![]() They also don’t handle steep grades especially well. Hub drives do not work well in true mtb setting due to how they engage and the less than ideal weight distribution. You can ride some loose surfaces or sand etc. They are great fun (I have one) but are not truly mountain bikes. Nevercold: “From the specs this looks like a fairly normal hub drive fat bike. Cheap components like cranks has also been a steady issue with them.” There have been broken frame components on other models and with some non-conventional design elements on these frames I feel they may have issues. I like the price point, but won’t become an early adopter. Nothing about prototypes has been shown so far. Everything they are showing on these new mid drives appear to be computer renderings. It’s still the gold standard for service with those eBikes. They didn’t own that page, but sent inquiries to it like they did. In the early years, they used a Facebook owners page as their tech service. They have improved their customer service from nothing with a 30-day warranty to at least a couple people handling service tickets and normal warranty. Richardrc: “All of my experience is early with Sondors. They are known for their affordable prices, but is that all about the SONDORS electric bicycle? Let’s have a look at a few of the users’ reviews. The only downside is that you can’t get one until the most brutal part of winter.Launched in 2015, SONDORS is a Los Angeles-based electric bicycle company and currently claims to be the largest distributor of electric bikes in the US. For them, the Sondors Rockstar will likely be just right. Plus, record numbers of people are hopping on bikes because of COVID, and some of those people are going to want to get off the streets and into the wild. But for someone that wants to goof around with their first full-suspension bike, this price is very competitive. If you're out there thrashing trails every weekend, you need something that can handle that kind of abuse. I have a feeling that true mountain bike buffs will poo-poo Sondors' Rockstar, and I totally get it. I'm also quite happy to report that Sondors does include a throttle on the Rockstar, and listen, pedal assist is great for 98 percent of your ride, but sometimes you just need to rocket past someone. The company quotes a range of 40-60 miles depending on how much you pedal, and given the parallels to my ride, I think that estimate is completely plausible. Lots of range - The Rockstar includes a 48 volt, 21 Ah battery that’s integrated into the downtube, and this too is similar in capacity to the one I have. Sondors says this one is a 750 watt unit, which should be more than enough. The motor looks to be an exception, though, as it's clearly a Bafang mid-drive motor similar to the one I have in my bike. Now, Sondors presumably won't be including a bunch of name-brand parts on the Rockstar from the pictures it appears that the front fork is house brand, and at this price point I would assume most of the other parts are white label. It’s $2,599! That price is wild.ħ50 watts of power - You can hardly get a non-electric full-suspension bike for that price, so this is pretty exciting. The Cruiser and LX models aren’t terribly interesting (to me anyway), but the Rockstar stopped me in my tracks. There was a very limited run for October delivery this morning, but it appears those are already out of stock. These things are selling fast - Sondors, a relative small but established electric bike company, announced its Elite series of mid-drive bikes earlier this year, and pre-orders are open for its three models for delivery in January.
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