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Review on E-bike KUGOO V1 black 12" (requires final assembly) by Agata Asztemborska ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

No complaints, I recommend to buy.

An excellent bike, especially for the city and for people no taller than 165 cm). For my 1.85, I had to buy an elongated seatpost, which, even without a built-in shock absorber, is in short supply. When driving, it shows itself perfectly on the sidewalk, so the eternal steps on the road slopes are a tin for scooters. There are no such problems on this bike. Joint driving mode - legs + motor - just fire. It is worth a couple of times to pedal, as the motor picks up and now you are already rushing, enjoying the ride. Vel - not a scooter. If you enjoy the latter at speed, then the pleasure is from driving, not from racing. This means less annoying surrounding pedestrians and less traumatic. With a discharged battery, it is quite possible to reach the house on a muscular traction). Quite comfortable pedaling with low / medium height. Since the motor is more powerful than 0.25 kW, this product belongs to mopeds (category M), so you can drive on the roads, but sober, with a helmet and with a license. The bike is comfortable on asphalt, it is buried on bulk gravel. It is very convenient for apartment storage and operation around the city, at all well-known Chinese sites you can buy an additional battery for it, and then its mileage will increase by 2-3 times. Is it just necessary? In principle, riding a bike more than 20 km one way around the city will take enough time. Taking into account traffic lights and traffic, then it's easier to get there by public transport. So buying an additional battery of a very large capacity (0.5-0.8 of the price of a new bike) probably still makes no sense, but you can buy a small spare one. Minus the star for the steering creak, the lack of a display. Well, and, perhaps, the absence of at least some kind of trunk). In order to bring the purchase to mind, you need to purchase: a lock, a seatpost, a trunk, an additional battery, as well as connectors for it and a cable meter. All this goodness increases the cost by 10 - 20 thousand according to needs, but then the price already, in principle, approaches the cost of new electric bikes). Well, or in a pensioner's way to drive to the bakery on this miracle product.

Pros
  • 1. Speed 2. Presence of pedals 3. Joint riding mode: pedaling + motor 4. Steel frame 5. Complete set, includes a child seat 6. Easy to assemble 7. Very powerful 0.4 kW motor. 8. Disc brakes 9. Seatpost with shock absorber 10. On this bike you can ride on public roads on a par with other vehicles, since, according to the definition of traffic rules, it is a moped. 11. It does not take up much space at home and fits quite easily into passenger elevators of old models.
Cons
  • 1. It falls under the category "M" !, so the engine is more powerful than 0.25 kW 2. It would be nice to add a 550mm seatpost to the package. 3. Lack of shock absorbers 4. No couperative brake 5. No rear light 6. Slight creaking of the steering rack assembly when driving 7. No display.