“I can't believe they have any of these left. Just purchased mine last week. There are no other bikes available anywhere. Well built machine. Had it out on some sandy dirt roads and went through the deeper sand very easily. Great deal.”
“Shopping for a belt drive fat tire ebike so I could still ride in the winter for exercise and fun is slim pickings. FLX Blade and Watt Wagon were contenders but I couldn't justify upwards of $7-8k. While not belt drive the Prowler is the only other good looking non derailleur fat tire e-bike. First time with the Nuvinci hub and I love it. Great range, low maintenance and should in theory be durable. I'm a 56 yr old 6'1" 180 lbs recreational rider and the geometry is great for me, its a big bike but with a 29" standover height, smaller riders should be fine too. Things I love: 27.5x3.8 tires, I find them more versatile than 26x4 for average riding. Upside down forks, smooth and adjustable and more than adequate for a rec bike. Tektro hydraulic brakes, Bafang Ultra mid drive motor and simple color display. Quieter than I expected. Very clean looking bike with the integrated battery. There are some UGLY monstrosities out there!
But what's the range? 5 power levels in 2 modes, eco and sport plus the thumb throttle, more on that later. I predominantly ride a 16 mile paved trail loop and its usually 20 to 40 degrees out with some packed snow here and there. Eco mode level one overcomes the weight and resistance so it rides like my old Alaskan carbon fat bike, great for exercise. Note, you don't want to be pedaling this without assist unless you literally are RAMBO. Level 2 gives you a light push. 16 miles on level 1 and 2 and I'm getting a mild workout and down to about 75-78% battery so fair to assume you'd get about 60 or so miles using light assist on pavement which is a decent max range. Start upping the power levels though and the range goes down quite quickly. Use the thumb throttle and its very thirsty, haven't measured it yet but Id guess 8-10 miles but man what a blast! its like riding a motorcycle, huge grin factor. What I don't love? not much so far, first delivered the tan color by accident, not so pretty for me but it was quickly swapped for the camo, and while not a hunter I love the subtle camo color. Would love for it to come with the Gates belt drive for even simpler operation. The movie is a cult classic, I cringe a bit when my GF asks if I'm riding RAMBO today! I just nod slowly and confidently.”
