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Decent bike but doesn't feel sturdy.
I paid 499 dollars for this and when I got it, the back tire was flat and ruptured. I tried to get in contact with Swagtron people but they were like "oh, well, the item is out of stock... Just send it back to us and we'll see what we can do."
Eh.. I instead took it to my local bike shop and the guy fixed the tire for 14 bucks. Got it back in 30 minutes.
When I finally had the ability drive this thing in my city, it feels fantastic, you're cruising easily. But the minute it starts going up a hill, you also gotta peddle to help it go up. Which is okay because the little engine helps a lot so you're not straining yourself. But, being that the wheels are so small, after a while, you feel your legs get swore. I guess the size of the wheel has a lot to do with how hard you peddle.
I've driven it up to 7 miles on a single charge and it still works but you start noticing the lack of power and acceleration. But once you charge it right back up, the bike works pretty good.
Folding it is rather easy, it's surprising how it fits perfectly well in my car's trunk. But make sure you find something that holds it in there because it just flops and bounces around in your car's trunk if you don't tie it down.
Overall, the bike is nice but after that punctured tire dilemma it made me realize how fragile this bike is. The brakes on the steering wheel also started getting loose after a while, so I feel like you gotta keep up in checking it, maintaining it and see if everything is good. Plus, buy some zip ties, all those lose wires sometimes they get in the way when you're peddling.
Would I buy it again? I don't know. I'll let you know after 6 months. Let's see how fragile this bike really is after months of usage.
May 2018 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase