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Customer Reviews
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EZip
Great value! Solid product! Some flaws w/ lock alignment for battery. Loads of fun. I'm sure to ride and enjoy for several years then upgrade to higher end similar product. Currie has several but nothing near this price. With free shipping and no tax beat Wal-Mart and other major retailers price. A bit dissatisfied with condition of package at arrival. Don't know if damaged in delivery or original shipment. Battery packaging was damaged resulting in cracked battery case. Amazon was of NO help. Currie warranty service was responsive. Had to pay for one way shipment ( they paid for damaged part return ). Purchase second battery at the same time. A bit steep on price however no other source located. Overall happy. Send an email to Amazon for battery shipping reimbursement ( $ 22.00 ) however don't expect a reply.
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Best bike for the price
I've been driving this bike almost daily for about 8 months. It gets me where I need to go and back and hasn't let me down. This is by far the lowest price electric bike. You can spend thousands of dollars and get no more bike or range for your money. I haven't even had a flat tire. I weigh 200 lbs. The bike averages 15mph on flats. Range is about 10 miles on one battery. In the future when lithium batteries come down in price, you can use them instead of the lead acid batteries and save weight and have a lot more recharges and battery life.
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Works great
I bought this a month ago. The seat is very comfortable and it really has torq. It really goes. It is so much fun. It totally works I am amazed
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Faulty item
I received the bike with all the parts, but the charger is broken (ironically it has several "Quality Control" seals). The manufacturer is difficult to reach, only accepts calls in working days and Pacific time and wanted to charge shipping and handling to replace the charger. Even after my insistence in refusing to pay twice for a problem completely out of my control, the supervisor finally extended a "courtesy" waiver, but I needed to pay the warehouse handling fee. A whole mess for $2.50 and created a bad feeling about the customer behaviour of the manufacturer.
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Performs as advertised
I have had this bike for about a couple weeks and I am quite happy with it, especially considering that all other electric bikes I've seen were over $1000. I live 13.5 miles from work, and it is hilly. I am in decent shape, but on a regular bike, the trip exhausts me, I'm slow due to the hills, and I would need a shower upon getting to work. With the ebike, I still get some exercise, but I can keep my speed on the uphills over 14 or 15 mph and I don't get totally burnt out. I weigh 127 pounds, and the battery lasts 14 miles to work, with me putting in a decent effort - I am helping the motor by pedaling on the uphills enough to get tired, but not so tired that I can't bike home again. I take the battery off and charge it at work. A few times, it does seem like the battery is petering out right at the end, so based on how hilly my commute is (significantly), how much I weigh, and how much I'm willing to help the motor by pedaling (a decent amount), 14 or 15 miles is about the limit of the battery. So, in short, this is what I wanted it to do - allow me to ride to work in less than an hour (about 15 mph average), without getting totally exhausted.
My only complaints so far is that the bike is heavy (but then I knew it would be when I ordered), and also I don't find the handlebar grips to be very comfortable. They seem rough (including the shifter on the left) and not very padded. I wouldn't mind if it had one more higher gear - when I'm going downhill and the speed gets much over 20 mph, I can't really add any more speed by pedaling because the highest gear isn't high enough.
One important note - the battery charger says the charge time is 6-8 hrs, but it also says red light = charging, green light = done charging. I unplugged it when it was green, and then had the battery die on me on my commute. Turn out you need to leave it plugged in longer even after the light is green.
So, for the price, as an entry-level electric bike, I'm quite happy with it. It's a win win situation - I save gas, save the planet, get some exercise, and have fun.
Virgin America formally launches: Last week, Virgin America offered free Wi-Fi on its single Internet-equipped aircraft, My Other Ride's a Spaceship. Today, the service goes commercial ($10 for flights 3 hours or shorter; $13 for longer flights), and the rollout to other planes begins. Virgin has a special URL--http://wifitracker.virginamerica.com/--that takes you to a tracking page showing which flights in progress have Wi-Fi, but they don't yet tell you how to determine whether a given flight you'll be on will offer the service. With 24 planes and a plan to add service one per week, that shouldn't be a problem for long.
Heathrow Airport Coach Link adds Internet service: Icomera, a leading transportation Wi-Fi firm, has added free Wi-Fi to FirstGroup's RailAir coach service that connects Heathrow Airport with Reading in England. RailAir runs every 20 minutes for a 50-minute route. FirstGroup handles 3 million passengers a day across all its routes, which makes it a plum market for future expansion.
