My wife and I own two trek E-bikes in Canada and wanted to buy a couple of affordable bikes for when we spend winters in Arizona. We just ordered two of these, and am happy to see based on your review that we made a good choice.
Love your reviews - Would really like to see a full review of the Lectric XPress 750, its garnered a lot of interest but not much in the way of reviews since the preliminary prototype reviews.
I really enjoyed this review. Now I’m torn between this one and the Discover 2. This seems to be a better value for a casual rider like myself who lives in “flat” Florida.
I use the power on my Velotric Discover 1 Plus mostly for hills. I have ridden 185 miles so far on the initial charge with about 75% of the charge left, according to the gauge.
It seems it will pit competitively against Lectric 500w with color display, torque sensor at $990 while this one does not have torque sensor with mono display. But this one has beefier batteries as well as mud guards.
Yeah either one has points on the other one, while missing a feature or too. We like the Discover 1 for its more laid back, cruiser-y feel. The XPress 500 is another good choice that's a bit more city-commuter feeling with a peppy motor.
Ideally you get bike with a battery that's UL listed. If the bike brand is legit it will probably have safe batteries regardless, but it's always good to store/charge the battery on a hard surface that won't catch fire in the very unlikely case of the battery catching fire.
Contrary to what the media reports, battery fires are extremely rare, but they can happen. A few factors can contribute: leaving the battery on a charger for extended periods of time, using a damaged battery, or pairing a battery with a charger that's not meant for it. We charge all of our batteries inside and have never had an issue. That said, it's recommended to charge on a rolling cart or something on wheels that can be pushed outside if there is ever a problem.
I wish they would have updated the motor to a 750 watt motor. I like the nomad 1 plus, but I don't need big tires and the discover 2 has a bunch more stuff and costs a lot more. If it was all the same as this but with a 750 watt motor for like $1300 I would go for that.
My wife and I own two trek E-bikes in Canada and wanted to buy a couple of affordable bikes for when we spend winters in Arizona. We just ordered two of these, and am happy to see based on your review that we made a good choice.
Love your reviews - Would really like to see a full review of the Lectric XPress 750, its garnered a lot of interest but not much in the way of reviews since the preliminary prototype reviews.
Got it in the shop. The review should be up in the next couple of weeks once we get testing done
Can't wait!@@ElectricBikeReport
I really enjoyed this review. Now I’m torn between this one and the Discover 2. This seems to be a better value for a casual rider like myself who lives in “flat” Florida.
I use the power on my Velotric Discover 1 Plus mostly for hills. I have ridden 185 miles so far on the initial charge with about 75% of the charge left, according to the gauge.
Do you ever test a night ride? Headlamp/tail light/screen visibility tests?
It seems it will pit competitively against Lectric 500w with color display, torque sensor at $990 while this one does not have torque sensor with mono display. But this one has beefier batteries as well as mud guards.
Yeah either one has points on the other one, while missing a feature or too. We like the Discover 1 for its more laid back, cruiser-y feel. The XPress 500 is another good choice that's a bit more city-commuter feeling with a peppy motor.
Hoping to see a review on the Velotric Nomad 1 plus 2024 upgrade
Should be up in the next week or so!
Are the batteries a safety hazard? should I store an ebike in my house or should I be worried about a potential fire at some point?
Ideally you get bike with a battery that's UL listed. If the bike brand is legit it will probably have safe batteries regardless, but it's always good to store/charge the battery on a hard surface that won't catch fire in the very unlikely case of the battery catching fire.
Contrary to what the media reports, battery fires are extremely rare, but they can happen. A few factors can contribute: leaving the battery on a charger for extended periods of time, using a damaged battery, or pairing a battery with a charger that's not meant for it. We charge all of our batteries inside and have never had an issue. That said, it's recommended to charge on a rolling cart or something on wheels that can be pushed outside if there is ever a problem.
I wish they would have updated the motor to a 750 watt motor. I like the nomad 1 plus, but I don't need big tires and the discover 2 has a bunch more stuff and costs a lot more. If it was all the same as this but with a 750 watt motor for like $1300 I would go for that.