Why riders over 200 pounds should consider a 750-watt e-bike.
Everyone, I'm Dustin. I have 20 years of experience in the bike and e-bike industry. Today, I'm going to explain to you why riders over 200 pounds should consider a 750-watt e-bike. All right, so this is the Simple step through a 750-watt e-bike. This is our three-inch wide tire, 14 amp-hour battery, and this is a really easy-to-mount and dismount e-bike, and a lot of fun to ride. Now I'm 230 pounds, and if you're a rider out there over 200 pounds and you're trying to figure out what the right size motor is for you, let me explain a few things to you. So if you primarily ride flat ground, in all honesty, almost any electric bike motor is going to be
I would say, I mean, sufficient, right? Unless you really wanna go super fast, but 500 watts can get you up to 20 miles an hour, which is technically the legal limit.
Now, if you're gonna do a lot of hills, like this is a pretty large hill right behind us, I'm also gonna take you guys on some trail riding. You most likely wanna consider a 750-watt. Now, I'm a bigger guy, and I can ride 500 watts, and they can get me up hills with assistance. However, as I get more tired, some of those larger hills get more difficult, and it's nice to have that 750 watts. The other thing is that on the 500-watt, I can't really do throttle only up hills. I can only do pedal assist. Now I can do throttle only, but I'm going very, very slow, like two, three, four miles an hour. It's not too practical, but at 750 watts, I can throttle only up hills.
It really comes down to what your expectations are, what you're hoping the e-bike will do for you.
If you're hoping that you can basically just utilize the power to get up hills and you're over 200 pounds, then definitely you have to look at 750 watts or even above. Now, if you get into the 300-pound range and you want an electric bike that can get you up hills, you need to look at something north of 750 watts, in all honesty. Again, the assistance will get you up the hills, but depending on the size of the hill, it's not going to be a walk in the park if you're getting nearer to that 300 pounds. Now, really depends on the type of hill. Again, at some point, I'll show you what the hill back here looks like, but this is a pretty large hill, and this would be challenging for someone who's 300 pounds, even on a 750-watt. Again, in the pedal assist, so you'll have to do some amount of effort to even get up this hill.
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Okay, so I'll show you up this hill as an example. I can just use my throttle. And now again, I don't have to pedal. On a 500-watt, this would be very challenging for me not to pedal. And again, if I switch to pedal assist, we can zoom right up this. Now, again, this hill on 500 watts, I would be working substantially harder. Now, the other thing to consider is... keep going up maybe. Let's keep going up. The other thing to consider is these fatter tires. So if you do opt for something with bigger tires, it's also nice to have a bigger motor because, of course, with the wider tires, it creates more drag, more friction. All right, now I can switch to throttle only, and you can see I can still go, but I'm going about nine miles an hour. It's a good grade.
And again, there's a 750-watt with me at 230 pounds. Now we get into a little bit flatter, more or less grade, and I'm going 14 miles an hour. Little bump there, whoa. I'll do a little pedaling just to speed this up. Again, in the pedal assist, no problem. Now I'm pretty sure on a 500-watt, that would be very, very difficult for me at my weight. Let's take this trail right here, and let's see where we end up. Little grade up here. Now, hills like this, where it's a flatter grade, on a 500-watt, it could be okay. It's really when the grade gets steeper that it becomes incredibly challenging for heavier riders to get uphill.
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In addition to that, if you have any questions, you can email us at theteam@sixthreezero.com or call us at 310-982-2877. Also, we offer a 30-day test ride on your e-bike policy. If you don't love it in the first 30 days, send it back. No questions asked, no money out of your pocket. Also, we're going to warranty everything for one year. Anything goes wrong in the first year, we'll take care of it, parts and labor. And if you want to come out for a test ride, we're in San Clemente, California, at 1046 Kairokoto Unit K. Come out, test ride any of our e-bikes before you purchase. Also, join our community before you purchase to talk to existing riders to ensure you're making the right choice. Then, when you have yours, post in the group, make friends, and finally download the app to track your rides and compete on the leaderboard. So thanks for sticking around, and don't forget, it's your journey or experience. Enjoy the ride.
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