I have my aerobike x-ride for 3 months now and I would like to share a bit of my experience.
Battery:
I use aerobike for commute to London city centre. About 13x2=26 miles each day. I used up 20% when I paddle a bit harder. It could use up 80% when I am feeling lazy. Although the battery is small, it is more than enough for my usage.
Front wheel drive:
This is my first e-bike. I was worried about the front wheel drive could be wobbly at start. After start riding it, I can tell you no problem at all. Maybe it's well design and built, maybe it's because 250W motor isn't powerful enough to cause issue. Either way, it is very good.
2 speed Automatix gear:
Compare to single speed e-bike like G-Tech at slightly higher price. 2 gears definitely boost your max speed. However, it comes with a bit of downside. First issue is high gear seems kick in a bit too early automatically. Secondly, it might stay at high gear when you stop at traffic. This make it difficult to start up...
It's a bit trade off. Either single speed or slightly funny 2 gears. With a bit of experience, I can manage it fine and still will go for funny 2 gear option if I have to choose again.
Electric control:
It has delay. You have to paddle half turn to kick in the signal plus the delay. So that's about 1.5 second lag at least. This is definitely a down side for this bike when compare to G-tech which is £250 more. My worst nightmare is stop at uphill traffic light with gear stuck at high ratio and I have to paddle first half turn plus the delay to kick in motor...
After all, I think this is the best bike you can get at this price range. I was comparing between
1). G-Tech at £1000
2). Aerobike at £750
3). Ampler bike at £1750
I think I made the good choice on my first e-bike although my next bike will be Ampler bike.
Battery:
I use aerobike for commute to London city centre. About 13x2=26 miles each day. I used up 20% when I paddle a bit harder. It could use up 80% when I am feeling lazy. Although the battery is small, it is more than enough for my usage.
Front wheel drive:
This is my first e-bike. I was worried about the front wheel drive could be wobbly at start. After start riding it, I can tell you no problem at all. Maybe it's well design and built, maybe it's because 250W motor isn't powerful enough to cause issue. Either way, it is very good.
2 speed Automatix gear:
Compare to single speed e-bike like G-Tech at slightly higher price. 2 gears definitely boost your max speed. However, it comes with a bit of downside. First issue is high gear seems kick in a bit too early automatically. Secondly, it might stay at high gear when you stop at traffic. This make it difficult to start up...
It's a bit trade off. Either single speed or slightly funny 2 gears. With a bit of experience, I can manage it fine and still will go for funny 2 gear option if I have to choose again.
Electric control:
It has delay. You have to paddle half turn to kick in the signal plus the delay. So that's about 1.5 second lag at least. This is definitely a down side for this bike when compare to G-tech which is £250 more. My worst nightmare is stop at uphill traffic light with gear stuck at high ratio and I have to paddle first half turn plus the delay to kick in motor...
After all, I think this is the best bike you can get at this price range. I was comparing between
1). G-Tech at £1000
2). Aerobike at £750
3). Ampler bike at £1750
I think I made the good choice on my first e-bike although my next bike will be Ampler bike.
