When I was in the market for a new ride, I was dumbfounded about Aventon’s website completely wiped all memory of them ever being fixed gear. The FBI couldn’t even retrieve those archives
I felt like the scandal regarding their frame damage cover-up really hurt their reputation in the fixie community, especially after Zach Gallardo commented on it heavy. They figured they would cut their losses and pivot into the e-bike sector. Since both communities don’t really talk with each other, Aventon was able to successfully rebrand and catch the e-bike trend with minimal hiccups. That being said, if Aventon continues those shady practices, another frame issues like that could kill the company completely. Especially with the larger lens on them due to their success with e-bikes.
i have 3 aventon cordoba, 2 2016 and 1 2018. i honestly like the way it rides especially in the climbs, but aventon has a reputation of very weak frames, and very soft aluminum tubing, but i love my cordobas and aventon has a place in my heart.
TBH I dont understand that reputation. I bunnyhop my fixed gear, slam the rear wheel into the curb etc and it has held up for the 4 years I had it. Cool asf
People forget that they also stepped out of the fixie genre by launching the Kijote, which, in 2018, was one of the best value gravel bikes. Sad to see what became of them, but hey, capitalism right. As long as there are profits, its all good.
I don’t have an aventon fixed gear but I heard that the frames struggle with quality control and Zach Gallardo has made videos were the frame quality. Awesome looking bikes btw
I dont think that development is more expensive in Track Cycling. These bikes are the simplest Out there. Margins might be lower though because of Low Sales.
possibly, its the engineering factor that gets you, most of the time you dabble with wind tunnels in track bikes but wont need to with e-bikes because theyre simply for just riding for fun
I think they should have kept supporting their old track frames. Not putting more out but like small parts. The Aventon Mataro for one ik has a proprietary seat post collar and ive seen hella ppl selling with either no collar or a stripped one.
Don't think they have much of a fanbase anymore. Their frames are known to crack around the seatpost and they didn't do a good job on the support in these cases. They were right to pivot
I personally want to see them try to market and sell a single speed direct drive motor thats simply designed to burn the battery on climbs and be a descend monster going the speeds of tour de france riders like chris froome. The controller would have to be "technically" locked to 28 MPH but is easy to derestrict with a few digging so the community can do it by themselves. 60T x 11 because you can push it and have the torque sensor help you along. It's gonna have to have a massive brake rotor at the front to descend confidently. Around maybe 500 watt hours so its not too heavy but doesn't die immediately after one super sprint.
When I was in the market for a new ride, I was dumbfounded about Aventon’s website completely wiped all memory of them ever being fixed gear. The FBI couldn’t even retrieve those archives
Yea I know, I was looking for spare parts on mine and it came up on internet archives... Odd
I felt like the scandal regarding their frame damage cover-up really hurt their reputation in the fixie community, especially after Zach Gallardo commented on it heavy. They figured they would cut their losses and pivot into the e-bike sector. Since both communities don’t really talk with each other, Aventon was able to successfully rebrand and catch the e-bike trend with minimal hiccups.
That being said, if Aventon continues those shady practices, another frame issues like that could kill the company completely. Especially with the larger lens on them due to their success with e-bikes.
i think they learned... if theyre not idiots to do it again
I've been riding the same Aventon Cordoba since 2017. Best bike I've ever had.
Same here
@@themarwanrahal I've added many upgrades to it since then, of course, but the bike feels as enjoyable to ride as day one.
So sad they went electric this is the only bike I wanted growing up thankfully I was able to buy one before the change
Every now and then when I see an aventon ad on Facebook or instagram I ask about their track bikes. Just to remind them
I saw an Aventon when I was out for a ride earlier today. The oversized downtube really doesn't do it for me.
Thats what i liked about their bikes, to each their own i guess
i have 3 aventon cordoba, 2 2016 and 1 2018. i honestly like the way it rides especially in the climbs, but aventon has a reputation of very weak frames, and very soft aluminum tubing, but i love my cordobas and aventon has a place in my heart.
TBH I dont understand that reputation. I bunnyhop my fixed gear, slam the rear wheel into the curb etc and it has held up for the 4 years I had it. Cool asf
@@themarwanrahal yeah, what i think tho it really depends on the rider's riding habits lol
People forget that they also stepped out of the fixie genre by launching the Kijote, which, in 2018, was one of the best value gravel bikes. Sad to see what became of them, but hey, capitalism right. As long as there are profits, its all good.
amen
What Craftsman power tool are you using at @1:45? Love the vintage look and the adaptor you use to connect to it?
I honestly dont know, got it from my grandpa and just used it, never looked to much into it!
I don’t have an aventon fixed gear but I heard that the frames struggle with quality control and Zach Gallardo has made videos were the frame quality. Awesome looking bikes btw
i heard that aswell but never experienced it
I dont think that development is more expensive in Track Cycling. These bikes are the simplest Out there. Margins might be lower though because of Low Sales.
possibly, its the engineering factor that gets you, most of the time you dabble with wind tunnels in track bikes but wont need to with e-bikes because theyre simply for just riding for fun
I think they should have kept supporting their old track frames. Not putting more out but like small parts. The Aventon Mataro for one ik has a proprietary seat post collar and ive seen hella ppl selling with either no collar or a stripped one.
That is super true. I face this with my cordoba but luckily i dont ride the OEM wheels anymore
Had the chance to ride an aventon owned by a friend and man it's good as hell feels like you could ko 55kmph
For sure
love your content, underrated
Thanks that means alot!!!
"Crumpets and tea people." Mate, America and Liberia are the only countries that officially use Imperial atm, and Liberia's shifting away from it.
The UK use MPH anyway
lol
I love my Aventons
The new aventon ramblas is sickkkkk.
i think it has some frame geo to go but they got the specs down
Don't think they have much of a fanbase anymore.
Their frames are known to crack around the seatpost and they didn't do a good job on the support in these cases.
They were right to pivot
I personally want to see them try to market and sell a single speed direct drive motor thats simply designed to burn the battery on climbs and be a descend monster going the speeds of tour de france riders like chris froome.
The controller would have to be "technically" locked to 28 MPH but is easy to derestrict with a few digging so the community can do it by themselves.
60T x 11 because you can push it and have the torque sensor help you along. It's gonna have to have a massive brake rotor at the front to descend confidently.
Around maybe 500 watt hours so its not too heavy but doesn't die immediately after one super sprint.
thats a big brain comment but id like to see them try aswell
@@themarwanrahal With the motor, the bike can afford to have very aggressive gear ratios