Trying to decide between an Aventon Level.2 Commuter, Aventon Adventure 2 fat tire and Mokwheel Basalt fat tire

[MassGuy]

I've been researching ebikes for days. Things that are important to me are range, speed and quality. Quality applies to all bikes. Range is more important than speed but I wouldn't mind having it all.

I was originally going to go with the Aventon Level.2 Commuter. Seems like a great bike with a 500W (750 peak) motor and 672Wh battery. It's light weight for an ebike at 62lbs. The reason I originally didn't look at fat tire bikes is because they are heavy and have a higher rolling resistance so that would hurt range and performance. I saw an ad for one so I took a look. No problem with range/performance when there is a bigger motor and battery. The Aventon Adventure 2 has a 750W sustained motor that is powered by a 720Wh battery. This sounded pretty good to me! I was pretty much set on going with the Adventure 2 until I saw a Facebook ad for the Mokwheel Basalt. It has a 750W motor pared to a 940Wh battery. Something else that I like about this one is the wheelbase is about 5.5" longer than the Adventure 2 while I like better. I wouldn't have thought anything of that until I compared them. I do like the Aventon display better. So these fat tires can 28+ MPH and have a really good range.

My current bike is an X-treme Rubicon. It has a 500w motor pared with a 499Wh battery. I can only get about 24 miles out of it and that's at the lowest level with me providing input. My rides have to be carefully calculated. I'd like to be able to do 20-25 miles in each direction without thinking about it.

Thoughts/feedback?

Thanks!

 

[paulmich603]

I went with the Level 2 as it is marketed as a commuter bike. Aventure is marketed as an off road bike. I prefer the 2.1 inch tires over 4 inch tires. The speed and range are the same.

 

[HumanPerson]

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[neutron]

The thing that changed my mind from a fat tire to commuter style was where I was realistically going to ride. There was a good chance that 99% of my riding would be on paved surfaces with only occasionally going on dirt, but level paths. So no need for the fat tires. The 2.4" tires are much quieter with less rolling resistance. I get about 60 miles with using PA 2 or 3 most of the time on flat level trails and the occasional hill. I only use the throttle for getting going from a dead stop like at an intersection. I still haven't run the battery all the way down so I really can't say how far I could stretch it. My bike has a 500 w hub drive with a 48v 16.5ah battery. I'm about 200lbs. 6'1".

 

[Cece’s E-Bike Garage]

I've been researching ebikes for days. Things that are important to me are range, speed and quality. Quality applies to all bikes. Range is more important than speed but I wouldn't mind having it all.

I was originally going to go with the Aventon Level.2 Commuter. Seems like a great bike with a 500W (750 peak) motor and 672Wh battery. It's light weight for an ebike at 62lbs. The reason I originally didn't look at fat tire bikes is because they are heavy and have a higher rolling resistance so that would hurt range and performance. I saw an ad for one so I took a look. No problem with range/performance when there is a bigger motor and battery. The Aventon Adventure 2 has a 750W sustained motor that is powered by a 720Wh battery. This sounded pretty good to me! I was pretty much set on going with the Adventure 2 until I saw a Facebook ad for the Mokwheel Basalt. It has a 750W motor pared to a 940Wh battery. Something else that I like about this one is the wheelbase is about 5.5" longer than the Adventure 2 while I like better. I wouldn't have thought anything of that until I compared them. I do like the Aventon display better. So these fat tires can 28+ MPH and have a really good range.

My current bike is an X-treme Rubicon. It has a 500w motor pared with a 499Wh battery. I can only get about 24 miles out of it and that's at the lowest level with me providing input. My rides have to be carefully calculated. I'd like to be able to do 20-25 miles in each direction without thinking about it.

Thoughts/feedback?

Thanks!

We do not currently carry Aventon unfortunately but I would definitely go with them or QuietKat for some of the best out there!

 

[Penfield E. Farthing]

I went with the Level 2 as it is marketed as a commuter bike. Aventure is marketed as an off road bike. I prefer the 2.1 inch tires over 4 inch tires. The speed and range are the same.

I'm amazed to read the 4.0" and the 2.1" tires have similar speed and range!

 

[paulmich603]

I'm amazed to read the 4.0" and the 2.1" tires have similar speed and range!

Aventure has a 750W motor as the Level 2 has a 500W motor.

 

[Penfield E. Farthing]

Aventure has a 750W motor as the Level 2 has a 500W motor.

Ah! But Wait! Are the batteries the same size? It would seem the 2.1" tires offer great reduction in rolling resistance.

 

[MassGuy]

The Aventon Adventure 2 has a 750W sustained motor that is powered by a 720Wh battery. The Mokwheel Basalt has a 750W motor pared to a 940Wh battery. This is something that sold me on a fat tire bike.

I ordered the Basalt. It will be here Saturda.

 

[paulmich603]

Ah! But Wait! Are the batteries the same size? It would seem the 2.1" tires offer great reduction in rolling resistance.

I'm not sure how the 2 bikes share the same range and speed. I figured a bigger motor uses more energy so therefore the Aventure would have a lower range and speed...oh well maybe there is an engineer out here who could help us on this.

 

[Penfield E. Farthing]

I'm not sure how the 2 bikes share the same range and speed. I figured a bigger motor uses more energy so therefore the Aventure would have a lower range and speed...oh well maybe there is an engineer out here who could help us on this.

Allow me to step in lieu of an honest engineer:
One battery is 720Wh and the other is 940Wh.
So, although using more power, the fat wheel has a 940Wh battery.
It could also be said it takes 220Wh more to propel a fat tire as opposed to a 2.1" tire over the same distance.

 

[strike244]

The Aventon Adventure 2 has a 750W sustained motor that is powered by a 720Wh battery. The Mokwheel Basalt has a 750W motor pared to a 940Wh battery. This is something that sold me on a fat tire bike.

I ordered the Basalt. It will be here Saturda.

What are your thoughts on the Mokwheel? I have the same conundrum...