Not a bad price and cargo capacity.
Bike Weight 80 Lbs
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this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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Rotors 203mm Front / 180mm Rear
Reiterating my prior objections, I think rotors like this might not be adequate to slow or stop a fully loaded 560 lbs (254 kg) ebike.
Current legislation has not caught up to deal with heavy + fast Class 3 ebikes, and the only restriction that exists here in California is that all bicycles need to be "equipped with a brake that will enable the operator to make one braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement".
As is plainly evident, this is a rather antiquated way to define bicycle stopping power, but it also reflects the generally low-touch regulations that have existed here regarding acoustic bicycles. It is, IMO, bonkers to intentionally run a bicycle with only a single braked wheel, but that's where the law sets the floor.
My concern then is that a fully loaded bike hauling a fully loaded trailer would fail even this antiquated requirement, if its rear brake proves unable to halt the wheel. Typical bicycles benefit from the load-transfer during deceleration to lift the rear wheel, easily causing a skid that proves compliance with the law. Heavily loaded bikes might fail this test, or might have to be tested by skidding the front wheel. But that's just asking for a crash.
I'm not at all endorsing the antiquated standard, but I think trying that test under full load would be very telling. Put it like this: I do not want to be ahead of someone that's hauling way too much weight and is underbraked. Gamesmanship with manufacturer weight ratings will eventually cause an overload-related crash, and the subsequent regulatory changes will likely be unkind to fast, heavy ebikes, putting more regulatory hurdles in the way of getting more people riding.