My First Gravel eBike! Fiido C21 Review

[jlp-mtb]

I’m in the US and I got this bike about 6 weeks ago with the pre order discount and it’s been great. Smooth and quiet. I’m mostly on PAS 1 or 2 and usually off when on flat gravel roads and down hills. I like to pedal and workout a little bit that’s why I got this bike without a throttle. I just need a little power for the climbs, PAS2 is all I need for hills 5-12%. I can get around 40+ miles, but if you use PAS5 100% of the time, you’ll only get 10-15 miles with a lot of climbs. Also, this bike actually rides really good without power. I own 10 e-bikes and this is in my top 3 for no throttle bikes. Definitely worth the pre order price of $1299, especially with torque sensor. You can also unlock the speed by pressing the down arrow from the limited 15mph to 20mph.

[iulian]

Hi Chris,
E bike sceptic here.
I really like you are moving on with ebike reviews and I hope people buy and use them for urban commuting as well.
A few geek thoughts, I hope I don't sound like an condescending a**:

- The brakes are fine and should be reliable. I seriously doubt the rotor or pads are supposed to be lubed. Normally pouring some water on the caliper speeds up the braking in process. Avoid hard braking until stand still during the braking in process, just brake hard down to 5 kph or so. This way you will get better performance.
- The frames looks nice but the contrast between the bottom bracket welds and the other welds is huge. I dig the bottle shaped extra battery.
- Going with a 9 speed cassette is a sensible move towards durability
- Ltwoo drivetrains are praised among the bike bargain hunters even for high end road group sets.

[Compostela]

Hi Crhis! Is this the M or L size? Im 182 cm tall and 73 kg and Im not sure if the M will do the job for me (I usally preffer smaller than bigger). What do you suggest @techtablets. Thanks!!

[EmercinAlcos]

Hi Chris. Been watching your channel since I started looking for an ebike a few months now. This one actually looks promising. Fiido has had some issues with frames on their other models. So I wanted to ask what you think of the frame integrity on this one?
Other than having a small non-removal battery, this bike seems to be pretty bang on. Seriously considering this as my first starter ebike. Thanks for the time you put into these reviews. 👍

[gkirmathal]

Could the idea behind this small battery have been to only use it on rough and steep terrain and not use it more flatter and smooth road surfaces??
Oh and btw finally a gravel e-bike with torque sensor which is affordable!

[troywalt]

Missed opportunity here I think the market wants more of the single speed belt driven electric gravel like the ride1up roadster v2 gravel. Also this is a bit on the expensive side.

[ronggearrob]

Hydraulic disc brakes need to be bedded in before riding, not difficult to do and it only takes a couple of minutes. Easiest way is to find a gradual slope (or can be done on flat ground too), get the bike up to a casual cruising speed, apply brakes to SLOW the bike down - Don't come to a complete stop, and then release the brakes and repeat a dozen times should do it. The more reps you do, you should feel the brakes bite better each time.

[daztastic]

Doesn’t the button unit on the left with the up/down arrows adjust the assist levels, it seems an unlikely design feature to have to take your hand off the grip and move it to the stem area to change levels. Obviously that unit does it as you’ve shown but surely the thumb buttons on the left do the levels?

i've seen this kind of thing before, within three months it'll be "My First Wingsuit Dive", and then game over.

[eightytw]

How does it manage the hills? Thank you!

[alphalunamare]

5:50 Where I live we share the pathe with folk and their dogs. Sounding the claxon would be quite inappropriate. The Bell is polite. If one needs a claxon then one is not riding in accordance with ones environment. Either that or one is a dip. Bells' like Whiskey, is better for contentment amongst society.

[MrTechcat]

Even the smallest Fiido D3 has +30% bigger battery and is rated for only under 60km.. like real 30km. There is no surprise C21 does not have any range at all.

[Infinitas-vjsz]

Good day, I received my Fiido C21 Pro today, unboxing and assembly was completed with the help of the Fiido video. the fenders were a little trickly and fiddly.

Just 2 questions.
1. can you tell me if there is a way to check my C21 frame is medium or large, it feels large as I can only just stand up straddling the crossbar, the order stated clearly M.

2. When using the cycle for the first time I was expecting to see assist levels 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. But see eco, normal, sport, turbo, turbo+ and rocket modes, has this replaced the assist modes that I saw when looking at various videos on youtube including yours which was one reason why I chose this e-bike.

[mmjj]

Hello Chris,
If you have to choose between this one and the ADO DECE 300? Which one and why? Thanks, I find really good your videos!

[kenbee]

They sacrificed range for lightness and discreetness
I think if you're looking for this sort of stealthy eBike, the trade-off is worth it




You didn't mention the price at all?
Or did I miss it somehow?

[alphalunamare]

10:00 I live where The 2nd Augustan Legion used to live .... as for the battery, horses for courses. If I was Your weight on that Island, I would have a chaufer. :-) Why didn't you hit the top of that mountain? Get the battery backup and try it? That would be awesome! :--) x

[patrickmaas]

What i notice with most of the bikes is that they all drain the battery because of the way the software works. It is to bad that there is no way to tune the powerstages of the bikes in the way you can make a real eco mode. I tuned my Himiway Cobra this way and in Power setting 1 i can drive the 38 kg monster over diverse offroad terrain for +/- 130 km. Most of the bikes just are way to powerfull in setting 1.

[mr.humble]

Hi, what if you need to replace the battery

[kostasathens]

Is throttle included ir not?
Which are the specs of battery? Volt + Amp ?

[mizoalmasri]

I like the design, it looks light. it could be lighter. there are carbon fiber bicycles that weighs 2 to 3 kilos. I'm waiting to see someone who can create an e-bike with 10 kilos