Very nice review! Thank you! I almost never use my Ranger S on anything other than PAS 3, as the bike is plenty fast for me at that level. (18-22 miles per my adjustments) (I also skateboarded for at least half my life or more and am probably much more familiar than most people with how painful it is to hit concrete - even with pads) So, I pedal, the PAS 3 kicks in - suddenly I'm going almost faster than needed and I coast. The bike starts to slow down, and I start peddling again, and the cycle continues. I'm ca 4-5 miles from my downtown area. I can go downtown, drive around for around 20 minutes, come all the way back, take another short trip around my neighborhood (ca 2-4 mile radius - for about 30-40 minutes) and then it's time for me to charge the bike. Not nearly the 55 miles I was hoping for, BUT the charger is very fast, and you can literally take a long nap, wake up, and you're bike will be 99% full already. In my case, 51.x volts out of the 54.x volts needed for a full charge. THAT was one of the reasons why I bought this bike, because there's nothing worse than having to go back 20+ times to check if your electric product is charged, only to find out it's not! On my bike I have both front and rear baskets and pannier bags, each side of which holds my relatively heavy locks. NOTE: With this set up, the bike is notably heavy. You don't notice this at all when you're riding the bike, and in fact, it's almost an advantage, as the bike feels very stable, but when you're moving the bike through doorways, etc, you will feel the weight of the bike, for sure. If you're tiny and/or not that strong, this set up might not be your most optimal. It's damn practical, as you can fit exactly 2 - 12 packs of soda just in the rear basket alone, but it's heavy. Otherwise, I would HIGHLY recommend this bike. It's SUPER fun, and the exercise you're going to get is not going to be a drudgery, it will be a very pleasant experience that you're going to look forward to. One thing I would change if I was Heybike is the location of the horn, as it has a tendency to get accidentally pressed by your chest when moving the bike around the house, etc. My roommate is a knife collector, so accidentally pressing the horn takes on a WHOLE new meaning for me, lol!
I just got a Ranger S June 2024 and the cockpit is different. I got a color screen and different controls and are actually easier to use then the older model.
I wanted the hey bike ranger so bad i loved the style of it. But the smart choice was to pick this one because of the battery location and i live in a state where there is snow and salt. I also liked the weight limit was higher.
Great review, thanks! I Love my Ranger S! One note though-the “Auto” button is for the auto on/off headlight. I found this out when my headlight came on in my dark garage. 😄 I contacted Heybike via online chat, and they helped me figure this out. The app is really nice, too. I adjusted the speed for each of the PAS levels, because I was getting whiplash with the factory settings, lol! Also, just a note-if you have the throttle set to achieve max speed regardless of the PAS settings, the customized PAS settings won’t work! For the customized PAS settings to work at desired speeds, the throttle has to match the speed of your current PAS setting. I would like to see that change so that I could have the full throttle speed on demand when I’m trying to zip through an intersection. I also wish the battery or the display had a USB port for charging a phone, and I kinda wish the battery had power level bars to show battery level. But those are minor things. Love my Ranger S!
Thanks for the info on the Auto button. I’m happy not to have to dig into the app. I’ve heard from so many people that the only thing they don’t like with a e-bike that has a cadence sensor is the initial “oomph”. I had never thought about trying to adjust the PAS levels to tamp that down a bit. Got to try that. Thanks for the suggestion!
All of the other videos of this model show that throttle only will get to 20mph max, and that’s it. Did those other videos not have a setting correct? You showed it to 28mph and said that was without pedal assist. Can you clarify or confirm?
Very nice review! Thank you!
I almost never use my Ranger S on anything other than PAS 3, as the bike is plenty fast for me at that level. (18-22 miles per my adjustments) (I also skateboarded for at least half my life or more and am probably much more familiar than most people with how painful it is to hit concrete - even with pads)
So, I pedal, the PAS 3 kicks in - suddenly I'm going almost faster than needed and I coast. The bike starts to slow down, and I start peddling again, and the cycle continues.
I'm ca 4-5 miles from my downtown area. I can go downtown, drive around for around 20 minutes, come all the way back, take another short trip around my neighborhood (ca 2-4 mile radius - for about 30-40 minutes) and then it's time for me to charge the bike. Not nearly the 55 miles I was hoping for, BUT the charger is very fast, and you can literally take a long nap, wake up, and you're bike will be 99% full already. In my case, 51.x volts out of the 54.x volts needed for a full charge.
THAT was one of the reasons why I bought this bike, because there's nothing worse than having to go back 20+ times to check if your electric product is charged, only to find out it's not! On my bike I have both front and rear baskets and pannier bags, each side of which holds my relatively heavy locks.
NOTE: With this set up, the bike is notably heavy.
You don't notice this at all when you're riding the bike, and in fact, it's almost an advantage, as the bike feels very stable, but when you're moving the bike through doorways, etc, you will feel the weight of the bike, for sure.
If you're tiny and/or not that strong, this set up might not be your most optimal. It's damn practical, as you can fit exactly 2 - 12 packs of soda just in the rear basket alone, but it's heavy.
Otherwise, I would HIGHLY recommend this bike. It's SUPER fun, and the exercise you're going to get is not going to be a drudgery, it will be a very pleasant experience that you're going to look forward to.
One thing I would change if I was Heybike is the location of the horn, as it has a tendency to get accidentally pressed by your chest when moving the bike around the house, etc. My roommate is a knife collector, so accidentally pressing the horn takes on a WHOLE new meaning for me, lol!
I just got a Ranger S June 2024 and the cockpit is different. I got a color screen and different controls and are actually easier to use then the older model.
I wanted the hey bike ranger so bad i loved the style of it. But the smart choice was to pick this one because of the battery location and i live in a state where there is snow and salt. I also liked the weight limit was higher.
Hey Gary where did you get that type of phone holder ?
Great review, thanks! I Love my Ranger S! One note though-the “Auto” button is for the auto on/off headlight. I found this out when my headlight came on in my dark garage. 😄 I contacted Heybike via online chat, and they helped me figure this out. The app is really nice, too. I adjusted the speed for each of the PAS levels, because I was getting whiplash with the factory settings, lol! Also, just a note-if you have the throttle set to achieve max speed regardless of the PAS settings, the customized PAS settings won’t work! For the customized PAS settings to work at desired speeds, the throttle has to match the speed of your current PAS setting. I would like to see that change so that I could have the full throttle speed on demand when I’m trying to zip through an intersection. I also wish the battery or the display had a USB port for charging a phone, and I kinda wish the battery had power level bars to show battery level. But those are minor things. Love my Ranger S!
Thanks for the info on the Auto button. I’m happy not to have to dig into the app. I’ve heard from so many people that the only thing they don’t like with a e-bike that has a cadence sensor is the initial “oomph”. I had never thought about trying to adjust the PAS levels to tamp that down a bit. Got to try that. Thanks for the suggestion!
how do you turn it from class 2 to class 3? I own a Ranger S and am looking through the owners manual trying to find that info.
just set it to Pedal assist 5 and use the throttle. Seems to get me up to top speed without an issue
All of the other videos of this model show that throttle only will get to 20mph max, and that’s it. Did those other videos not have a setting correct? You showed it to 28mph and said that was without pedal assist. Can you clarify or confirm?