Fat Tyre E Bike | Give it to me Chubbie uh huh uh huh
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- “Me and my Chubbie" is a video about a new fat tyre E Bike (electric bike) that I bought from Ampd Bros.
There is no affiliation nor agreement in making this video with them, they just happened
to have a bike I liked the look of and had the stuff on it I had previously researched when looking for electric two wheeled freedom.
It’s not a review, its not an endorsement, just me being me and riding what I think is a cool looking bike and making a video about it.
The music boys and girls we all know very well and this video was a marathon edit.
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Noice, i have a similar ePhatty, but i put a BMX top loader stem and some 90's Honda XL enduro bars on it. It's great fun.
Hey mate are you still happy with the chubbie ? Can you actually ride it like a normal bike without assist ? Finding it hard to find one locally to test ride so thought I’d reach out
Thanks
G'day @PMobbs I've done about 400 K's on it now and smile everytime I'm on it. A couple of things though, the brakes fitted were not as advertised and were an inferior brand. The rear caliper needed some mods because the pad alignment was way off. I also added three really important upgrades and I highly suggest you do the same. Bigger screen, seat post suspension and throttle grip.... Unfortunately I have to sell mine as I am relocating overseas... As for riding it without assist...VERY HARD... I suppose physically you can but these bikes are way heavier than a normal bike and also with the fat tyres you have a lot of extra rolling resistance.
Feel free to ask anything else and good luck.
@@Kinetic-Images-Australia cheers mate.
With the assist on low does it rode close to a normal bike ?
I love the cruisers, ride an Electra fat tire cruiser but thinking it might be time to upgrade to electric as the hills are getting tougher with my bodyboard and surf box on my bike.
Loved your video, noticed you had on your truck. Was it easy enough to get on board ?
Have you ever taken the front wheel off ?
I might have to son can fit it in my van for adventures.
Never ridden an e-bike before and finding it tough to find one near me for a test ride.
Hope the guys get the brakes sorted out. If I order I will make sure to keep an eye out
Cooee again @PMobbs. Judging by your picture you have a few K's on the clock like me, I'll be 60 soon :) Mate go for it!!! Hills will no longer be an issue and I've ridden up a few big ones with no huffing and puffing at the top. As for riding like a normal bike you gotta understand that there are two fundamental types of electric bikes. The crank assist type and the hub motor type (as is with the Chubbie). The crank assist is what you'd expect as close to riding a "Normal" bike as you can get with electric assisting your input to the pedals etc etc etc. The hub assist is an electric motor that drives the wheel regardless of effort applied to the pedals. It takes a little bit to get used to especially when navigating around people on foot paths, gutters, obstacles etc. The different levels of "Assist" is purely speed limitation NOT power. The throttle grip allows you to apply a small amount of power or all if needed, so you can modulate the power input when things get tricky like people sharing the same path etc. However with the throttle grip you can ride all day without moving your feet at all if you wanted to. I think it is called Ghost riding :) Just a side note if you went with the throttle option, it is supposed to be (legally) for off road only. I always pedal anyway so the authorities have no idea if I'm using it or not. Side note 2 if you are cruising away happily with a little throttle applied and your pedalling as well, the electric motor is working (obviously) but you have to release the throttle AND stop pedalling if you want the motor to stop. Applying the brakes automatically disengages the motor no matter what you are doing. The front tire is as easy as any other bike to take off as it comes with the quick release front axle. Moving the bike onto the back of my ute with the ramp is easy as, no dramas at all. 38Kgs is the bikes weight and with the big wheels it is easy to load and unload. The brakes I had to sort out myself as they claimed bla bla bla and wouldn't replace to the brand I wanted and was advertised. As I mentioned in my video they come packed from china and I very much doubt they even open the boxes before shipping to final purchaser. After my initial complaint and requests to swap out the inferior brakes I noticed they changed their web page to accomodate the mistake they made in the specs.
No biggie but was annoying because I chose this bike not only by looks but by the specs as well.
Where are you from?
Finally you'll love it.. As age comes knocking on your door anything to help is welcome in my book. I try and use it ALL the time even for small things like going to the local shops etc. There is a small adjustment period with hub motors and you will find you will grab the brakes in a hurry because your slowly moving the pedals when approaching a road crossing and wanting to stop, but because your still moving the pedals slowly the motor is still engaged. After a day I had slow navigation sussed :):)
@@Kinetic-Images-Australia thanks heaps for the info. I’m in Ocean Grove Vic and ride to beach every day. Getting harder pedalling up hill with my board and surf gear, so an e-bike is def on the cards.
Just looking at the Murf bike as well. Looks similar and a tad lighter.
Hope the o/s moves goes ok and thanks again for all the info
🙃 "promosm"