Showing posts with label commute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label commute. Show all posts

7/07/2010

X-Treme Scooters Sport Electric Bicycle Moped Review

X-Treme Scooters Sport Electric Bicycle MopedBuyer beware.The X-treme scooter needs assembly upon arrival and warranty is only good for parts not labor, so after several email back and forth, they actually DID send me replacement parts, but nevertheless I ended up returning the bike to Amazon.I have a local dealer who could service the bike, but X-treme refused to pay for anything, even though the bike was damaged right out of the box.Thank goodness I bought it at Amazon, as they are very customer oriented, and understand what's going on.

I ended up buying a Veloteq Cougar locally instead of this bike.To all those interested, be wary of buying online, as the support from X-treme will not be there.

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Product Description:
The power of the XB-508 electric bicycle comes from large 550 watt brushless rear hub motor (installed in the center of the rear wheel) that is powered by 4 large high power batteries (14 AMPS each instead of 12 AMPS like the XB-500) that will last 3 years or more & can be re-charged more than 500 times.

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7/06/2010

X-Treme Scooters XB-600 Elite Electric Bicycle Review

X-Treme Scooters XB-600 Elite Electric BicycleI bought this for my 3 mile commute. This was a terrific solution, but took some effort to make it ready for the road.

The quality that went into building the scooter was less than optimal. A lot of the bolts were not tight, the pedals holes did not align with the post the pedals attach to and the gear on the rear wheel was not screwed onto the wheel. These were all items I easily corrected and I was off on my ride. It was a nice ride, the shocks actually work. Turn signals and lights work, but I keep hitting the horn button with my knee! Hehehe. The speedometer does not measure the speed, but rather calculates it and does that poorly. The only real disappointment was with the power of the engine, it took a really long time to get up to speed and this can be an issue in traffic, I can't get out of the way of vehicles especially starting up at intersections. The simple solution for me was to add a 5th battery. After investing $75 for a battery and $75 for a bigger charger, I mounting the new battery under the seat and now it has good pick-up and has a faster top speed.The range is good, I charge every 2 or 3 days and the charger stores easily in under the seat.

This is not a perfect product out of the box, but I couldn't live without it now. My new relaxation technique is a cross-town ride on Saturday afternoons on my scooter.

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Product Description:
The power of the XB-600 electric bicycle comes standard with a large 600 watt brushless rear hub motor (installed in the center of the rear wheel) that is powered by 4 large high power batteries (20 AMPS each battery - The Largest Battery We Offer) that will last 3 years or more & can be re-charged more than 500 times. The electric bicycle will travel 20 - 25 miles on a single charge.

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