All the electric bike owners. What is your opinion on the e bike that you have? What are the good and the bad features on your bike. I would like to get one for turkey hunting but wanted some good information about the different bikes.
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Ive got a felt outfitter pedal assist bike. If you like to run and gun it is the ultimate turkey machine for an older fellow. It has replaced my old giant mountain bike.
I've never had one and likely never will. I've seen several discussions on them on Rokslide. You'd probably find more info about an E-bike there.
I am getting to the age where I am beginning to notice that, to put it nicely, my physical abilities are starting to "diminish" a bit. As such, I am considering my options and E-bikes are on that list. One of the main concerns I have (and anybody else should) is the use of these types of "vehicles" on public lands. They are not legal to use in some places, so anybody that is looking at getting one of them should consider where they plan on using it.
From what i have been told they are made in China. Here`s the deal. Engineers in U.S. spec them then order them from Chinese companies. Then you order online. Sometimes you can pre order to save a couple hundred. But what happens when you have a problem? Hope you have dealt with a reliable company. If you go with a local dealer x2 the price of the e bike. A lot to think about.
I'm very concerned about their use on public lands. There are different classes of them and top speeds of some are 45 mph or more. Just a motorcycle. When used on bike paths they can be a hazard. They're evolving very fast. https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2020-02-08/e-bikes-national-parks-can-you-ride
Jim make sure you check your state laws before spending 2grand on a bike. I have several friends that got big tickets this spring for having a motorized vehicle on state and federal lands. Just a heads up
Quote from: Turkz39 on June 13, 2020, 04:39:03 PM
Jim make sure you check your state laws before spending 2grand on a bike. I have several friends that got big tickets this spring for having a motorized vehicle on state and federal lands. Just a heads up
They are allowed on all National Forrests, not sure about wildlife refuges.
They should be 100% outlawed where "no motorized vehicles" are posted.
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Quote from: Turkz39 on June 13, 2020, 04:39:03 PM
Jim make sure you check your state laws before spending 2grand on a bike. I have several friends that got big tickets this spring for having a motorized vehicle on state and federal lands. Just a heads up
They are allowed on all National Forrests, not sure about wildlife refuges.
They should be 100% outlawed where "no motorized vehicles" are posted.
They are allowed on only 40% of the NF trails not all. I'm sure with the difficulty of walking in skin tight skinny jeans and the majority of humans being both over weight and lazy they will eventually be legal everywhere. They should be legal for handicapped or elderly people not hipster doofuses. Eating yourself into obesity is not a handicap neither is letting your legs get too weak to walk from lack of use.
That old tired saying about "just walk further,go deep to get away from people" is about over.
The way i look at it ... if you want E bike and can use it 60 percent of the time and this allows you to go turkey hunting then BUY the E Bike ... Don't let people, discourage you because they think you have to walk everywhere just to go hunting in your older age. Regardless being outdoors and riding bike is just as enjoyable and you will use your leg's in pedaling the bike ... You can get exercise by using your E Bike in the off season and that will help with getting you in better shape for spring turkey season , lot's of Parks have riding trails ..
I have one. Bought a RAD Rover...worth EVERY penny
My only complaint is the weight of the bike but it isn't like you're carrying it far.
Feel free to ask me anything about it.
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Spurs, they are definitely not allowed on all national forest lands. Iam not exactly sure which lands you can ride them, because I don't have one. But I do know for sure that the people i know that got tickets were on a foot travel path off a main gravelroad on national forest property in VA. They got a ticket for going around a closed bar gate on national forest with a motorized vehicle and being of state property a foot travel path that was not permitted to motorized vehicles. They were told if the battery was not on the bike it would not have been a big deal.
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Quote from: ManfromGreenSwamp on June 15, 2020, 12:36:33 PM
I have one. Bought a RAD Rover...worth EVERY penny
My only complaint is the weight of the bike but it isn't like you're carrying it far.
Feel free to ask me anything about it.
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1) How does it handle water and mud?
2) When riding where there are lots of fallen limbs, sticks and wood debris, do they get caught up in the gears and sprockets?
Quote from: Turkz39 on June 15, 2020, 04:51:10 PM
Spurs, they are definitely not allowed on all national forest lands. Iam not exactly sure which lands you can ride them, because I don't have one. But I do know for sure that the people i know that got tickets were on a foot travel path off a main gravelroad on national forest property in VA. They got a ticket for going around a closed bar gate on national forest with a motorized vehicle and being of state property a foot travel path that was not permitted to motorized vehicles. They were told if the battery was not on the bike it would not have been a big deal.
I guess I misspoke. I know of at least 3 were they are 100% legal on the entire area outside of any wilderness/WMAs.
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:angel9:Quote from: ManfromGreenSwamp on June 15, 2020, 12:36:33 PM
I have one. Bought a RAD Rover...worth EVERY penny
My only complaint is the weight of the bike but it isn't like you're carrying it far.
Feel free to ask me anything about it.
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1) How does it handle water and mud?
2) When riding where there are lots of fallen limbs, sticks and wood debris, do they get caught up in the gears and sprockets?
1) it handles water well...though I don't recommend soaking it at the drive motor(weather hub motor or mid-drive). It is super! In mud and like all slipppery mud though, it's slippery it's burst to get off and push if it's a long long way . Like, if your truck will spin sideways in it you will too...not that it won't go through it just fine, you just may fall off and bump scopes or damage a lot of equipment and your self.
2) it handles trails and debris fine. Sticks and even logs up to about 10". One thing I learned is it doesn't like briars, AT ALL, nor will you on it! Not had anything go into the chain. It couldn't handle then again I'm using throttle so my chain isn't spinning because it's a hub driven bike.
If I had it to do again I'd still buy the RAD rover price point wise compared to rambo or some others. Mud drives are great but the chain always turns which sucks.
Here in Florida you need it to do the 4 mile in 4 mile out places to get away from yahoos. Mine will do roughly 40miles on a charge on pavement and half that in the woods. It's amazing where you can get with one. Florida is legal and considered a bike if under 20mph and pedal assisted.
Awesome deer hunting machine with a trailer.
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