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Old 03-15-23, 08:28 AM
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HovWagon for $1999, 750w motor.

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Old 03-27-23, 04:17 PM
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How Does It Do So Much But Cost So Little?
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Old 04-11-23, 12:07 PM
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This off-roading electric bike can go 200 miles and uses an electric car charger

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Important to consider support when something fails on these bikes. Weight is also a factor and with my first e-bike the 70 lb weight (140 lbs for our two bikes) and 4" wide tires meant very few bike racks were usable. Even with my 1up super duty bike rack I needed to use a motorcycle ramp to get them up on the platforms. If one is using the bike 100% of the time with trips that begin and end at their house then not a concern.
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Seems to me, the battery for a 200 mile range would weight 60-70 lb. I don't think most riders would try and transport an ebike like that with a hitch rack.
It would most likely serve as a mode of transport instead of being transported.
I do most of my riding from my driveway, rarely transport my bike to a ride anymore since COVID.
Call me anti-social, but I don't need to take the risk of riding with others to enjoy cycling.
If I meet other riders along my ride, that woks just fine, no need to transport a bike to the start of a ride, participate in the ride and then transport my bike back home.
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