I have been looking at E-Bikes and have a neighbor that purchased two Rad Rover 6 Pluses last year around Thanksgiving. They have been very pleased with theirs so I have been watching the prices. When I saw the summer sale and the price drop I decide to pull the trigger. I ordered my Rad Rover 6 Plus on Monday 06/19 and received it via FedEx today 06/23. The box was a little beat up, but everything inside seemed fine. I put the bike together this afternoon along with the instructional video on YouTube. I haven't ridden a bike in a while so I don't have any recent experiences to compare to. Here are my questions.
1. Before riding I tested everything as per the setup video. I am not familiar with hydraulic brakes, but am under the impression that they should be better than regular brakes. While testing it just walking along side the bike and braking the rear brakes felt a bit weak to me. The front brakes seemed fine. I went to the end of my street which is a cul-de-sac and did some test riding on a flat area. I had the same experience while riding. The rear brakes were working but felt very weak. Even pulling the brake lever all the way would slow me but not fully stop me very quickly. I had to use the front brakes to assist. The fronts seem to be working just fine and are much stronger. As I recall from riding bikes when younger, the rear should be able to stop you efficiently on flat level ground. This is not the case. Is there an adjustment or something I should be looking for on the brakes, the rotor or the hand brake mechanism to try and adjust it? The rotor looks like it is centered right between the brake mechanism. I can see it clamping on when I pull the brake lever. It just does not seem very powerful.
2. I mounted the light per the instruction video. When I was riding and it got dark I turned the light on. I could see it was shining partially on the front tire. I adjust it, so it wasn't hitting the tire, but then it also didn't appear to really shine on the road. Is this just the quirks of the standard light? Do other people have this issue with the stock light? I have the light mounted as high as it can go in the standard mounting position.
3. When riding with even Pedal Assist on level 1. The bike would sometimes switch gears without me clicking the gear changer. Is this normal? Does it automatically compensate for going up and down hills?
Any help or assistance with the above questions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
1. Before riding I tested everything as per the setup video. I am not familiar with hydraulic brakes, but am under the impression that they should be better than regular brakes. While testing it just walking along side the bike and braking the rear brakes felt a bit weak to me. The front brakes seemed fine. I went to the end of my street which is a cul-de-sac and did some test riding on a flat area. I had the same experience while riding. The rear brakes were working but felt very weak. Even pulling the brake lever all the way would slow me but not fully stop me very quickly. I had to use the front brakes to assist. The fronts seem to be working just fine and are much stronger. As I recall from riding bikes when younger, the rear should be able to stop you efficiently on flat level ground. This is not the case. Is there an adjustment or something I should be looking for on the brakes, the rotor or the hand brake mechanism to try and adjust it? The rotor looks like it is centered right between the brake mechanism. I can see it clamping on when I pull the brake lever. It just does not seem very powerful.
2. I mounted the light per the instruction video. When I was riding and it got dark I turned the light on. I could see it was shining partially on the front tire. I adjust it, so it wasn't hitting the tire, but then it also didn't appear to really shine on the road. Is this just the quirks of the standard light? Do other people have this issue with the stock light? I have the light mounted as high as it can go in the standard mounting position.
3. When riding with even Pedal Assist on level 1. The bike would sometimes switch gears without me clicking the gear changer. Is this normal? Does it automatically compensate for going up and down hills?
Any help or assistance with the above questions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks