blanket statements are the worst.

two years in my RR6+.
I am not mechanically inclined. I've changed out my flats a few times, but that's it.

Other than having bought it at peak price, i couldn't be happier with my bike, and it's giving me about 4,000 miles of joy. Probably be more if it wasn't 105+ degrees every day this summer.

Also, if you want prices of any other ebike, yea, they usually supply those prices free of charge, and can easily be found on a website.

as tempting as this is, pretty sure my wife would murder me if i brought home a second RR6....

i think what i want is an integrated battery that fits the RR6+, but isn't a rad battery.

anyone seen anything like this?

Quote from: handlebar on August 18, 2023, 08:11:33 PM

Quote from: inoxa on August 18, 2023, 02:38:03 PM
you might search Linkedin for the current CEO.

also seems people are getting results using BBB. 

good luck.

https://rocketreach.co/phil-molyneux-email_924558
Hmm... A 20-hour drive from the Seattle area, but 1hour from the Mexican border.
"All the federales say they could have had him any day, they just let him go so long out of kindness I suppose."

if i could live anywhere I wanted, i'd choose that over Seattle, for sure.

(nice nod to one of Fort Worth's finest, and most tragic sons, Townes Van Zandt)...

Quote from: handlebar on July 23, 2023, 03:44:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJe99BjV8bM

This guy glided down a hill to 22 mph to take the average of three stopping distances for each of several equipment combinations, including a premium, oversized disk with hydraulic brakes and metallic pads. He took about 45 feet, and upgraded brakes made little difference.

I tried my Radmission on a street where I could let the speedometer settle at 20.0 mph. The odometer is accurate, so I assume my speed reading is, too. It took just about 25 feet each time. That would translate to 30 feet if I'd been going 22 mph.

These are stock Radmission brakes with 1,000 miles of wear and little maintenance.

With all his upgrades, why was his stopping distance so much longer than mine?

best i can figure is that he was hauling a wheelbarrow of bricks behind him....

Quote from: Mtolesen on July 16, 2023, 04:13:29 PM
Hi, i got a 2019 Radrover, and yesterday it suddenly lost all air in the rear wheel.
I could not find any leak in the tube.
Tonight it also suddenly lost all air pressure in the front wheel......
I do not think it is a puncture, is this a known problem, is there a ea a known problm with the valves, and can this be repaired?

where are you riding?

Last summer I had a tube blow, and then the replacement went flat overnight, before i even rode it. turns out there was a splinter from a goat's head on the inside of the tire that was so small both myself AND a tech missed it....

my dream is to get a second battery for my RR6+.

the easiest option would be to just get another integrated battery, but damn, i don't want to buy another rad battery

Quote from: handlebar on June 29, 2023, 09:41:50 AM
Tree has one, so I  had to have one, too.

Victagen advertises it as their 8,000 Lumen light. That's just the model name. With both beams at maximum intensity, it probably produces 800 lumens. Each beam probably produces 400 lumens on high. The spotlight concentrates it in a cone of about 11 degrees. That would be great for spotting a fox at 300 yards but nasty in a driver's eyes.

I tried it out right after sundown. The only way to see where the beam was going was to point the bike at a wall 20 feet away. At the lowest intensity, I rode around the block, about a mile.  I met three drivers, each of whom steered along the opposite edge of the pavement. I hadn't seen a car do that before. I still couldn't see where my beam was going. When it got dark, I found that the light was aimed too low, lighting the pavement a few yards in front of the bike. That light is an attention-getter even when aimed well below a driver's eyes in daylight.

The floodlight spreads the bright part of the beam 5 times farther horizontally (53 degrees) and 50% farther vertically (17 degrees). Hitting a driver's eyes would be more forgivable. In the 1970s, I read that in town, 90% of the threats to a motorcycle come from the sides. The low beam would probably make the bicycle more visible to a threat from the side, such as somebody backing out a driveway, at a stop sign, or turning left... or a pedestrian.

The rubbery clamp can slip on the handlebar, allowing me to lower the elevation when there's oncoming traffic.

Both beams have an SOS mode. I've never read of anyone who survived because he had a pocket light that would flash S O S.

I took the photos on a sunny day. I guess the brightness of the lights caused the software to make the day look dark. The second shot shows the spotlight. In the third shot, the tail light is the horizontal strip abour 4" below the seat. (I could slide it on as a vertical strip.) It's very bright, like a car's LED brake light. (The OEM Radmission tail light doesn't even reflect headlights!) To shut it off, you have to cycle through other modes, including S O S, blue, and alternating blue and red. (What's the penalty for impersonating a cop?)

The fourth shot is the headlight in floodlight mode.

lol, i think that was a positive review.

i don't remember how i ended up settling on that particular light, but i'm an obsessive researcher when making a purchase - it makes my wife crazy, and conversely, when she announced "i bought a washer and dryer!" a few weeks ago without researching them, it made me cringe

re the SOS mode - it's not so much for cars, but for oncoming cyclists on trails to increase my visibility to them....

Quote from: handlebar on June 24, 2023, 12:00:04 PM

Quote from: Tree on June 24, 2023, 07:32:58 AM
i don't bother with messing with the the electrical system, and got these handle bar mounted lights...

this one for brightness, be it a cloudy day, and evening ride, etc - https://amzn.to/43XYbse

and this one as a daytime running light, on the slower flash function - https://amzn.to/3JwB8g6

I much prefer my Radmission to my Radrunner 1 at night because the former has a brighter light. It would probably be great to ride with a light as bright as the Victagen, and if I didn't clamp the bracket too tightly on the bar, I could set the elevation as I rode. I could unclip it for a flashlight.

They advertise 8,000 lumens. Really? The battery has about 20 watt hours. They say you get 2.5 hours at the highest brightness. That would be 8 watts, for a thousand lumens per watt. The most efficient LEDs get a tenth that much, about 100 lumens per watt.

It looks as if it would be a little cockeyed if I didn't have a level section of handlebar to mount it.

What's with the blue taillight? It would be illegal on the road.  It's a novelty that makes the taillight more complicated to operate.

One reviewer recommended putting baby oil on the rubber strap to mount the taillight. He said otherwise, it would soon deteriorate from exposure. I doubt baby oil would help, but some rubbery stuff stands up to sunlight very well. How is yours holding up?

In spite of the blatantly false advertising of lumens, I'm tempted. I'm not tempted to buy the other item for daytime. Instead, I wear a yellow safety vest. It presents a big, high picture like a stop sign, and I'm immediately recognizable as a human in the road.

between the 2 lights on the back of my bike and the two on the tube, i'm not sure which ones came with which lights, but i generally don't use the blue. i usually put them on some sort of flash, usually with red, white, or yellow, depending on the light. they're not complicated. it's simply a single button that allows you cycle through the different lighting settings.

i've had all the lights for just about 12 months, with no issues. rubber seems fine, and i do plenty of riding in 90+ degree weather. today's 107 with a heat index of 125 may keep me inside though. lol

i find myself charging the Gator about once a week, after 3 to 5 rights. the Victagen less so - in part because i simply don't use it that often. i don't ride that much at night, and even less so during the summer when it's light here until well past 8:30....

they've certainly met my needs.

Quote from: Ryan on June 08, 2023, 07:00:09 PM
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unless I'm missing it, the immediate glaring omissions are lights, helmets, and other safety features.

when i first got my bike, safety was a huge concern to me - i wanted to be lit up like a fireworks show. i no longer use all the lights, but in addition to what came on the bike, i have 3 lights on the tail, my helmet light, a headlamp for brightness in darker conditions, a headlamp that i essentially keep on flash as a daytime running light, and two lights on the tube and one weaved through the spokes on the front tire (i only use the tube and spoke lights at night).

Helmets too - i would hope that when people are shopping for bikes, they're also shopping for helmets.

i also wear padded gloves - fingerless most of the year (it's HOT in Texas), and with fingers for a few months in the winter. they don't need to be fancy or expensive. The MoreOK line on Amazon https://amzn.to/46hihPT has worked great for me for both styles of gloves.

Quote from: cssshb on June 19, 2023, 01:23:17 PM
I am now on day 12 of waiting for a response from Rad regarding a bike that arrived DOA.

that's the mistake right there.

don't wait 12 days.

call EVERY day.

i don't bother with messing with the the electrical system, and got these handle bar mounted lights...

this one for brightness, be it a cloudy day, and evening ride, etc - https://amzn.to/43XYbse

and this one as a daytime running light, on the slower flash function - https://amzn.to/3JwB8g6

impressive!

Quote from: Amocat07 on May 02, 2023, 08:59:44 AM
I live in North Idaho and have tried calling customer support for the past 6 days,  including every dealer in North America, tried their chat line, e-mail and anything else I can think of, to no avail.  Has anyone actually gotten through and talked to live person?    I know there have been a lot of layoffs over the past year, do I need to drive to Seattle to get any help?

they are apparently having issues with their phone lines, and note that they're currently down and offer both online chat and text options. not ideal, obviously, but texting is probably better than a long drive.

Quote from: Water Doc on April 01, 2023, 08:06:04 AM
It's a major flaw in the controller,  if you shut your bike off with the key instead of the switch you risk losing your mileage settings.  There is no way to recover your actual mileage,  Its a shame Rad continues to use and sell this display when there are better ones available.  Many e-bike companies install better displays which are even color.

not in the case of the RR6+ - there's no key shut off. the key is simply to remove the battery. everything else is push button start.