Recent content by cbr shadow

I see what you mean about the contridiction about range. She's stated a few times that she worries about running out of range. The step through models seem perfect, but the range seems to be 25 miles typically. Is it a reasonable solution to have to buy an extra battery for long rides and...

My mom is 65 years old and wants an ebike for tootling around with her friends, who also have ebikes. I'm wondering if someone can recommend an ebike for roughly $2,000 range. She thinks range and comfort are the most imporant metrics. With decent range (50-70 miles?) I'd like to see what...

I'm full time remote for now, but it'll be my commuter bike once I'm back in the office. I have a 14 ish mile commute each direction, and it's wide open empty and straight road the whole way.

That's correct you wont need to pay customs. That's included with shipping. They should ship it by sea, Fedex picks it up and delivers it to your door. Be ready to wait a long time, though! Where are you located, btw?

Yes I'll report back numbers in the future, but it really depends on what speed you hold. I always thought "I'll just hold 30mph" but it's hard to go 30mph when you have open road and the ability to go 60mph. I did a 26 mile loop averaging about 50mph and used a bit over half the battery...

Yes it came with a Grin Tech manual, so it's a legitimate CA display. Alibaba Trade Assurance actually has similar fees to Paypal, so I don't really see any reason to use ATA over PP. Leili says they use genuine Panasonic battery cells, but I'm not sure on more info than that. IMO the only...

Here's the bike I bought: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/china-super-fast-12000w-most-powerful_60760714262.html?spm=a2756.order-detail-ta-ta-b.0.0.37272fc2WEjF8Q It's a 72v 49ah battery. I paid $4,050 shipped to my door. I got a few extras added onto my order (included in the $4050...

Update! I did buy an Alibaba ebike and thought I'd follow up here with an update on how the experience went. I think there are a lot of people here that are either: - On the fence about buying from Alibaba but are nervous - Have never bought from Alibaba but say bad things about them Overall...

Folks on this forum speak about Alibaba without ever having purchased anything from Alibaba. 'It will end up costing more' - No, it wont. There are countless threads on the topic and Alibaba generally has a decent reputation. I've purchased non-ebike items from Alibaba and had no issues. I...

I'm looking for a digital 3d model (Solidworks preferred, but I'd take anything) of an EEB enduro frame or whole bike. I'll be doing a build in the future and would like to have a good starting point. I imagine someone here has created a digital model of this very popular frame by now, right...

I'd type out the same post but you'll call me out for posting the same thing 3 times :-) I believe you that you have built 5 bikes, but they weren't in this price range or else they were a much less powerful bike. Another member told me you can't have high quality, high performance and low...

To be honest what convinced me to go through with the order was that a few members of our local ebike group have ordered from Leili and have been happy with their bikes for a long time. I do wish someone would post a list of parts that would be a better option, but similarly or even a bit...

Other people will read this post and potentially learn from it. I'm going to go so far as to say it's impossible for you to build a full bike that is equally powerful to this one, but have higher quality parts, all for 30-40% less ($2,300-$2,700 including shipping) money than I spent. That's...

I paid $3,900 (shipped to my door) for the above linked bike this morning. Please show me a list of parts that are higher grade, but still come out to be 30-40% less money. I'm going to say that's not even remotely possible. Not even close. The frames that you've listed would take up more than...

I'm having a hard time understanding what your first sentence means. Not being a jerk, just genuinely not sure what you're saying. The bike I linked above does have a motorcycle wheel and tire. I'm not looking for a frame only, since that would be a big DIY project which I'm not looking for...