Ebikes are getting heavier... but not the Urtopia Carbon Pro

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[djstonewood]

The sounds are a great feature for safety and coolness. One cricket for first. Two crickets for second gear. Three crickets for third level assist.

[trancetechkid]

Yeah I’d really like to see this trend with top end battery density, ultra lightweight frames etc. something you could actually get on top of a car roof rack easily.

[kevinmccune]

send this crippled old man one to try kyle, i cant find anything light enough with a motor, I do appreciate your videos( keep up the good work, hope you are feeling better)

[karlInSanDiego]

Thank you for checking out this bike. They promoted it with big dollars while fundraising for it.

[Hoggdoc]

Phone sync features could be a real pain especially if internet connection is required.

[unwillingful]

I have a bafang bbshd and a cyc x1 pro gen 4... I will have to say I prefer the torque sensing because it allows me to put it on a higher assist setting while still being able to pedal. The BBSHD really feels like a bulletproof motor but it's really hard to dial in a good assist setting that helps while pedaling. I end up just holding the throttle down the whole time with the BBSHD...

[jeffmpvd]

I would absolutely never buy an eBike that needed a phone to turn it on. That's a HUGE failure point. What happens when they no longer update the app and it does not work with a new OS? It becomes a perfectly good throw away bike in a landfill.

[NuclearEngineerDOE]

Another great review. Do you know who manufactures the motor? TIA BTW, I returned a cargo bike that weighed 82 lbs (!). My thought is they will only get lighter and better, and here we are.

[oplkfdhgk]

3:45 i think it's nice but i am hoping there is a way to change the stem and handlebar because if you can't do that then it could cause issues with bikefit.

[karlInSanDiego]

I guess thinking that e-bikes are our future transportation, I'm excited that both lighter less powerful bikes are available along with very powerful car-replacement designed bikes. Maybe we need a few years using both (and measuring their emissions impact of manufacturing) to gravitate towards one or the other.

[michaelhorton]

I'm happy with my Aventure Step Through.

[djstonewood]

This is why I prefer cadence sensors because if you already have the E bike, why would you want to have to strain paddling if you don’t want to. In my opinion, they don’t even really need speed levels on a torque sensor because the torque sensor should determine the level of assist. With cadence sensor the settings one through three or one through five makes sense because you can choose to pedal at whatever speed you want to pedal at and then just adjust your overall speed with the assist level.

[PatchezRagdolls]

I'm building a trailer for my ebike what I can boondock in

[BlairAir]

Ebikes:
Weight - up
Load range - up
Power - up
Distance range - up

Now Ebike Class with:
Weight - Down
Power - Up
Range - Up (naturally)
Materials - Up (Quality)
Safety - Up (UL Listed)
Cost - Up (naturally)

This is good. The demand for more, and cheaper things does NOT create better goods.

[RedSinter]

Hey Kyle, I assume they've solved the issue with Carbon cracking failure. With the exception of some of the phone tech stuff is questionable but it's the $.

[E-Ryders]

This company sent us a used one when they launched two years ago when it had a Carbon Belt Drive. It was one that did it's round with a few other youtubers so when I got it was a bit banged up Well, the wires that tucked into the frame were a little frayed from so many assembly's and dis-assembly's it didn't work for me so I told them and they said no worries, they will send me a return label and asked me to send it back and they will send out a New Model right after to keep and review. They never sent me another one after that and basically lied and ghosted me and learn.

I assume they have improved on a lot of things, tweaking the odds and ends making it better than the pre-launch prototype model🤷‍♂

[Hoggdoc]

At nearly $2500 from an unknown company I would pass on this.

[southernebiking]

This was the direction I was, hoping the industry would take. And a lot of pushback from people wanting to regulate. These bikes, comes from the fact that they are much heavier than regular bicycles. They have a good debate by using that. Hopefully more will take this lead. I am talking about the weight, not the other features.

[FSK]

my first Ebke was 75 lbs you get better battery and more power for the same weight or less

[RagnarokLoW]

remove the chain and pedal it on the dyno?