Electra 7d Lux Fat Tire is in
04-20-20, 02:28 PM
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They seem to be in short supply
Some more info to add to my review of my Electra Fat Tire 7d .
I road her to town this morning. Getting past the two big hills wasn’t any problem, just drop down to first gear as I neared the top and crawled right over the top of the first one then second gear down a short section, a sharp left and I’m into another long sloping hill . This one I was into crawling gear early , but it was like putting the bike in four wheel drive.
Once out it’s mostly rolling hills around town except for one coming out from the town pond . But in first gear I just crept right up it . 7.5 miles total .
Oh I stopped once , for about two minutes to snap a picture at the town pond .
I road her to town this morning. Getting past the two big hills wasn’t any problem, just drop down to first gear as I neared the top and crawled right over the top of the first one then second gear down a short section, a sharp left and I’m into another long sloping hill . This one I was into crawling gear early , but it was like putting the bike in four wheel drive.
Once out it’s mostly rolling hills around town except for one coming out from the town pond . But in first gear I just crept right up it . 7.5 miles total .
Oh I stopped once , for about two minutes to snap a picture at the town pond .
I tried to find a Electra Lux Fat Tire 7D and they are not available around here in central Florida and I am not sure i was able to find one anywhere. Any reason they might be in short supply?
04-25-20, 05:13 PM
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I'm guessing they are waiting on a shipment from China . Everything from China has a hold on it right now .
I’m glad I got mine when I did. It gets more comments than any of my other bikes when I’m out riding it .
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they are still listed on Electra’s site and my local Trek Store in Black only . Trek says “ coming.
I'm guessing they are waiting on a shipment from China . Everything from China has a hold on it right now .
I’m glad I got mine when I did. It gets more comments than any of my other bikes when I’m out riding it .
I'm guessing they are waiting on a shipment from China . Everything from China has a hold on it right now .
I’m glad I got mine when I did. It gets more comments than any of my other bikes when I’m out riding it .
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I'm giving some consideration to a Sixthreezero "In the Barrel" which seems very similar to the Lux Fat 7D. Do you know anything about Sixthreezero? they offer free shipping, some assembly required and 365 days of return policy. It s about $70-$80 less expensive but seems available in about 20 days due to slow downs for the virus..
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I picked up my Electra 7d Lux Fat Tire bike this afternoon.
Got it home and spent about an hour and a half fitting it to me , swapping out saddles , and adding a bike computer . I set my Cateye Velo9 to 27” to compensate for the bigger diameter tires .
Then I took it on a two mile spin around the neighborhood.
First impressions are good . It peddles easy enough . Feels totally different riding than anything I’ve ever ridden. It pulls to the side sometimes. Not bad and not a lot . Just enough to make you want to pay attention to what’s going on . The big tires feel funny going into a turn . It’s sort of like driving a truck without power steering after getting out of a sports car . .
It doesn't shift as good as my Roll . About like my old Hardrock. It shifts but makes a clicking noise sometimes. Sometimes it shifts fine .
I have no problem pedaling around in second and third gear , just like my other geared bikes . Second , third , and fourth seem pretty close together. First I’d definitely a granny gear .
I like it , it’ll be fun cruising through my little town on it .
Although I managed to get it home on my Drawtite bike rack , it didn’t fit well because of the shape of the top bar . Doubt if I’ll be dragging it behind the truck much anyway. I wanted it for neighborhood rides .
Got it home and spent about an hour and a half fitting it to me , swapping out saddles , and adding a bike computer . I set my Cateye Velo9 to 27” to compensate for the bigger diameter tires .
Then I took it on a two mile spin around the neighborhood.
First impressions are good . It peddles easy enough . Feels totally different riding than anything I’ve ever ridden. It pulls to the side sometimes. Not bad and not a lot . Just enough to make you want to pay attention to what’s going on . The big tires feel funny going into a turn . It’s sort of like driving a truck without power steering after getting out of a sports car .
.It doesn't shift as good as my Roll . About like my old Hardrock. It shifts but makes a clicking noise sometimes. Sometimes it shifts fine .
I have no problem pedaling around in second and third gear , just like my other geared bikes . Second , third , and fourth seem pretty close together. First I’d definitely a granny gear .
I like it , it’ll be fun cruising through my little town on it .
Although I managed to get it home on my Drawtite bike rack , it didn’t fit well because of the shape of the top bar . Doubt if I’ll be dragging it behind the truck much anyway. I wanted it for neighborhood rides .
I have always wanted one of these cruisers to add a Bafang BBS02 750W/48V motor to. This frame allows for it to be installed in the frame triangle instead of underneath the bottom bracket. Makes for a clean install and nice look. Don't know if I will go that route right way. I may ride this fatty through the summer as is with the hydraulic brake upgrade first.
Does anyone know what this color is called? Does TreK/Electra make touch-up paint or sell spray cans like Swhinn used to do? I couldn't find this color on the Trek/Electra website. In fact, I couldn't find a listing for one of these in "TALL" like mine states on the seatpost (only TALL standard steel cruisers) and the specifications for a "M" (medium). Does anyone have a link to the geometry for the TALL model of this fat cruiser?
Thanks.
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