allows the user to thumb press it to manually enter it. Automatic cruise control is a bad idea all around. Hopefully the display can be firmware updated in the future to support this, and the throttle swapped out with one that allows for manually entering cruise control.

Do the shengmilo mx03

I’m trying to find mirrors to fit my u7. Does anyone know the diameter of the handlebars?

I give all your reviews a thumbs up to support your channel, even tho the bike doesnt appeal to me. You have done a BUNCH of fat tire bike reviews of late. How about doing some city ebike reviews, one in particular, the Mokwheel Mesa City. Any chance they send you that bike for review? Your reviews are very detailed, not much out there on the Mesa City.

Anyone have a way to add a passenger seat/footpegs on this?

Jeremiah, great review thanks...I am all ready to purchase the UR, my only concern is the gernarc 750 w motor quality compared to the Vi7 name brand motor. Your opinion would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Why not raise the seat so you can get full leg stride and see how much better it feels when riding. Please do a video on that!

Can’t you change the settings to make it faster?

Excellent video thank you for this great review. I do have a question regarding the GPS program that you use on your phone. If you could please share the information. I was sold on the heybike ranger, but I see now this might be a better bike. My only disappointment that you brought out, was regarding bikes display being so bloody dim. It does not even show.

do you think that the bafang motor (which more or less has the same outward specs) is better than the one that the U7 comes with? are the tires advertised as puncture resistant? I do want tires with that dense plastic shield between the tire carcass and the tube if I can get it.

Hey Jeremiah, great review as always. If you had to choose one the U7 or the G-Force t42 do you have a preference?

Would I be able just to "fold" they handle bars down to fit between two cars in the garage?

Hey Jeremy I've got that bike in the i7 Pro it would be nice to know how to be able to adjust the pedal assist power-wise for each level I know how to get in there to take it from five or six or nine pedal-assist but I don't know how to adjust the power for each level and no one will do a review on this control panel and I don't know why

How would you rate this against the Lectric XP Step-Thru 3.0? I am a 54 Year old Disabled Vet with a bad Knee and back along with Asthma (COVID lungs). I am looking for a good step through so I can start moving a bit more.

Nice bike! Great review! I like the hydraulic brakes and turn signals!! 25 Amp controller and it won't go over 25mph?

I like the hydraulic brakes, mag wheels, and uphill speed over the Lectric. I don't like the screen, free wheel, and throttle limits compared to the Lectric. How would you compare this to the Lectric?

Morning, Where can I get the gear set you are talking about, and is it worth the change? Thanks and keep those videos coming

Nice work! If you can have only one folding ebike, is it going to be this or the XP 3.0?

Is it possible to change the freewheel out in these things ?

Initial impression was nice bike. HOWEVER, my seat post fell backward, front facing upward, a couple of days and locked up. I emailed and called trying to explain what happened to several persons who could not understand English. Their solution was for me to purchase an after market replacement which would not fold and would force me to remove the seat post every time I charged the battery if I wanted to charge while not attached to the bike.Finally, someone realized that it wasn’t that I was just dissatisfied with my seat post but it was defective. They then offered to send me a 25 mm seat post to replace the 27.2 mm post that came with the bike. While waiting for a replacement, someone apparently, partially understood me, and sent me a seat post that appeared different than mine, had no markings as I was able to force my original the seat post open and it seems to be somewhat ok, I don’t trust it though. Also after getting to ride a couple of miles I don’t like the way the bike hesitates, the noise or anything about the bike. I sold my radrunner to get a folding bike because of the hassle of using a bike rack. I decided to return the entire bike today 8/22/23 then I read the return policy., $300 shipping to return and reads like they will use any excuse to reject a return! If they refuse to refund after you send it, what happens? You can’t talk to them. My vitilan has no scratches but I don’t dare send it back. Before you buy, call the help desk . They understand almost no or no English! There is no comparison in quality to my old radrunner. I wish I had purchased the rad expand step thru!

What App do you use to show MPH on your phone?

Vitilan U7 vs Heybike Ranger? I'm leaning towards the Vitilan U7. I'm open to any suggestions...help! 🙂

Like a previous person said, your discount code did not work. Has it expired and do you think it would be worth a call to the company to get it reactivated??

How is it compared to the new Lectric 3.0? Witch is better?

Would you still recommend this bike? Looks like it’s $1199 right now. I just tested your code and I don’t think it reduced the price. I will still use your link and code though if you think it’s good value still!

Could you please measure the lowest seat hight position. We bought a step through for my wife and it's to tall 33 inches. Thanks

Nope.1299 with code32ah battery. 48volt 750 watt. Bang that 😮

I've done much shopping and comparison and concluded this was the best bang for the buck. I tried to put my order in via PayPal but something didn't work. Does anyone know if they have a US office or is this transaction going to China? My plan B is the Lectric 3.0.

Would you say this is better than getting the i7 pro?

I wish more makers would go to no spoke wheels, and tires with road tread not knobby on every thing. How about tire style as a choice or an accessory.

Anyone purchase this e-bike? Thoughts?

​ @JeremiahMcintosh Finally getting back to you with some initial impressions on my Vitilan U7 now that I have around 50 miles on it. The box arrived with no damage, and the bike is very well packaged and almost entirely assembled so that was great. I had a bit of rocky start since I had a few issues out of the box (rear derailleur wasn't setup properly, rear brake wasn't working, and the 25a controller installed in my bike was buggy and non-programmable), so quite a disappointing first impression but after working with Vitilan support via email and sending multiple videos back and forth with them after the past few weeks, all of my issues are getting resolved to my satisfaction. Vitilan's after sale support is excellent. Though for a direct to retail consumer product, they should spend a bit more time getting the bike setup properly at the factory so customers have a smoother out of box experience and less need for that after sale support. They should also get their online order page working better, as I had multiple problems getting my order placed using a credit card and eventually had to use paypal. Perhaps my out of box experience is not typical and most customers have a great out of box experience, but I felt it important to share it. That said, once the bike is setup properly the U7 really is an impressive ebike with a great spec and Vitilan as a company is standing by their product. After a full charge, I was able to get 27mph GPS verified on the original controller but as the battery depletes, the top speed lowers progressively by about 2mph each battery bar to about a max of 20mph when the battery indicator is blinking almost dead, so voltage sag is noticeable. Not sure how that compares with other similarly spec'd ebikes. I say "original controller" because the replacement controller which looks exactly the same and has the same product number, is now spec'd at a slightly lower 23amps, and I haven't yet had warm enough weather here to do a top speed test with it after a full charge but I hope to soon and I will update you on top speed then. Prior to deciding on an ebike model, I had concerns about hill climbing since I live in a really hilly area and had no experience with other ebikes, but the U7 is a hill climbing beast if you pedal along with it. I live in a complex with a really steep hill in it, and the bike runs right up that hill at 10+mph with some moderate pedaling effort. That hill climbing performance really exceeded expectations and validated this bike had the right amount of power for my area. The ride quality is very comfortable with the tires set to 20psi and with the promotional seat that has an adjustable air bladder in it. On loose gravel, the bike feels really stable and light with those fat tires. For range I was able to get 38 miles on a fully charged battery before the battery icon started flashing on varied terrain (over a few days). For that range test I was mostly riding at around 10-13mph using PAS getting to know the bike while pedaling moderately for ~90% of the time. I'll do another test with the new controller to compare it. For negatives, I really wish the automatic cruise control could be disabled. It comes on when I wish it wouldn't. It should only come on when you manually long press the + button IMO. The hand grips spin too easily and any ebike in this price class should display better information about battery voltage and real-time watts being used while riding but this display/controller doesn't offer that information. Overall, once setup properly its a very good performing ebike backed by solid post sale customer support and it has a good look to it.

Would it work on various types of beach sand? Can it handle salt spray?

all chinese bikes are still lacking in the ergonomics department. The handlebar should be better designed with an angle towards the rider and it should be adjustable not only in height but in depth too. Dutch bikes are an example of great ergonomics.

Bike sucks, dad bought one and out of the box pas 1 bast's you to full power 25+mph. You"adjust" pas 1 to 10%.... Still hits friggin top speed

I bought the 20ah battery bike U7 and the battery only lasts 20 miles on the flat no hills. vitilan only has excuses no real help. I wouldn't buy anything from them.

Thank you @jeremiahmcintosh for your reviews. I just purchase the U7 with your coupon code I will most likely want to change the seat that you have in the link below or a banana seat. love the look of banana seat and wonder if anyone tried this on their e-bike? I know FIIDO mod use banana seat but they do not have pedals...so wondering? Anyways thank you so much!

How can you give an honest review when you are getting paid to review a bike?

Genius why don't you invent your own perfect ebike and you Wouldn't have to cry me a river all the time.🎉