EDIT: I had this beast of a bike since July 2nd and I must say....I cant find any bikes under $1,300 bucks that comes anywhwre close to this in spec or tech Even today! I get so many compliments whenever I ride this baby....and I've been riding this everyday since I got this. 25 miles some days on trails and exploring different part of the towns. Battery life is excellent. In a mixed flat and hilly area to get 25 miles is great on one charge. I havent fully depleted it yet even once. I am not sure how many miles i would get on throttle only. But i will find out soon. Great work out and even lost some weight and got toned. It's a fantastic ride when in peddle assist1-5 but Pedel Assist 0 the bike becomes extremely heavy with no power. I haven't figured out the gears yet. Couple of things I would change is the front derailleur adjustment to something a bit more easier to use and maybe a lighter frame so it could be more easier to lift down or up the stairs. When using the front gear adjustment, It will go into middle and outer chainring without any issues but lowest one won't seem to shift for me easily. I may take it to a professional bike tuning place since it might be worth it for me since I ride this everyday for fitess and fun! I bought tons of stuff as additonal accessories with the money I saved including headlights, tail lights, smart helmet, securty lock, horn, alarm system, gloves laser bicycle markers for night riding and etc. I even got my 17 year old who was lazy and couldn't ride to learn cycling and been going out together because of this bike! Thank you so much for a life changing experience! (Sound cheesy and a bit dramatic but hey) just buy it! Price is FANTASTIC!!! I might get another one for my daughter now that she is learning to ride a bike once she is a bit more consistent so we can have our father daughter bonding rides. 5 STAR ALL THE WAY FOR ME.
I just ordered my first E-bike after alot of research and finally decided to go for the Safari from HittRoad bike (Class 2 rear hub motor with 21 speed Shimano gear and quick charge battery) couple of days ago. The delivery was super quick by fedex. I recieved it this morning on a Saturday (2 days even though original delivery was suppose to be 6-11 days.) I am so impressed with this little thing. Easy to install watching the video. I didnt even need the instruction manual to put it all together. 90% come fully installed. Just had to install the front tire, handle bar, pedel and the fender. Didnt feel the need to put the fender so I left that alone. You will need to inflate the tires first time to 45 or 50 psi. Other than that, it was ready to ride in no time....anyone can put this together easily within 1 hour to 2 hour max if you are new to the assembly. It has a quick release for the front tire which is very convenient. Sexy looking bike. (Black). Battery came fully charged. I charged it anyway to make sure it was topped off. Packaging was impeccable. Quality items thorough out. Bike felt like it was built with high quality items. I live in a very hilly area in Yonkers, NY. Took it out and went for a ride to the nearby park and then around the town for 3.3 miles in 15 minutes. Thats with me slowing down and going down 50 stairs deep down to the trail with lifting the bike down (Faster than taking my car!!!) Hills were steep and not even a little bit of hick up for this machine. Quite motor. Throttle assist literally just take away all the pedeling if you don't want to. Yet you can if you want a qood little work out which I clearly had. Battery was full when I got home. It will take a little getting used to familiarize yourself with the gears. But no learning curve at all. Just go with your insticts as you ride and it's a breeze! You can hardly tell its a ebike unless you look closely. So that's another great thing I appreciate. I hate those fat tire bulky looking monsters. You can't even take them to a park or trails because most of them fall under class 3 category according to DOT and not allowed in public trails or parks. Takes the whole fun away from having a bike in my opinion. And this handles rough trails with such ease which I didn't even feel. Great suspension too! Where will you find an e bike with this level of quality under 800 bucks??? I highly doubt it. I read quite a bit about all the other ones in this price range and none will ever come close. There was a promotion so I end up getting it for few hundred dollar cheaper as well. Today I see the price went up 150 bucks more. I would pay 1000 for this bike without a doubt. Love the seller. I can see the little attention to detail went behind this even with pakaging. Thank you. Don't even think twise people. Best money can buy under the sub 1000 dollar range. Let's see if this will hold up my everyday use. I will update this review if I have any issues which I am hopping i won't for a little while. Buy buy buy!