Ridstar Q20 300km "review"

Hello, this is my first video after recording hundreds of KM of footage I kind of just got too nervous to upload anything until today. I'm not too sure what I'm doing but I do know I"m giving it a shot. Here's a so called "review" of the Ridstar Q20.

[@hopelessly_g]

i live about 10-15 minutes (walking distance) from work. when i saw this video just now, i went ahead and ordered this bike on amazon. it’s hot as hell in California right now, and this bike is gonna make it a lot easier to get to and from work. nice video, man

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Oh you’ll be to work in now time!

[@cheforionmg]

Got mine about 4 days ago, have already put over 100 miles on it without incident. Managing the battery is definitely important to learn. When I'm commuting I stay on level 4 the whole time. Uses about half my battery to get there but I can charge it at work so that's fine (+-10mile ride). For pure range level 2 is just enough speed to get where you need to while being able to get back home. Level 1 barely uses any battery at all, but 11mph is pretty damn slow if you have places to be.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Yeah on setting 5 I can get to/from work on single trip with some battery available to make a short detour. Setting 3 does the round trip twice but I’m on literally 1 bar when I get home from the second trip

[@dvntxplayz]

This was very helpful!!! Because I was thinking on buying one

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Happy to help! Did you end up going with the Q20 or a different model?

[@dvntxplayz]

@@RoamingWithRomain I'm still deciding because many people say sometimes the brakes can squeal or the the screen can stop working. The Q20 is also in my budget of 800 dollars . If you had any other good recommendations plz notify me. Thank You!!!

[@nkmatos]

Me Too.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

The only time my screen didn’t “work” was when I didn’t have the battery switch in the right position. My brakes sometimes squeal but only when it’s wet and I squeeze them way too hard because I goofed up and didn’t start braking earlier. There’s a good comment on this video or maybe one of the other ones where a subscriber mentioned a deal they got, I even pulled it up in one of my videos. So maybe check that out but I’d still continue to suggest the Q20

[@aquickfoo4256]

I bought this for 895.21 Canadian dollars tax and shipping included in the US. I had to dig up for best prices and i found a certain website 😁

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Solid deal! I;m still happy with mine at the price I paid but stoked you got it for so much cheaper! :)

[@hatakekakashi513]

stop the cap

[@carpelunam]

Have you tried compressing the rear brake with calliper loose to recenter it?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I did when I first got it but it didn't seem to do anything fresh out of the box. Would probably be worth trying again now that its more broken in though

[@AustinLOLYT]

how fars your work?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Depends on the speed I’m driving it. At top speed (50km/h) I’d say I get 25-30km on it with 0 peddling which is 1 round trip to work and 2 or 3 bars of battery left. If I drive on setting 3 (35hm/h) I get 2 round trips to work and 1 bar of battery left.

[@jacobcarrillo7896]

1700 goddamn they waxed u can get this bike from certain websites for 800 to 1000 with free shipping canada is insane if i had 1700 i woulda bought a used cbr

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I don’t think you understand exchange rates and taxes. The bike was $1500 plus tax and free shipping. 1000usd is $1350 cad so no, I don’t get rinsed I just spent the equivalent amount under exchange and had to pay tax

[@jacobcarrillo7896]

@@RoamingWithRomain sorry I didn't realize u bought the pro version significantly more money

[@21Luxzz]

Does if have a throttle

[@Earthxxo]

Yea a half twist

[@JenniferEng-n7x]

HOWS THE SPEED GOING UP HILLS?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Depends on the hill, on a heavy grade it drops to about 35km/h

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

You can get a large capacity battery for less than $100. You'll have to learn how to install it.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I'm in Canada, I can barely buy a 16 pack of AA's for that price LOL

[@Worldwide-kidd]

Which battery watt is this mate?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

It comes with a 20ah battery stock

[@chrissinclair8705]

Great vid. I went with the Jansno X50 version 2. Mostly because of the turn signals. Since I work in Downtown Toronto they are basically a must. I bought the 17ah battery to go with the 14ah battery and just put one in my pack. With both batteries in the worst conditions flat out I got 64.5km or 40 miles range. When I corrected the speedometer as it was reading a little high, it does an honest 48km/h top speed. More than enough for downtown streets. Cost me $1299 for the bike shipped to my door after tax, and the 17ah battery was $350 with free shipping and no tax. So for $1699 total I have 31ah of battery and a pretty decent bike. I just switched out the silly knobby tires at 1800kms to some CST 20x4.0 inch big boat street tires and they are awesome. No more monster truck sound, smooth as butter and I've seemed to pick up a km or two in speed and it now seems to accelerate a little faster with the less rolling resistance.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Nice! I was looking at the Jasno myself but when/where I was shopping they seemed more. Looks like you got a better deal than me since mine was $1700 after taxes but no shipping. So yeah less Ah but a slightly higher top speed, let’s face it the extra 5kmh I’m getting doesn’t matter much, as for range I’m probably getting 25km at flat out speeds too. Congrats on your ride and great deal!

[@chrissinclair8705]

@@RoamingWithRomain I did a test on my odometer and it's 10% too low, so the true range with both batteries is 71km with that range test. I found a way to calibrate both the speed and the odometer. Basically P06, the wheel diameter controls the odometer, P18 is a speed correction percentage. So say you are a couple of kms too fast you can set P18 to say 95% so that the speedometer is 5% slower to calibrate the speedometer more accuratly. I'm going to do a whole video on it this week. Maybe tomorrow after work. I recently put some big boat street tires on and I got 42.5Km true with the 17amp battery so it seems that low rolling resistance street tires do indeed increase range as I got 37.5km with those damnable knobbies.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Yeah turns out I had my wheel size to 23 when it should be 20 so my top speed is actually 46km/h as per the dash. Have yet to GPS verify but it certainly feels closer to what it should be doing.

[@chrissinclair8705]

@@RoamingWithRomain Actually that sounds a little low. Maybe put the wheel diameter to 22. Just use a GPS and go up and down as you need to. I ordered a new display for my bike that is way better hopefully it's more accurate. Like when every shit cell phone on the planet has a GPS accurate to tens of meters they can't come up with an accurate speedometer and odometer? WTF?

[@n2s.lifestyles]

a little hazy in the sky.... and my chalice..

[@minbrukgessesse777]

Nice ride, do you get the 15 or 20Ah?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

20ah

[@marklamas2098]

Hey there my q20 headlight won’t turn and the horn won’t blare either even though the battery is connected so is the wiring plus it’s brand new

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Might have disconnected in shipping. Follow the wires from the buttons and I’m sure you’ll find they aren’t connected. They only fit in one way so easy fix

[@HoneyWater-]

how did u get your bike to go so fast? i have the same q20, it’s max speed is 30 mph

[@RoamingWithRomain]

It’s in KM, in the video I talk about its speed in kilometres and its price in Canadian dollars.

[@zachfullsend]

I'm buying one but HOW DID YOU MAKE IT GO 50 MPH???

[@Romeoskate]

He’s going 33 he’s in kmh

[@jacobcarrillo7896]

Cant wait to order one to use back and forth to work i use my e scooter but wamt something with just a little more speed

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Little more speed and a LOT more comfort ;)

[@Motorizedstuff]

Looks as exactly the same as my engwe m20 mine has 2 batteries tho 30amps copied it if you ask me

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Yeah they’re essentially the same frame from what I saw. Engwe was a bit more $$ and couldn’t really find a place in Canada to buy it.

[@happy2Cyou]

Sorry if I missed it in the video but can you still get the 500 dollar govt rebate for ebikes when purchasing online from Amazon?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Government rebates depend on country and state/province/municipality so I can’t really comment on that. You’d have to ask one of your local governments about that

[@happy2Cyou]

@@RoamingWithRomain Thanks for the reply

[@tyhuddleston2998]

Couple questions for ya, 1: do you leave your bike locked up when at work? 2: are you able to change the speed on the screen to kilometres instead of miles? 3: what kind of helmet do you wear? 4: on the highest speed setting how long would you say the battery lasts?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

1. I have a back room in store it in at work. 2. The speed on the screen in my videos is currently set to Km, but you can change between the two in the settings. 3. I wear a full face downhill racing helmet, going in town speed limit speeds mean I’m not trusting a normal bicycle helmet. 4. Going fullspeed 99% of the way not peddling I get around 30 minutes out of it.

[@tyhuddleston2998]

@@RoamingWithRomain thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@805Dak]

I wanted this bike to work out so bad for me with the price being so low. Unfortunately you're going to have a really really hard time finding break pads for this bike and from what I've heard this bike burns through pads fast

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I just broke 600km on it and mine are still holding strong. If getting new pads turns out to be that much of a hassle/expense it’s pretty easy to just install a new name brand kit from shimano for $100 and continue on with something just as good if not better.

[@805Dak]

@@RoamingWithRomain Let me know how that turns out

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Will do. But let’s be honest most other name brand bikes with the same specs cost 2-3x more than this bike. Even if OEM brake pads are an “unreasonable” price of $50 like I see on eBay I’d need to have gone through 30ish sets to make up the price difference. I could literally replace the pads every month for 2.5 years straight even if they didn’t need to be changed before reaching that price delta. So if the brake pad issue truly is that “one thing” holding you back there’s the math dude, get the bike.

[@805Dak]

@@RoamingWithRomain Thanks man for that Info! I see it priced right now for $649 on Amazon so I pull the trigger on it

[@RoamingWithRomain]

$649 is an unbelievable price for the bike. I paid $1500 CAD for mine so around $1100USD. Now you can replace the pads for 5 years! Lol

[@AnKlMa]

Nice town!

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Thanks! I do enjoy it :)

[@josephgmann3878]

How do you change the settings to get this to go 50 mph? If it’s easy to do, I’ll buy the bike.

[@jayentertain8718]

I think its in km. Not mph.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I’m Canadian, it’s KM/h. I believe it translates to 33Mi/h which for its price is still fast enough

[@alexchan3727]

Bro it sounds like brakes are touching discs

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Yeah I think it’s the rear. I’ve fiddled with it a bit but can’t quite get rid of it

[@Kirt44]

Need to get the bigger model whit 2 motors and 2 batteries

[@RoamingWithRomain]

It’s pretty tough to find where I’m at unfortunately

[@Motorizedstuff]

My engwe m20 came out 2 year's ago now tho

[@RoamingWithRomain]

So did the ridstar q20, it launched in 2022. The main differences between them is ridstar is slightly cheaper, has a larger motor (1000w vs m20 750w), a 48v 20ah battery base vs the m20 48v 13ah base and hydraulic brakes vs mechanical on the m20. You can say it’s a “copy” but it’s cheaper with better specs. Even the q20 pro is cheaper with a 52v 40ah battery set and 2 1000w motors.

[@naftalisavit1825]

Whered you get that mirror?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Amazon :)

[@MuhammadMalik112]

Where u in km or mph

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I’m in Canada so it’s always KM

[@AustinLOLYT]

how do you change the speed to full??

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I’m not sure what you mean? There’s two buttons you can use to adjust the PAS to be between 1 and 5, setting 5 puts it as full speed. As far as settings adjustments you hold the M button down until the screen changes and one of the settings you switch to say 100, the other two you adjust to show the same number as your battery output so one should say 20 and the other should say 48.

[@AustinLOLYT]

@@RoamingWithRomainnever mind i didn’t realize it was in Km/h

[@user-467wqij61]

Can you change the speed on this bike like for example from 50km to 30 or from 40km to 25 (cuz i live in europe and its not allowed to go above 25 so i wanna know if i can change it if the police arrives)

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Yes I have it in setting 5 which is top speed. Setting 1 is 18kmh, 2 is 25kmh, 3 is 35kmh / 4 is 44kmh and 5 should hit 55kmh but mine caps out at around 53 likely due to my weight.

[@user-467wqij61]

@@RoamingWithRomainok but is there a way of how you can change the max speed to 25 and not go higher than that and then change it back to max 50 or is this the only way

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Sure is, it’s simple there’s an up and down button on the left handlebar that you use to switch between the 5 speed settings.

[@user-467wqij61]

@@RoamingWithRomainhow does that work

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Super simple brother. Like my previous comment shows what each settings top speed is you simply click the up or down button to get to your desired setting 1-5 and you’re good. Nothing fancy can be done while driving, just like turning your phone volume up or down.

[@meanfitness1689]

If you peddle it only on max peddle assist level. Is it hard or what is it like? Throttles are illegal here and max speed is supposed to 25kmph..

[@blindspot-dz2615]

are you talking about Germany?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I'll be honest I never really peddle unless I see police and then I crank it down to setting 1 which tops out at 19kmh. I'll give it a test on setting 5 PAS and see though.

[@blindspot-dz2615]

@@RoamingWithRomain i also peddle when i see the cops 😂

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Peddle assist seems to top out around 35km, that or I’m just not athletic enough to get it up to top speed by peddling LOL

[@cheforionmg]

There are probably better options out there for you than the Ridstar if you're going to be limited to Class 1 (pedal assist only). Moped-style ebikes aren't really set up to be pedaled like a normal bike, you CAN in a pinch or to conserve battery, but it's not ideal. Look for something with a more conventional bicycle frame/seat setup if you're limited to Class 1.

[@bgwakeup]

can you tell me what your height ?

[@bgwakeup]

pleease in cm

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I’m 6ft so I believe that’s 183cm

[@bgwakeup]

@@RoamingWithRomain thanks men!

[@StevenMiller-]

To too the speed up go to settings P06 turn it to max and should get atleast 45mph. Will throw off the speedometer on the bike but it's so much faster. Thanks for the video

[@bgusj2587]

On the ridstar single motor?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I’d have to check but I believe I already have it set to 100. I’ve seen people modify the tire size and it shows a higher top speed but they aren’t actually going faster they’re just having the cpu do bad math

[@bluegtturbo]

With a bike like that being available, why would anyone buy an ice moped?

[@undervoyager6136]

can you maybe send me somewqhere or tell me details on how to do this?

[@stevem9141]

This does not work.

[@cyoung1397]

looks kinda fast.how much do you weigh though?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Goes like 33mph or 53kmh so decently fast

[@ImKezo-kq4pq]

How much was it

[@RoamingWithRomain]

$1500 canadian, but if you look through the comments someone here got it for half that price not long ago. Might have gotten cheaper with time.

[@raheem860]

How did you get your top speed so fast!? I heard this should max out around 33-35mph!

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I have it set to km/h since I'm in Canada. I believe it would be 33mph if converted

[@raheem860]

@Romain00 Ohhh that's why was bout to say lol yea makes sense now we do MPH here in the U.S

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Haha yeah, but hey it’s fast enough to keep up with all the in town speed limits even if it’s not street legal to do

[@Motorizedstuff]

People always think you get more miles from a bike of scooter in a lower setting but they just don't especially if bike has a limiter on the speed it gets to speed then holds the bikeback there for actually uses more power your best off keeping in top speed and just put half the throttle on works best

[@user-467wqij61]

@@RoamingWithRomainyoo i have I question if I purchase this bike ( i live in europe) will it automatically be in kmh or should I change the settings from mph to kmh. Also van you change the max speed from 50kmh to 25kmh ( in holland its not allowed to go 50).

[@jamescashmore1452]

i will stick too my e scooters if i get a the road runner pro i would be happy would have a 90ah battery on it , my scooters all go above 30mph to 55mph hills are not a issue i get up hils t 55 gradient

[@RoamingWithRomain]

We might have different definitions but scooters here are the stand up ones and to get remotely close to the speeds you’re claiming would cost 10x the cost of this bike. Even other e-bikes with those specs like a Surron are 5x the cost. Hell the roadrunner pro you mentioned is 3x the cost of this bike. All entirely different markets

[@jamescashmore1452]

@@RoamingWithRomain ok i understad what your saying but i payed 900.00 pounds for 2400w dual 1200w* 52v , 18ah peak power of the scooter is 3600w. i had it 2 years its super great, i bought a kugoo g booster dual 800w peak power 2400w for 800.00 pounds 23ah 48v ??? you just have too look in the right places but i guess if you wanta scooter like mine i think the solar p1+ in amerikkka sells for 1400.00 dollars same specs as mine but mine more powerful

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I’m in Canada and would love those prices, but it’s not really an option. In America this bike costs $650, in Canada it’s literally $1500, even that P1+/pro scooter that’s $1400USD is $2600CAD and is almost twice the cost of this bike, two very different categories of product. It’s definitely not the bike for you given what you’re use to riding and spending on them but again the $$ conversion.

[@carpelunam]

​@@jamescashmore1452I think the difference is you look more like a clown than someone on a bicycle and when you hit a car it's even worse for you