Vailen
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I am assuming you mean the Lectric XPedition. I have never ridden this bike myself but have seen people riding it. If you do purchase the bike definitely get the dual batteries. Usually, buying the 2nd battery separately at a later date will be more expensive.
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Lectric XPedition Takes on a 2600-mile Adventure
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/18/lectric-expedition-takes-on-a-2600-mile-adventure/amp
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/18/lectric-expedition-takes-on-a-2600-mile-adventure/amp
cargobikesaresick
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I have this bike!
I use it as a car replacement. Over 300 miles on it so far. I've hauled my 3 kids to the arcade, picked up groceries and use it and a landscaping bike trailer from WIKE to haul my two big dumb dogs to the park.
My area is quite hilly so I opted for dual batteries, but I think most people should anyway since you get the second battery as a package deal much cheaper than purchasing it individually later.
If its flat where you live you'll get crazy range out of this bike. It has no suspension, but that hasn't bothered me that much, and I've got a bad vertebra as well. Invest in a good seat and/or suspension seat post if your local roads are bad!
The bike comes fully assembled, and the only thing that might require some adjustment is the shifter. Mine was fine out of the box however.
dwoodul51
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Hello - new member here. Hope I'm posting this in the correct location. Just purchased (8/24/23) a new Lectric XPedition. I'm 73 and have been riding bikes for many years and this is my first e-bike. Still ride a non-powered bike but wanted to try an electric. Purchased the 2-battery option and a second charger. Have only put 10 miles on the bike so far and love it - except, both tubes have failed since I got the bike on the road. Both times I found a small hole in the inside of the tube on the rim side. I found no issues with the rim - the rim tape looks good so I'm assuming a bad batch of tubes. I ordered and received two new tubes on Amazon and have replaced both of them this AM (9/4/23). Using old tubes, I added a second layer of tube for the replacements as I have not yet found 20x3 heavy duty tubes and am not ready for the Tanus or similar product. Has anyone had an issue like this with a Lectric brand bike or the XPedition in particular?
I'll post updates on the bike as I put more miles on it. I have added two drink cages, a second head and taillight, mirror and travel bag for spare tools and tubes. I'm looking for heavy duty tires and tubes (I hate flats). Thanks for any input anyone can add. DW in Dallas.
I'll post updates on the bike as I put more miles on it. I have added two drink cages, a second head and taillight, mirror and travel bag for spare tools and tubes. I'm looking for heavy duty tires and tubes (I hate flats). Thanks for any input anyone can add. DW in Dallas.
dwoodul51
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Also - wanted to add that the bike was easy to unpack (watch the Lectric video on "first ride). I checked all adjustments and found everything OK. Had to adjust the seat height and handlebar for my height (5'8" at 190 lbs), and add air to the tires. No damage from shipping. Make sure you move the chain to the roller guide and, after reading the instructions, off I went. I only tried PAS 1-3 on the class 2 setting. The bike climbs hills like they aren't there and I can only imigime what the bike does on a class 3 setting in PAS 5. Rode 10-13 miles and batteries still show a full charge - then the tires went flat. At least they held out 'till I was home... 
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New tires update - 10/7/23... Just finished installing the Pirelli motorcycle tire on the rear XPedition wheel (now it has a Pirelli on BOTH the front wheel and rear) and took it for a ride today, around 20 miles, on some bike trails (not off-road). While the tires are heavier, around 3-4lbs per tire, they performed very well. The ride was smooth, and handling was great. Remember - I'm an old guy and I never ran the XPedition higher than PAS-3 and usually ran the course at PAS-2 (and occasionally PAS-1). I no longer push my limits or the bike's limits. My son and wife were with me on separate non-electric bikes. I let my 30 yrd old son ride it for a while and he seemed to love it. Although I never hit any holes or really rough trail, the bike was at least as smooth as with the original factory tires. I'm running the tires at around 27 lbs. Why 27? That was where I set them when first mounted and it seemed to be a good smooth setting. Looks like only the middle 1 inch of the tire comes in contact with the path on a straightaway so they look like that's where I'll leave them for now. I'll will continue to mostly ride my non-powered TREK and will use the XPedition for shopping and hauling stuff - for example, the lake we ride has a bunch of geese and ducks we feed on occasion and the XPedition hauled a 50lb sack of cracked corn easily. Our bike trails take me right by several local shopping centers so that's handy. I have 50 miles on the batteries since fully charged and have around 60% power remaining. I'm using the double-tough tubes with a TR-6 stem. Let me know if anyone has questions and I try to answer. I posted a pic of the front tire in an earlier post. I'll post updates as needed. Also, no rear-fender mods were needed. The tire/wheel, after mounted, was easy to install on the frame.
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I'm using the 90/80 16 Pirelli Scooter tire. These are very stiff but sturdy. I also have a Shinko 241 I might try later which is more of a knobby but was told it's (the Sinko) smooth and it's more pliable than the Pirelli. There are other's out there such as - see below. Make sure you order the tires with the TR-6 valve stem and of course a rim diameter of 16. SicPuppy has some good tire info. So far I'm real happy with the Pirellis - but, they were hard to install. I'm not an expert tire installer and a more experienced person may not find them as difficult to install as I did.
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I'm using the 90/80 16 Pirelli Scooter tire. These are very stiff but sturdy. I also have a Shinko 241 I might try later which is more of a knobby but was told it's (the Sinko) smooth and it's more pliable than the Pirelli. There are other's out there such as - see below. Make sure you order the tires with the TR-6 valve stem and of course a rim diameter of 16. SicPuppy has some good tire info. So far I'm real happy with the Pirellis - but, they were hard to install. I'm not an expert tire installer and a more experienced person may not find them as difficult to install as I did.
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516-Andrew
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Expi2.0 Extended Range arrived 1/6. Was easy to unbox. Did most of it without looking for instructions. The few needed were attached to the bike.
Paper and paper tape. No zip-ties. Good improvement to packaging. (Saw an unwrap video.)
Batteries both charged in about 5 hours.
Some notes:
The tires were inflated to about 25 lbs upon arrival. The side walls, without a good close look, looked like they said they hold 25lbs. Was the only easily visible number. I was confused. Thought I heard/read bigger numbers. Turns out this is the MINIMUM inflation. And underneath a white reflective strip is the message that reads Max 45PSI. (On the OEM tires) Took me a good close look with a flashlight to see this.
Instructions said retrieve the front axle from a box. It was already on the fork. No prob.
Handlebars have end-caps? Trying to sort that out to install my mirrors. Pic has a hole to enlarge in the endcap. Did not see that. I was thinking just remove the endcap?
And trying to figure out where/how the lock mounts. It's in the bag, for now. What are the straps for? The included clamp looks like it would mount where a battery is, on a larger-diameter round frame section. Don't see where it would fit.
The 5A charger said it was an 'extra', a free included gift. I did not get the smaller charger. (So this would be an upgrade, not a free gift?) I did call and ask about this before the bike arrived, and I was told if I did not get both, to call them and they would send it. Going to try that. Two batteries, two chargers?
Also saw info that said charge batteries immediately so they are ready for the next ride - and then in another section (storage) I read to charge it just before (the day before?) you want to ride it, and it's better to keep it at 60% when not using. Do the second thing. It's better for the batteries.
Good to see the tire info above.
Waiting for a day above freezing to think about testing/riding it.
So far, so good.
Enough for today...
Ta-ta!
Paper and paper tape. No zip-ties. Good improvement to packaging. (Saw an unwrap video.)
Batteries both charged in about 5 hours.
Some notes:
The tires were inflated to about 25 lbs upon arrival. The side walls, without a good close look, looked like they said they hold 25lbs. Was the only easily visible number. I was confused. Thought I heard/read bigger numbers. Turns out this is the MINIMUM inflation. And underneath a white reflective strip is the message that reads Max 45PSI. (On the OEM tires) Took me a good close look with a flashlight to see this.
Instructions said retrieve the front axle from a box. It was already on the fork. No prob.
Handlebars have end-caps? Trying to sort that out to install my mirrors. Pic has a hole to enlarge in the endcap. Did not see that. I was thinking just remove the endcap?
And trying to figure out where/how the lock mounts. It's in the bag, for now. What are the straps for? The included clamp looks like it would mount where a battery is, on a larger-diameter round frame section. Don't see where it would fit.
The 5A charger said it was an 'extra', a free included gift. I did not get the smaller charger. (So this would be an upgrade, not a free gift?) I did call and ask about this before the bike arrived, and I was told if I did not get both, to call them and they would send it. Going to try that. Two batteries, two chargers?
Also saw info that said charge batteries immediately so they are ready for the next ride - and then in another section (storage) I read to charge it just before (the day before?) you want to ride it, and it's better to keep it at 60% when not using. Do the second thing. It's better for the batteries.
Good to see the tire info above.
Waiting for a day above freezing to think about testing/riding it.
So far, so good.
Enough for today...
Ta-ta!
This is a different bike than the one the thread was started for, as it's the long tail frame rather than the original.
The lock would mount to the bosses between the steering stem and seat tube, (red circles below) if you don't have a bag mounted in the middle. I think that's the controller circled in blue. If so, that's not a very good use of space. That's where the lock is mounted on my Lectric XP Lite. They should design a combination controller mount/lock holder, in my opinion.
Yes, they've apparently moved from cutting out the end of a one-piece grip to having an end cap. However, they didn't want to scrap however many thousand manuals. (a stuffer sheet would've been the classy thing to do)
That's awesome that they're sending you a 2nd charger for free; that's about another $50 value. I had a similar experience with Lectric when I JUST missed their free lock promotion. They sent it to me as a gesture of goodwill. Then you know what happened? I took two folding eBikes with me on a road trip vacation, and the one with a cheaper cable lock got stolen, where the Lectric was safe because of its better folding lock. I will never forget that.
As for tire pressure, you can vary it, keeping in mind that lower pressure will give you a nicer ride at the expense of rolling resistance and range. I'd probably keep the rear at 30 and the front at 25, except when you might be concerned about range.
I mostly agree on your battery state-of-charge thoughts, however, the general guideline is to keep them between 20-80% state of charge. (30-60% for long-term storage only)
It think it's time Lectric sourced a dual charger: two outputs from a single brick. There's too many cords otherwise and there has got to be some cost savings from only having to include one input cord and one housing. Make it an at-cost add-on option.
The lock would mount to the bosses between the steering stem and seat tube, (red circles below) if you don't have a bag mounted in the middle. I think that's the controller circled in blue. If so, that's not a very good use of space. That's where the lock is mounted on my Lectric XP Lite. They should design a combination controller mount/lock holder, in my opinion.
Yes, they've apparently moved from cutting out the end of a one-piece grip to having an end cap. However, they didn't want to scrap however many thousand manuals. (a stuffer sheet would've been the classy thing to do)
That's awesome that they're sending you a 2nd charger for free; that's about another $50 value. I had a similar experience with Lectric when I JUST missed their free lock promotion. They sent it to me as a gesture of goodwill. Then you know what happened? I took two folding eBikes with me on a road trip vacation, and the one with a cheaper cable lock got stolen, where the Lectric was safe because of its better folding lock. I will never forget that.
As for tire pressure, you can vary it, keeping in mind that lower pressure will give you a nicer ride at the expense of rolling resistance and range. I'd probably keep the rear at 30 and the front at 25, except when you might be concerned about range.
I mostly agree on your battery state-of-charge thoughts, however, the general guideline is to keep them between 20-80% state of charge. (30-60% for long-term storage only)
It think it's time Lectric sourced a dual charger: two outputs from a single brick. There's too many cords otherwise and there has got to be some cost savings from only having to include one input cord and one housing. Make it an at-cost add-on option.
516-Andrew
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Keywords Lectric Expedition 2.0 Extended Range,
Seems the charger was an upgrade, not an extra. False advertising? I called about it, wrote about it. I think that's sort of wrong, but I can make do on the one charger for now. Will decide if I want a second 5A for $150 (or two slower 2A chargers for $100?), will worry about it if/when it becomes an issue. 100+ miles of range will be quite fine for now.
I weigh 230+ lbs, and the roads here could be better, so I have the tires around 40 lbs to make sure I avoid pinching the tube somehow. They took a 1/2 inch off the tire when they went to Expedition II, as a note.
It's winter. So far, only two rides: three times around the block, 1 mile, as my intro ride when it first got home; And only one other ride, a last-minute downtown hustle to the bank, also about 1 mile, unknowingly at PAS2, 14mph, for most of the ride (made it from chair to bank before it closed, had 15 minutes), then PAS3 back again and another town, another mile over in the other direction to pick up my pick-up, after some repairs. Still have it restricted to 20mph for now. Roads were basically clear, after an afternoon melt-off of an early morning light snow. When I got there, was easy enough without batteries to lift up onto my gate and strap it upright on the kickstand for a short ride home.
Have to take the big bags off to reach the batteries, and take the batteries off (for me) to move the bike around. (I put my right arm through the rear frame near to my elbow, left hand under the lower front frame, and lift it up to my tailgate.)
Fast, smooth, easy. Perfect portable back-up ride. Waiting for better weather... So far, liking it all. You pedal, it takes off. Almost too much, if you only want a little. Will get used to it. Looking forward to getting familiar and comfortable with everything, and more riding.
Last delivery finally arriving, 2 months after my order was placed, the Orbiter II basket/cage. Due tomorrow, but I am off work, will have to wait another day to receive the delivery.
Seems the charger was an upgrade, not an extra. False advertising? I called about it, wrote about it. I think that's sort of wrong, but I can make do on the one charger for now. Will decide if I want a second 5A for $150 (or two slower 2A chargers for $100?), will worry about it if/when it becomes an issue. 100+ miles of range will be quite fine for now.
I weigh 230+ lbs, and the roads here could be better, so I have the tires around 40 lbs to make sure I avoid pinching the tube somehow. They took a 1/2 inch off the tire when they went to Expedition II, as a note.
It's winter. So far, only two rides: three times around the block, 1 mile, as my intro ride when it first got home; And only one other ride, a last-minute downtown hustle to the bank, also about 1 mile, unknowingly at PAS2, 14mph, for most of the ride (made it from chair to bank before it closed, had 15 minutes), then PAS3 back again and another town, another mile over in the other direction to pick up my pick-up, after some repairs. Still have it restricted to 20mph for now. Roads were basically clear, after an afternoon melt-off of an early morning light snow. When I got there, was easy enough without batteries to lift up onto my gate and strap it upright on the kickstand for a short ride home.
Have to take the big bags off to reach the batteries, and take the batteries off (for me) to move the bike around. (I put my right arm through the rear frame near to my elbow, left hand under the lower front frame, and lift it up to my tailgate.)
Fast, smooth, easy. Perfect portable back-up ride. Waiting for better weather... So far, liking it all. You pedal, it takes off. Almost too much, if you only want a little. Will get used to it. Looking forward to getting familiar and comfortable with everything, and more riding.
Last delivery finally arriving, 2 months after my order was placed, the Orbiter II basket/cage. Due tomorrow, but I am off work, will have to wait another day to receive the delivery.
Thanks for the update. First time I've heard of this being referred to as 'portable'.
Will the Orbiter block removal of the aft battery?
As for it taking off too hard, I think they have a controller setting for that. Maybe a power limit that's adjustable. Winter's a good time to tinker with that.
I have one of these in the back of my mind, but it's so long I'd have to replace two other bikes to fit it in my garage.
Will the Orbiter block removal of the aft battery?
As for it taking off too hard, I think they have a controller setting for that. Maybe a power limit that's adjustable. Winter's a good time to tinker with that.
I have one of these in the back of my mind, but it's so long I'd have to replace two other bikes to fit it in my garage.
