As previously mentioned here on the forum, my first Lectric XP Trike lost a rear axle bearing at about 500 miles or so. Lectric sent me an all new trike under their warranty and that trike now has over 500 miles on it. Not so good weather kept me from riding my usual 30-35 miles per week this past winter and spring, even June was not kind to bike and trike riders in our neck of the woods. And for the first time in many years, there were some very hot days in August that kept the usual bike and trike riders indoors, myself included. And usually I do not ride much in the winter due to a lot of snow and rain and freezing weather anyway. So far this replacement trike is performing well, and I hope the rear axle bearings are an improvement over the older ones. Here are some random observations on various things with the XP trike.
1) You can go 60 miles on mostly flat, paved terrain by rationing your PAS1 function to about 60% of your ride. Not sure you could go 60 miles on full PAS1 the whole way on mostly flat paved roads?
2) It will take about 5.5 hours to recharge the battery fully after 50 miles of flat paved terrain riding with about 60% PAS1 included.
3) It will take slightly over one hour to recharge fully after a 5.2 mile ride with 60% PAS1 on flat paved roads with very slight up hills on occasion and some headwinds. Ride a little over 10 miles and it will take two hours to recharge fully.
4) I get lots of questions about the trike, and I know of at least 3 other folks in our area who bought Lectric XP trikes after seeing mine and hearing my comments on the trike.
5) I have a fitted gel pad on the factory seat to help my tired old skinny butt, but I have seen a wider and well padded seat in WalMart in the bicycle section that I am thinking about! I don't know how anyone can ride on those skinny seats on most mountain and road bikes. They have about as much cushion as a wash cloth draped over a 2x4. Perhaps that is leading to declining birthrates in this country? Just saying . . . .
6) Overall, I feel the bike is well priced and worth the cost and performs well enough for my needs.
1) You can go 60 miles on mostly flat, paved terrain by rationing your PAS1 function to about 60% of your ride. Not sure you could go 60 miles on full PAS1 the whole way on mostly flat paved roads?
2) It will take about 5.5 hours to recharge the battery fully after 50 miles of flat paved terrain riding with about 60% PAS1 included.
3) It will take slightly over one hour to recharge fully after a 5.2 mile ride with 60% PAS1 on flat paved roads with very slight up hills on occasion and some headwinds. Ride a little over 10 miles and it will take two hours to recharge fully.
4) I get lots of questions about the trike, and I know of at least 3 other folks in our area who bought Lectric XP trikes after seeing mine and hearing my comments on the trike.
5) I have a fitted gel pad on the factory seat to help my tired old skinny butt, but I have seen a wider and well padded seat in WalMart in the bicycle section that I am thinking about! I don't know how anyone can ride on those skinny seats on most mountain and road bikes. They have about as much cushion as a wash cloth draped over a 2x4. Perhaps that is leading to declining birthrates in this country? Just saying . . . .
6) Overall, I feel the bike is well priced and worth the cost and performs well enough for my needs.