Hey all,
I literally just placed an order for a rad mini 4. Soon to be first time e-bike owner. Getting pretty excited for it. Couple questions . Has anyone installed a gps bike alarm on their mini? If so, what kind and how did you install it? Most of the accessories on the rad site are sold out right now (fenders, rear rack, rear cage small and bag small) looking to get these first. Anyone recommend good alternatives? Folding the bike and putting it in the trunk of a car. Sedan specifically. Just wondering who is able to put it in the trunk of their car. From what I can tell, a station wagon/hatch SUV is fine, but what about sedans?
Looking to use this to go to work and back. Maybe even have the courage to try biking to work in the winter.
Any info would help. Please and thank you
It will come with fenders so you'll be set there. See this post for rear rack ideas: https://www.radowners.com/index.php/topic,241 (https://www.radowners.com/index.php/topic,241)
For rear bags I like these for an extremely affordable option, but there are many others: https://amzn.to/2WlZVe6 (https://amzn.to/2WlZVe6)
My guess is that the bike will not fit into the trunk of your car. Perhaps your back seat, but might take up most of the back. I think a lot of people think the bike is small because it is named the mini, but it is still a pretty large bike. I support your winter riding ambitions ;D
I've read very mixed reviews of the different alarms available and decided against one. People say they can be very touchy so you could have a lot of false alarms.
I've also been going down the rabbit hole on bike locks and basically came to understand a universal truth. If they want your bike bad enough, they will get it so make sure you get insurance either through your homeowners or a stand-alone policy specifically for ebikes.
A U lock and a second Chain lock are the best bets but comes with a cost. Weight. The good ones are heavy and the goal is to try to make it as discouraging as possible.
Then you have to think about taking the battery with you as they are worth $500 and I just saw a video from Bolton bikes where he was able to use a simple key blank to unlock the battery on different RAD bikes because they all use the same lock.
Next is the seat and front tires. With the quick release they are also easy targets so might want to consider changing the quick release on the front tire and using a lighter weight cable lock to go through the handel on the back of the seat.
Lol, sorry that went long winded