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#1
General Chat / Re: Introduce yourself!
May 07, 2020, 03:21:37 PM
Well, I am from Atlanta, Georgia. I have a 2019 RadWagon bright orange in color. It is not my first Ebike, the previous one was never that good from a now out of business company in New York.

I am 59, like to travel when I can and will use the RadWagon when camping. Because of the way my rig is set up, the RadWagon will be transported on the front end of the Wrangler that I use to tow the trailer. I have ordered a Curt Front mount (use 31432 Model for the Wrangler) where it will ride on the bike carrier I bought from RAD.

I will do some riding this coming weekend, to get to know it and to break it in.

Since I live on the East Coast there are no established assembly companies that could be sought out by the firm used by RAD. So I ended up finally locating an independent shop that did an excellent job. He was very detailed, and even put grease on all the screws and then trued the rims and adjusted the brakes so there was no rubbing.

Once I get eh mount on the Jeep, I'll take a picture of the Radwagon to show what it looks like while in the travel position.

#2
I ordered the RadWagon and got it in a week. It is the accessories that are problematic and then oddly the batteries. I am looking for getting the baskets so that is two things I will need of course, one for the front and one for the back. One small and one large.

#3
I just bought my RadWagon. Had it professionally assembled, and he tweaked everything and trued the wheels as well. I noted he put grease on every single bolt that he removed. I have been busy so I have not ridden it yet.

I can say that the frame construction of the RadWagon reminded me of a custom-built newspaper delivery bicycle my father bought me as my paper route was brutal on conventional bikes. That bike was built in the United Kingdom. It lasted me until I quit the paper delivery business. They eventually sold it to someone to use as a leisure bike. I could easily put 350 pounds of newspapers on it. It had a similar layout as the RadWagon with the exception, of course, no electric motor.

I plan to use it with my camping trips, it will be transported on my Wrangler on the front after I get the new receiver hitch installed in the coming week.
#4
I am a newbie to the Rad Bikes and bought the RadWagon. It was professionally assembled by a Mobile Bike Shop Tech, which including the assembly of the bike carrier that the RadWagon will be living on when sitting on the FRONT of my Wrangler, took just over 5 hours.

He did a LOT of tweaking, alignments of front and rear brakes, adjusted the spokes, and ensured that the tires and rims were trued.

It was his first RAD assembly.

I had a class I had to attend, so I did not get a chance to ride it yet, but I am impressed with it so far.

You have to take any kind of review with a grain of salt, as likely the bike shop was compensated in some fashion.

I plan on posting the Mobile Shop's information for assembly help in the Atlanta area so if anyone needs help he can do the job.

I can say that the bike at least to me is built like a tank, with critical cables protected. A well thought out design too.
#5
There are two mounts that are feasible. The one that came with the original light that was to mount on the post behind the rack or the one that came with the rack modification.

I ponder if it is not the size of the light regarding tire clearance. On the RadWagon that I just got, the clearances could be the deciding factor.