Excellent E-Bike and very nice build quality! Exceptionally Fast and easy to assemble..

pros- The motor has plenty of power to get you up hills. When it kicks in, assuming you have it set to one of the higher assist levels, it can give you an adrenaline rush. It is not lacking for power.-I am all thumbs when it comes to something like setting up something like an e-bike but the directions were good and I managed itcons-range is nowhere near what is advertised. Granted, I am a big guy and I am close to its advertised weight limit and I do ride the bike up a fairly steep hill to get to work each day. Its about an eight mile round trip and I can get about two trips there and back before I need to charge it. Even if the range on pedal assist and the lowest setting and on level ground and with an average size person is 70 miles as they say... I still find only being able to get sixteen per charge to be a bit disappointing.-brakes are not all that great. again, im not a little person and I am mainly using the brakes when riding downhill on my way home but I find the brakes to be rather sluggish. When I saw the beefy looking disc brakes front and rear I expected more. I am used to bikes with pad brakes, granted, but I expected more. When going fairly fast downhill they do not slow me down, they simply keep me from going faster even if I am squeezing on them as hard as I can. I can easily envision this being a possible safety risk.

Bike arrives in a very large heavy box that takes two people to carry. It is packed extremely well with heavy foam and zip ties to ensure things don't shift around in the box. Assembly takes about an hour and is very straightforward with all needed tools supplied. The bulk of the cables, gears, brakes and mechanical systems is already done.The manual of the bike is fantastic and written superbly in good english considering it's a Chinese bike. All parts and build of the bike look and feel very high quality. Very little tweaking and tuning is needed as I was able to go directly to riding it after assembly.After owning a regular Trek bicycle for years I would say ride quality of just the regular bicycle is on par with it, with the gear shifting and disc brakes performing excellent. After engaging the electronics the assist was impressive on just level 1. I live in a very rural environment with a dirt driveway that runs uphill and I was immediately propelled up the hill with just a light pedal. I'm 6' and 245 pounds. I was able to ride the bike on hilly country roads 20 miles with ease my first day. On full assist and with a slight downhill grade I was able to hit 36 MPH.Don't expect the bike to power you up the steepest hills at top speed but I could consistently stay at 15-18 MPH up a hill with light pedaling. One thing I noticed is that your top speed will be determined by the assist level. So if you have a light assist level set and press the throttle all the way in you'll only get a speed proportional to the assist setting.Battery life seems true to what is advertised as after 20 miles with a good bit of it on full assist I still had about 30-40% battery left. If assist is set conservative I can see getting 40 miles range or better even if you're a heavier person. Speaking of which you'll probably want a better seat or an add on pad for the seat, as for me it started to get uncomfortable after about 8 miles. That is really my only gripe with the bike but stock seats are usually that way so it's not a surprise.The tire size is a nice in between size from a street bike to a fat tire bike. Keep in mind fat tire bikes have more rolling resistance and less manuverability. So if you plan of riding long distances on roads you'll want the benefits of slimmer tires to get more range. Also keep in mind this bike doesn't have any front, rear or side reflectors. The headlight gives you some front reflectivity maybe but if you want reflectors you'll need to add them. The rear profile of the bike does not make it especially easy to mount lights or reflectors.In summary, for a bike with a price point under $1000 I really don't think you can go wrong here. The specs put it on par with similar bikes priced at double or triple the price. I know this bike will encourage me to get out and ride more and hopefully drop my weight pretty quick. I'm very pleased and will check back in and update this review should my experience change.UPDATE: I've put 350 miles on this bike and already lost 15 pounds! Loving this bike! PAS level 2 is the "sweet spot" that will give you a decent assist and tremendous range.

I've had this bike for about a week now. Assembly was easy if you're comfortable with some simple tools. Took about 30 minutes. I used the installation video on the Amazon product web page. Very straightforward.The bike is on the heavier side at 65 lbs, but I wanted something more substantial than a small wheel kid's bike. I'm 67 years old, 6'-1", and about 230 lbs. We live at the bottom of a very steep concrete driveway, so the WALK feature pulls the bike along at a slow walk right up the driveway! Nice. I put the first 9 miles on the bike today mainly on paved roads with a few dirt road side excursions. The bike tracked true and was very easy to handle. One of the first things I checked were the brakes (duhhh). From 12 mph I did a sudden stop and it performed well. No unusual grabbing or squealing of the brakes. As for performance, all I can say is "WOW!!" This thing accelerates PLENTY fast for me. It sensed my pedaling right away and kicked right in. I took it up several 10% grade hills and it never flinched. It felt like I was pedaling up a 1% grade and the bike did the rest. For adults that don't want to have to worry about those dang hills but still enjoy getting out on your bike, this is the ticket. The shifting derailleur was smooth and appeared to be adjusted correctly. The 2.1" tires are nice for the dirt and gravel roads, too. After 9 miles, the battery level hadn't dropped at all! Pretty impressive. Again, I've only put 9 miles on it so far. But, so far, it appears to be a winner, certainly at this price point. I will update this review after I've had a chance to put a few hundred miles on it.UPDATE -- I now have put 35 miles on the bike. Stil very impressive for the money. However, the front disc brake is now squealing a bit when the brakes are applied. I'm going to attempt to adjust it myself. If this doesn't work, I will give support a call. Again, after 35 miles, I am very impressed with the handling and power. I will provide another update at 100 miles or so.