Looking for some advice for first bike on brand/model comparisons.

[CryptKeeper]

I think the Santa Monica might be coming out with a bigger battery, although with current shipping issues, it's hard to say when.

I have the KBO Breeze and it's been great. I ride almost exclusively on paved trails and roads so no fat tires for me. Like you, I have to have a throttle for several reasons but mainly I view the throttle as a safety feature. A throttle makes the bike easier to maneuver it tight quarters and helps with quick starts at traffic signals and crossings where cars are waiting for you to cross. The 500W/750W peak motor is plenty powerful enough. The 16ah battery gives it enough juice to ride 50+ miles with minimal effort on your part. I've only needed customer service a couple of times and they responded nicely so no complaints there. I replaced the display last week and that gave me a color screen, battery percentage left, clock, 9 pedal assist modes and a higher top speed. I don't need the higher top speed but it's nice to know it's there if I need it.

Never heard of the kbo but sounds nice!

 

[Annieolnie]

Slightly goofy video, but spoiler alert the Santa Monica wins.

 

[CryptKeeper]

Slightly goofy video, but spoiler alert the Santa Monica wins.View attachment 19458

I know I’ve watched a bunch of videos and the Santa Monica seems to be on par with the 4-5k bikes with its motor/components and quality of its ride and build.

 

[CryptKeeper]

Slightly goofy video, but spoiler alert the Santa Monica wins.View attachment 19458

It also shows on their website it’s 2395 but all the dealers are selling for about 1935 and saw one by me for under 1900

 

[neutron]

Never heard of the kbo but sounds nice!

I thought you mentioned the Breeze in you second paragraph in your first post.

 

[CryptKeeper]

I thought you mentioned the Breeze in you second paragraph in your first post.

Oh yeah the Velotric breeze haha

 

[Annieolnie]

It also shows on their website it’s 2395 but all the dealers are selling for about 1935 and saw one by me for under 1900

Sounds like you've found a direction to at least start leaning towards.

 

[CryptKeeper]

Sounds like you've found a direction to at least start leaning towards.

Yeah 100%. I do think ima be going with the vorsa though. It’s $500 less than the Santa Monica including shipping charges from dealers out of state. It would be the same if I bought from my state at the bike store here including tax.

 

[Annieolnie]

The Vorsa does have cadence and torque sensor choices, which is where I think most ebikes will be in the future.

 

[CryptKeeper]

The Vorsa does have cadence and torque sensor choices, which is where I think most ebikes will be in the future.View attachment 19468

Yeah I like that feature a lot.

 

[Dominator7]

I own three Velotric ebikes (Nomad 1, Nomad 2, and Fold 1 Plus) and I've been happy with them. My next one will probably be the Discover 2. Pretty much all of the newer Velotric ebikes have a cadence sensor and torque sensor and.....cruise control!

 

[Annieolnie]

Does the Discover2 or Nomad2 have a speed based controller in cadence mode or can you set it to be wattage based, so that it doesn't cut out at a particular speed ?

 

[Dominator7]

Does the Discover2 or Nomad2 have a speed based controller in cadence mode or can you set it to be wattage based, so that it doesn't cut out at a particular speed ?

You can go into the menu and set up speed limits for the thottle and pedals if you want to. It's optional.

 

[Annieolnie]

You can go into the menu and set up speed limits for the thottle and pedals if you want to. It's optional.

So, if you're in pedal assist 2 and get to 15mph, the motor will stay on and not drop out because you have reached its designated speed? I have the Go1 and this "hurry up and wait" form of pedaling drives me a bit nuts. I wish I could set it to a wattage based system that did not shut the motor off at certain intervals.

 

[any name you wish]

So, if you're in pedal assist 2 and get to 15mph, the motor will stay on and not drop out because you have reached its designated speed? I have the Go1 and this "hurry up and wait" form of pedaling drives me a bit nuts. I wish I could set it to a wattage based system that did not shut the motor off at certain intervals.

I have a Discover 2 and you can set the speed limit to any speed between 12 and 28, as a previous poster showed. If you exceed that set speed the motor shuts off untill you drop below it.

 

[Annieolnie]

I have a Discover 2 and you can set the speed limit to any speed between 12 and 28, as a previous poster showed. If you exceed that set speed the motor shuts off untill you drop below it.

That's good to know, thanks.