Ericmacfan
Member
Welcome to the Radrover home 
Hope to see lots of pictures,reviews and thoughts on all the Radrovers out there !!
Hope to see lots of pictures,reviews and thoughts on all the Radrovers out there !!
Any RadRover contributors out there ?
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Fluxlasers
New Member
Yay! our own forum!
I'm also looking forward to hearing the feedback from the first batch of Rad Rover owners. I'm in the second batch, plus I live in the UK, so I'll be expecting mine to arrive a few weeks later. I can't wait!
I'm also looking forward to hearing the feedback from the first batch of Rad Rover owners. I'm in the second batch, plus I live in the UK, so I'll be expecting mine to arrive a few weeks later. I can't wait!
Ericmacfan
Member
I am only in the 3rd batch and living in Montreal Canada, so late July at best
But sooooo impatient!!!
But sooooo impatient!!!
Ericmacfan
Member
Phrodos
Member
Hi!
I live in in Trondheim, Norway, so the bike will not really be street legal (lots os restrictions), but I'm gonna ride it carefully in the city. You have to do that anyway, an e-bike must be be used with extra caution in cities with a lot of people and traffic, I think. But I'm gonna limit the speed to 25 kmh (15-16 mph) with the panel and just really use the motor full on in all the hills around me. I'm in the first batch, so I'm just a month away...! Got the black one and asked for the customized fenders, even though they were very costly on top of it all. The shipping and the customs are gonna melt away a lot from my credit card anyway, so...
I must say, I'm really excited about this bike, even though I own an e-bike already, and I have been checking the Indiegogo page everyday for two months, just to see comments and updates. I also feel very safe about it, even though I bought a bike from across the world, because the Radpower guys seem so trustworthy and communicate so well. I have backed a lot of projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, and never have I experience such good communication. That speaks volumes, if you ask me.
Great to put up this forum too! I reckon it will become very useful over time if people know about it.
I live in in Trondheim, Norway, so the bike will not really be street legal (lots os restrictions), but I'm gonna ride it carefully in the city. You have to do that anyway, an e-bike must be be used with extra caution in cities with a lot of people and traffic, I think. But I'm gonna limit the speed to 25 kmh (15-16 mph) with the panel and just really use the motor full on in all the hills around me. I'm in the first batch, so I'm just a month away...! Got the black one and asked for the customized fenders, even though they were very costly on top of it all. The shipping and the customs are gonna melt away a lot from my credit card anyway, so...
I must say, I'm really excited about this bike, even though I own an e-bike already, and I have been checking the Indiegogo page everyday for two months, just to see comments and updates. I also feel very safe about it, even though I bought a bike from across the world, because the Radpower guys seem so trustworthy and communicate so well. I have backed a lot of projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, and never have I experience such good communication. That speaks volumes, if you ask me.
Great to put up this forum too! I reckon it will become very useful over time if people know about it.
Ericmacfan
Member
pxpaulx
Well-Known Member
It is a large battery. Batteries are priced based on total capacity. If you price a similar battery from em3ev.com (make sure to price shipping, which is expensive!) you'll find the $400 campaign funder price is extremely competitive.
To compare prices of cheaper batteries (at $200 I'm thinking you might have looked at the sondors bike spare?) Multiply the volts by amp hours to get the total watt hours. A 36v 9ah battery is only 324wh while the radrover is 48v 11.5ah, total just over 550wh.
To compare prices of cheaper batteries (at $200 I'm thinking you might have looked at the sondors bike spare?) Multiply the volts by amp hours to get the total watt hours. A 36v 9ah battery is only 324wh while the radrover is 48v 11.5ah, total just over 550wh.
J.R.
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- USA
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- Susquehanna Valley
Welcome to the community, I hope you get great pleasure from your new bike!
pxpaulx
Well-Known Member
As far as I understand it, the higher voltage provides the possibility for more power and potential higher rate of speed. Since the speed is limited, I don't think the higher voltage has any additional impact related to wear and tear on the battery. Perhaps someone with a little more knowledge can correct me where I am wrong!
DWEBiker
Active Member
Great Video explaining everything about EBike batteries - definitely worth watching if you are truly interested
pxpaulx
Well-Known Member
I think we all are anxious to get our New bikes! I don't think anyone has asked to clarify the specific date of the first deliveries...but what you have started had been my assumption as well. I will send them an email to see if they can provide any further details!
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