[UPDATE] Ridstar Q20 700km/430 mile mid term review

[@stevenpeavler959]

My son has this bike. The stock controller is 28 amps and he leaves me in the dust when I’m on my euybike S4.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Interesting, when I’m in my settings it refuses to let me set it above 20. I wonder how I can bypass that and set it higher

[@digitalguyzzz]

What’s it like to peddle? Throttles are illegal here so I’m hoping to use top level peddle assist and pretty much ghost peddle as the next best thing to a throttle..

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Umm best thing I can compare it to is a heavy BMX bike so not great. Honestly though where I’m at you’re suppose to always peddle and never exceed 20km/h so I just slow down and start to fake peddle if I see a police car around.

[@JustinEthnostate]

It's nowhere near as bad to pedal as people would have you believe. Get the bike.

[@tomruotsalainen5909]

Anybody upgrade seat as u get a sore butt after 2+ hrs of riding

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I ride fast I’ll be lucky to get an hour at a time out of mine lol

[@kattz753]

I'd really like to get the Q20. Unfortunately, I'm in the Niagara area and I have to get up the Escarpment to get home. I just don't think that the regular Q20 will do it. The H20 is the cheapest dual motor ebike on Amazon and $1200 less than the Q20 Pro. Yeah, I like the Q20 Pro better but not $1200 better. I'm checking out things like availability of extra batteries. Everything else should be the same. I'm probably going to order that one over the next few days.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I’m not sure where you’re finding a dual motor H20 for that much cheaper than the Q20. When I looked I only got Ali express results and the H20 dual motor 23ah was $1700, the Q20 Pro dual motor dual battery 40ah was $1600.

[@tomruotsalainen5909]

@@kattz753 where i live here in BC I have to climb two hills on the way to town (28 kms round trip) that r between 8-10 % grade Go up each hill on P2 in 7th gear and its easy peasy even though I am 62yrs and 6ft 2 225lbs Just got my q20 2 months ago and have not ridden a bike in over 35 yrs

[@ggeo574]

Ah of the battery and how much miles in 5 gear or 3 gear? I buy mine 6 days ago and i am waiting to arrive by the next week hope i will have fun 🤟

[@RoamingWithRomain]

The bike has a hub motor so it doesn’t matter what gear you’re in when using the throttle the mileage will be the same

[@kdscrapping4452]

Just got my Q 20 Pro on Monday !!

[@RoamingWithRomain]

That's SICK, enjoy the better range. I'm curious how much faster that one goes

[@kdscrapping4452]

@@RoamingWithRomain out of the box it does 37 MPH!!

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Don't make the mistake I did and not change the wheel size. Took me 700km to figure out it was set to 23in when its actually 20in wheel/tire set which makes the top speed show a bit faster than its actually going. If it's like mine you hold the two up/down buttons together until you get to P settings then hit the middle button to cycle through/set them. Look for one that says 23 and bump it down to be more accurate.

[@kashthomas7736]

How is is so far? Up hills? I’m in a hilly area

[@kdscrapping4452]

@@kashthomas7736 I have 3 AWD and they all do great on hills!!

[@paulabarton9493]

Hi there I’m a new viewer as of today. I have found when they give the ranges of there product they normally don’t do much testing. I find that the person is small flay surfaces not many bumps or uneven surfaces. Then when you get the bike you do much more than what they tested. I’m in a power wheelchair and they do the same thing with power chairs very basic range testing. If I may ask what part of Canada are you at vlogging? Great videos

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Very true! I do find I get better range if I keep it in a lower power setting! As for where the videos are I happen to be in London Ontario

[@Brokenguy47]

I have this bike its at 443 miles she’s been good to me popped the back tire awhile back but that it I ride it every day to work 6 days a week the LCD screen goes out around 500miles but the motor still gots a lot of life but the bike is amazing the problem you’re having with your speed is the battery terminal just need a new one

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I just broke 600 miles and everything’s running smooth. Also I think the terminal is fine I’ve determined it gets a bit sketchy on the next ride after it got wet if it hasn’t had enough time to really dry out

[@kashthomas7736]

How many miles do you get out of a full charge 🤔

[@RoamingWithRomain]

like 10-15 going full blast the whole time.

[@tommythomas1322]

i had recently gotten my a few days ago, rode around a bit and i when i came to a stop my throttle just stopped working. idk if its cus i tweaked w the display but i cant quite figure it out

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Weird can’t say that’s ever happened to me. Does the peddle assist still work?

[@JustinEthnostate]

did you figure it out mate

[@mindrelaxingandhealing2400]

Bro those speeds are nice, i thought they were capped.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

It is, remember I'm Canadian for its in Km not miles

[@paulabarton9493]

Sounds to me it might be a motor or electronics issues going on. Are you getting any type of error messages by chance?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

No error messages or anything just seems like at random times it has a tough time getting to top speed.

[@trevorgifford8917]

Check your carburation, sounds like it needs more air!! Lol

[@kattz753]

The guy from the Ridstar Q20 channel said that the grease is disgusting, like old, expired grease. He has a video on it and recommends a Mobile grease meant for nylon gears meshing with metal. And I'm just getting the Q20 Pro. You only live once and I'm getting up there. The neighbours already think I'm crazy so not much to lose....

[@daltonlangdon1606]

I think you'll be fine I I've had mine for about a month ½ and I've already got like 230 miles on it the only downside that I've found so far is the tires it comes with are good but not if you ride over a bent paper clip or a pin nail for a pin nailer

[@daltonlangdon1606]

When I say got I mean traction wise but it can pop the tube easy if you run something over the rubber is soft

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Sorry boss been a bit busy with life. Is the grease great? Probably not it’s a budget e-bike after all, but it works fine as is. I’m also not skilled enough to regrease an electric motor regardless lol. Pro seems great though, let me know how she rides

[@SuperRJ2012]

Yolo 🗣️ lol enjoy it !

[@snoopysrc]

You gained a new subscriber

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Thanks!

[@MartinGabrielMateo]

How long does the break pads last and where can i get them from?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Not sure, I just broke 1100km and it's starting to feel like I might need to replace them soon. I've seen eBay mentioned a few times from others to pick up a set though.

[@JustinEthnostate]

Sinus issues from riding?

[@RoamingWithRomain]

nope just a semi chilly day

[@JustinEthnostate]

@@RoamingWithRomain That's great. When I asked I had only recently started riding. I've had no problems either.

[@kdscrapping4452]

1.6 klicks to a mile!!

[@aquickfoo4256]

I bought this for 690 on ali express tax included and free shipping. My plan is to get it a 3000w rear motor 80amp 72v controller 40 maybe 50ah battery. The price for the upgrade will cost me as much as a q20 pro.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

yeah when I priced that stuff out it didn't seem worth it. motor and controller was like $1k and a 40ah 72v capable battery was like $2500

[@aquickfoo4256]

@@RoamingWithRomain Woah. Thats insane.

[@1chickenpig]

You will want to upgrade the front forks if you want to increase power and stay safe. I've seen many other comments on injuries from the forks breaking on the q20 pro in other reviews. Have fun & stay safe

[@aquickfoo4256]

@1chickenpig I know of wheels falling off due to the torque of the motor but not the fork itself breaking. What material do you recommend?

[@kendallchin4133]

Did you get it from the ridstar page on aliexpress? I wasn’t sure if they were legit.

[@chrissinclair8705]

Excellent video as per usual. Have you tried to calibrate the display with either the odometer or the speedometer? With my Jansno I have 9% to 10.5% error on the stock display that I can't get out. Regardless of wheel diameter settings or speed percentage compensation which is just ludicrus. Now, I've ordered a new display that yes, it's colour and has blue diamonds and purple horse shoes and all the silly stuff that people want. I don't care at all. I would have been fine with the stock display and I can calibrate either the odometer to be DEAD ON. Or the speedometer to be dead on but not both because someone who made this display went to woke math school and put a 10% error in the calculations. If this display works, it is compatible with the controller I get a wattage meter, a battery LCD with voltage beside it. etc. I've looked up the controller on your bike as a comparison to mine and yes it's using SM connectors to the actual controller and probably an older controller protocol which would be #2(great name?) If you click on my name and watch out for this display which should come in about 2 weeks or so if I'm lucky. Maybe that might be an option for you...If it works. I'm willing to take the hit if it doesn't. The display is compatible with about 5 protocols so I may have a good chance. Congrats on your M1. The world has definitely turned for the better for you. You're and excellent rider and this is coming from a guy who's ridden bikes of all sorts and styles for 40 years. As far as repacking the motor I use synthetic grease(Permatex 85g $12). It has a very long lasting as well as good lubrication. When I took apart my Jansno X50's 2 piece axel on the suspension swing arm, they literally used cosmoline or some other f$cked up kind of grease. So I can just imagine what kind of junk they packed the motor with. It's not that hard to pack it properly. There should be 6 phillips head screws on the back of the motor. Undo the screws and pull it up from the cassette side.(right hand side, with the gear cogs) You will have to take the rear wheel off. Chances are they just packed it with some cheap ass lithium based grease just to get the bike out of the door. It's not a biggie, but packing the motor with proper grease will save the nylon planetary gears and reduce friction which should give you a bit better range and speed. Damn I should have done a video on it when I repacked my Gotrax 500w.

[@RoamingWithRomain]

I actually just messed about with some settings today, there’s absolutely no way for me to adjust current and all I can do is adjust voltage but i of course keep it at 48. Then I adjusted wheel size to 20 and now it says top speed is 45kmh. Haven’t checked with gps on my phone since I don’t trust the phone mount

[@RoamingWithRomain]

Damn I don’t even see the second half of your comment! As for the repack I may do that after I get my motorcycle as it’s currently my main commuter and I’d rather not break it in the mean time. You definitely should have done a video on it