@@flashgordon3715 I wanted one!

@@PurplePixieEater I only recently started wearing joggers. Helps a lot. And now I can look like the other dads on their kids’ baseball field.

@@joshuasampson6971 Oem, comes with it.

@@jordanmitchell9742 what part of the explanation and demonstration did you not understand from the video? I felt like I went through it in quite a bit of detail.

@@youngwilliam8284 haha! Yes, I get that on occasion too.

@@ronniesmith5907 haha, yeah the terminology can be overwhelming.

@@ronniesmith5907 there’s no limit on peak. But in the USA, the limit for the motor itself is 750w.

@@felixsebastian1911 Sure! Glad to help. I’m still trying to get my wife off Temu but their return policy for clothes really is better so I can’t blame her.

I have the REX. But when it's convenient and price isn't outrageous like it is now higher than gas, public charging isn't too bad, especially in the suburbs where there's lots of space and not a lot of 200mi cars doing it (aka Teslas).

@@andrewdamant2212 awesome! Glad it worked out! Super cheap and you can keep making them instead of storing a giant ramp. Haha.

@@RonaldDaisomont-dn2jw Haha!

@@stuartmaeshiro2254 Certainly! These days, you can get a safer helmet for not that much more money and there are quite a bit of sales here and there. Bern has sales every now and then.

@@mrbowie5408 debatable, because the AirTag will notify anyone who stole the bike that an AirTag is nearby. Because of that, they can seek it out and remove it more easily. People have used other brands that still have the same problem, but have a more delayed notification so that owners can locate the bike hopefully before, the thief there is an AirTag.

@@Funcentric you can slip the back off the airtag and remove the speaker, it still makes a very quiet noise that you cannot notice in the real world enviroment. It's a must have for my peace of mind imo. I enjoyed your video, have a good day 👍

@@mrbowie5408 yes I agree. It is better to have an AirTag than none at all.

@@f150bft no I don’t think so. That is a good amount of torque if it is correct. 48 V is a good standard for USA consumers for an E bike nowadays. 36 bolts would have been way too small for hills. Either way, you will still need to pedal. which is fine since it is not a motorcycle. The motor spec is likely, the peak meaning the motor itself is likely not rated that high and wattage, but once combined with amps and bolts, the motor can likely reach that level of 1000 W. A lot of the times companies will show the peak wattage as opposed to the actual wattage of the motor itself.these days, many motors on the bikes in the USA are rated at 750 W which is the maximum legal limit.

@@hotchihuahua1546 haha, interesting. Give it a shot. Christmas gift.

A vast majority of people aren't using bicycles to replace cars. They own the car anyway and buy a bike in addition. So the insurance costs aren't changing by getting a bike.

@@kanarimentos7056 I’m not understanding you without punctuation.

@@kanarimentos7056 curious which one.

@@robin42069 yeah the instructions don’t really say. Glad you were able to get a good price! Enjoy!

@@Gfysimpletons It does. It sucks because motorists can’t voluntarily keep their eyes off their phones and watch out for bikes. Turns signals won’t help that but better to have it than not. And at $15 for two pairs, I say why not give it a shot. It also sucks because 90% of cyclists in major cities run stop signs regularly. I hate cyclists more than motorists.

@@Funcentric agree. What i actually meant was it was such better days in the past. No helmets, knee pads, headlights...nothing.

@@Gfysimpletons people definitely treated each other better back then. A lot less entitlement which made it safer.

@@MattHadder Annoying is good. That means pedestrians can hear you and you won’t forget to turn them off. A lot of people who said they were annoying came back to say they were fine.

@@jerrygorman5030 heads up for pedestrians. Like any other bike bell.

@@antoniiocaluso1071 haha. Thanks! Yeah too much hype for all this stuff. People only show the joys of riding but not the downsides of actual ownership. It’s being maintained and stored more often than it’s being used.

@@antoniiocaluso1071 yeah I know the video was super long. I watched stuff at two times speed also. Ha ha.

@@glong2720 Since the release of this video, I did get a Lectric XPedition. I was willing to take the risks. I was okay with sub par quality since it is a budget bike. Can’t expect the most out of these. They’re definitely not up to the quality of Aventon by a long stretch but the features are there and the customer service as you said is superb. As a direct to consumer brand, they have to and they’re doing it well. I’m not bashing the company. I just don’t want consumers getting misled and forgetting the category of bike they are buying and to have reasonable expectations. The problem is that new consumers are hearing mostly from either first time consumers of e-bikes who have nothing else to compare or from people who do have experience with multiple bikes but their underlying agenda is to sell them a bike. E-bikes get too glorified. People need to know the hard truth whether they end up wanting to hear it or not. That way if they go through with it and do end up liking it just fine, then more power to them. They’ll understand the context in which they bought a product.

@@glong2720 budget bikes are generally direct to consumer. So 99% of buyers don’t have a chance to test ride. As a budget bike, I was willing to take the risk particularly from a company with a reputation for excellent customer service. The topics I bring up in this video are more warnings than complaints. Complaints would be in the review of this bike which is a different video all together. I’m not regretting getting a cargo bike one bit. The video is just to point out to OTHER people why THEY probably shouldn’t get one for themselves. I have a very different tolerance level than most consumers. I feel this way about rc cars too. The use of these things are so glorified. No one talks about the actual ownership which may be a bigger pain for people than they anticipate. It’s more often stored than used.

@@glong2720 I have never tried a cloud 9 saddle but people swear by them. As for mounting the accessories to the front and rear baskets, it would really depend on what you’re trying to mount to it. You c vs a reinforce rubber mounts using zip ties as a backup.

@@stevencherry3545 yeah and safer than I thought. Honestly I was intimidated going into it but the group is super friendly.

On the way to the expo we took a wrong turn and ended up at a huge ride out from Point Alameda and there were some very nice bikes and ebikes there. All custom builds.

@@stevencherry3545 cool, I’m heading out there now.

@@stevencherry3545 cool, I’ll be wearing my red hat if I’m not wearing a bike helmet with “hahahahaah” decals all over the side.

@@victorsuen764 you’ll have to tell me if it works for you so we can ride again. Rest well.

@@kimlee7875 Those are very different bikes. If you have the budget for a Riese and Muller, then a Tern GSD may be worth a look. I’m less familiar with the high end bikes though. I’ve test ridden but nothing too extensive. The Lectric brand is definitely a budget brand it and it feels that way.

​@@FuncentricThanks, but GSD _is_ a cargo bike. Please give examples of a "regular" non cargo bike for shopping. For example, what is that yellow bike in your video?

@@StevenLawrenceHeston HSD is a cargo bike. GSD is a utility bike. You said light cargo so you’d probably want a utility bike. The yellow one is a Juiced Rip Racer.

@@Funcentric GSD is bigger and heavier than the HSD. I think you mean Tern Quick Haul, Globe Haul ST, or Radrunners.

@@StevenLawrenceHeston You’re right. I got those mixed up. I meant HSD as the smaller one. Basically you don’t need a GSD is what I’m saying. Whether you go with Globe Haul or their smaller ones, GSD is overkill for what your needs are. If you use it exclusively for grocery shopping then something that’ll easily carry panniers is what you want. I just find it hard to justify a $3k bike to “save” a few bucks. The question isn’t really what is the best bike. It’s what is the best bike for you. I don’t really know much about you so I hesitate to just give you a generic recommendation. I put together a few videos about how to select an ebike or whether an ebike is really something you’d really want in the first place. You’ll need to consider how handy you are in working on bikes, how much you’d even want to do it at all, how you feel about replacing tubes, how athletic you are, where to store, how often you ride, how long you plan to keep it, how you see your situation changing in the next few years etc. There are a lot of factors in selecting the right bike. Also a budget shouldn’t be a generic number. There needs to be some reasonability behind it based on what’s available out there and your financial situation. Too many people just arbitrarily say they don’t want to spend more than X without knowing the context. There’s a big difference between a $800 bike and a $1,200 bike. Less difference between a $3k and $4K bike for instance.

@@TheSermor5 yes I noticed a lot of the motor and ESC combos sold on Aliexpress include an ESC that doesn’t have a high enough amperage. When you do, the math of the expected amperage, often times it is not enough. I find though when people put 3S in a 2S car, the thing that fails is the drivetrain. Usually it is plastic, and it cannot handle power.