11 Essential Things to Know Before Buying an E-Bike

06 May.,2024

 

11 Essential Things to Know Before Buying an E-Bike

So just something to think about where you're going to ride, what kind of hills you're going to do, and how much you weigh is also a factor when thinking about motors. If you're over 300 pounds and you're going to be riding on a lot of hills, you probably want to look at a 750-watt motor. But if you're going to do flat ground, 500 watts is good for most riders. So just what I wish I'd known, I wish I'd known a little bit more about motor sizes. So pay attention to that spec when you're going to buy an e-bike.

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All right. I also wish I'd known a little bit more about frames. So there are tons of frames for e-bikes and what I mean by frames is there's like little frames, there are taller, full-size bike frames and the frame that you buy is going to dictate how you're going to use that e-bike. Some of these 20-inch frames now have pedals, but they're not practical for pedaling in the sense of you're not going to want to ride long distances. You can get frames like Sixthreezero has e-bikes that are regular bike frames and they're great for riding and doing the pedal assist because they're set up and look like a normal bike.

So they're comfortable. You can get good pedal strokes out of it. And so the other thing with the frame is comfort. Are you looking for comfort? Are you looking for an aesthetic? So it's just important to think about what's important to you. Again, at Sixthreezero we design our e-bikes for practicality, for riding, for pedaling, and also the comfort element of it. So there are just so many different frame sizes out there. Do you want it to be like a normal bike? Do you want it to look like a dirt bike? Do you not care how it feels on your body? Is it more about the look? Just know that there's a huge assortment of frame sizes out there and you have to think about what's going to be best for your riding needs and your body as you choose a frame size for an e-bike.

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All right, charging time. The next thing on the things I wish I had known, it does take some time to charge an e-bike battery. I'm going to say anywhere from four to six hours. So make sure you just plan for that as you go on long rides and you drain your battery. If you either have a backup battery that's fully charged, that's a great idea, but if you're going to turn around and do your next ride, you're going to want to make sure you allow that four to six hours to get that battery fully charged up and ready to go for your next ride. So that's just important to remember, especially if you're riding to work or somewhere and you drain the entire battery and you maybe only have two hours or maybe not even work, let's say you're running into a store or doing something, it's only going to take you two hours, but you've drained the entire battery to get there. You're not going to have enough time to charge that battery up. So bringing an extra battery may be your best bet.

Okay, one thing I want to address too, in my things I wish I'd known is the fire risk. Now, I know a lot of people are scared about charging e-bikes and the idea of chargers exploding and batteries blowing up. I've had a lot of e-bikes, and knock on wood, I've never had an issue with any kind of explosion or fire risk. I think the one thing with that is to make sure you're charging your e-bike in normal room temperature conditions.

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