Every day is an Adventure.
An electric-bike built for the city streets, the town pathways, and the great open roads. You are just one ride away from a good mood.
Where it thrives
City streets, village lanes, beautiful backroads
What it's built for
Getting around, going to work, enjoying the day
Highlights
Lightweight aluminum step-thru frame
Shimano Altus 9-speed shifting / hydraulic disc brakes
Bosch Active Line 250W drive-unit / 400Wh battery / Range: up to up to 65 mi
for a step through bike, the groupset fine. it's not a performance bike
It's okay, but I would've preferred an Acera or Alivio, since this is a bike that will likely be used by, well, people who aren't really that into biking, having some extra corrosion-resistant parts will help in the long-run,
Do people leave ebikes in the weather?
Is corrosion resistance a big feature on a bike that’ll probly live undercover?
@0jay: given the weather lately, sometimes it's not really a choice people get to make in advance. Also this is definitely something a lot of people would take on their holidays, or use as a beach cruiser.
@0jay: given ebikes are heavier and bigger, it has less indoor storage options when compared with pushbikes. My office uses bike hooks which rules out taking the ebike up. Luckily the building have a garage bike storage room. Also uberoo ebikes would see their fair share of outdoor/wet weather.
agree Bosch activeline is not bad at all. I have a cube hybrid which i commute with. I never really get into a situation where there is not enough torque, basically 1st gear and its walking level of effort up any hills.
I find this pretty tempting and I don't even need a bike.
very few people need a bike, but I guarantee you once you get into ebikes, you'll find yourself making excuses to go for rides.
Haha I like the sound of that. Unfortunately I live in a studio apartment and pretty well any recreational gear takes up a lot of living space.
I guarantee you once you get into ebikes, you'll sell all your belongings and sleep in the saddle. Guarantee it.
i find it tempting as well and i already have an ebike i hardly ride lol
How well do ebikes ride without power. As in if I also want to use it for exercise on top of electronic fun zooms. Is that viable?
Generally, not that well. Biggest problem is weight. This bike for example comes in around 22kg whereas a regular non electric bike would be 10-15kg. Also factor in there might be resistance from the electric drivetrain while not in use.
That said, most (legal) ebikes are pedal assist so you'll still get a workout so depending on how you want to use it, it could be an option. Just put the electric motor on its lowest setting which would help counter the additional weight of the bike.
Yes. You can switch the power assistance off and ride it like a normal bike. Mid-drive motors are the best for this.
Note that even with power on, you still need to pedal, so you do get exercise regardless.
How well it rides depends on what you're trying to do. Going up a hill won't be fun, as ebikes are heavy… around 25kg. But if you already have momentum and going along the flat, it will feel like a normal bike, and actually provide more stability due to the weight. Also note that braking requires more force on ebikes due to weight, it's harder to stop them quickly.
Going up a hill won't be fun, as ebikes are heavy… around 25kg
This kills it for me I think. I live on a hill and the road to the shops is steep as heck. You have to hold the breaks hard on the car when going down it to not hit 80 in 3 seconds. Though i guess the motor aspect may make that easier?
The whole idea of an ebike is to use the power on hills. You can always keep it switched off except when going up hills, and your battery would last a long time.
In my experience, ebikes provide almost no benefit at all when riding along flat ground. The exception is someone with an injury or old age who has trouble pedaling even on the flat. But for most people, there is no benefit to assisted flat ground riding. Motor cuts out at 25 km/h too, so even if speed is your thing, the ebike won't satisfy unless you get the motor speed-hacked.
This is actually perfect. I live in a very hilly area too, and I use my emotor surprisingly sparingly. I set the lowest torque setting (or even off) most of the time, which means that I'm still getting exercise while I pedal, but when I reach a hill that would require me to ride either extremely slowly (mtb gearing) or get off and push, I bump up the power, I'm still burning calories, but I'm also not stopping.
And the best part is, because I have that extra help, I can go further than I would before I get completely exhausted. And if I do get exhausted or run out of time? I can chuck it into boost mode and get myself home, which means that I am not always worrying about my route. I can go exploring without having to stress about if I'm going to be stuck somewhere with no energy left.
Agree with the comments above - its dead weight when riding without the pedal assist. However, the Eco mode is sort of the bailout option - it provides just enough power to offset the extra weight so you could ride it home with the same effort as a normally weighted pushbike. The Eco mode usually has enough juice when you are low on other modes as it produces way less power. (get around 2-3x the range)
In regards to eco-mode, it's not accurate to say it's the equivalent effort of a normal bike. Eco-mode absolutely helps you pedal up hills much easier than riding a normal bike up a hill.
I guess it depends on what sort of bike you're comparing it to, but I would suggest that to be equivalent, the normal bike would need to be some kind of super lightweight carbon road bike with a tail wind, before it could be considered the equivalent of eco-mode.
ah I see. That's great news - I only switch to eco now and again to check on what the range expansion I'd get so haven't really paid too much attention to assessing its performance. I know on the spec sheet eco provides +60% of the pedal effort whereas the other modes are 100%+ so switching down feels like its a lot of effort.
$190 delivery is a bit steep.
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The activeline motor is pretty decent, it's Bosch's mid-range ebike motor, not too bad. I'd say if you're looking for a commuter/casual ebike, this is a pretty decent price. I would've preferred a higher-end groupset, but it's not too bad.