Very clunky and hard to maneuver from off the scooter, pretty heavy and big in general.Are you urgently searching for electric folding bikes? G-FORCE T42 with a price under $1.2k is indeed the best affordable electric folding bike worth buying. The charging time takes forever, I've plugged it in at half battery, passed out after work for 8 hours and come back to it barely reaching its top bar on the display. No speedometer, and you have to turn on the headlights using the key The seat is mighty uncomfortable, my buns are sore after just a couple days using it to get to work. The battery display really sucks, it'll show a neutral display, the battery goes down when you speed up and back to where it was when you slow down, it makes it incredibly difficult to judge how much you actually have left or how long it'll go speeding up. They try to cover up the lack of suspension with the big wheels, but this thing takes bumps hard, you'll wanna let a little air out of the tires first. Very safe balance wise, no risk of tipping sideways or pulling a wheelie. Turning takes a while to get used to, but it's completely fine. Between hearing strangers yell bad*ss and f*gg, I've heard it all. You'd think the reviewers here talking about how much attention they get would be exaggerating, but no, this thing catches eyes. I personally think it looks cool, fairly customizable as well (as shown in the pictures). Pretty durable, mine still runs fine after years. The acceleration and breaking is quite good. It goes as fast as advertised and as far as advertised, this thing will take you all the way across town, maybe to the next town, and back before it does. No gas or mandatory insurance to pay for, license requirements may vary by state though. Overall, at this early stage I'm very happy with the purchase, it's a lot of bike for such a reasonable price. Mechanical disc brakes are very effective. The seat is pretty comfortable, I'm curious how it feels on a long ride. The fat tires and shocks offered a very smooth ride - though I have not tried it offroad yet. Bike comes with an integrated headlight, and tail light that illuminates when braking. Meaning, you must brake to disengage the motor, nearly 100% of the time. That means when you let off the throttle & perhaps expect to naturally slow, you're still powering through at the same speed. I'll note something I wasn't expecting: there is a cruise control feature that kicks in automatically when you are riding just a few seconds at a consistent speed. Despite the nominal rating of 750W, the display often exceeds that, I have seen it near 1000W a couple times. but even so, it's very eager to start! The motor continues with its enthusiasm, even on rather steep hills, which is impressive - I never dropped below 15mph. I recommend starting in a higher pedal assist level (say, level 5), and be extremely extremely conservative in twisting the throttle, to at least tone down the jump. And, saving the best for last: the motor has SERIOUS oompf! The initial "launch" while in pedal assist level 1 is like a rocket ship - in fact, I nearly lost grip of the bike so I could see it being a problem for some. I expect there is a relatively inexpensive solution, to replace the seat post with a longer one, but since I do not need it, I haven't researched this topic. In terms of riding, I'm 5'4" (162cm), and find the bike very comfortable, even for pedaling - that said, I would imagine someone of above-average height, or who has longer legs, may have issues with the pedals, in that the seat post doesn't go high enough for someone who is tall to extend legs fully. very strange, but I don't intend to ride with a passenger. An oddity about the frame, is that there is clearly a standard/ integrated back seat over the rear wheel, and the bike comes with footrests AND a backrest for the rear passenger - but the instructions very clearly state that a second rider should NOT ride on back. The frame is incredibly well-constructed, folds quite easily, the step-through frame is super convenient, and I'm in love with the purple color. I do see a note on the battery itself, that it's important for the health of the battery, to fully recharge within 24 hours of emptying the battery I haven't seen that notation on a Lithium Ion battery before, but it's an easy item with which to comply. There were no instructions whatsoever on charging the Lithium Ion battery, but it appears to be a simple plug & wait until the light on the charger's brick turns green. I had seen some reviews that the assembly manual is poorly written - and while I won't disagree, I did not have any issues getting the bike together on my own. For reference: I assembled this bike 3 days ago, and have only ridden it two times.
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