Alright so the new owner will continue running Rad Power Bikes under the same brand which is good (see URL).

I still have some uncertainties about Live EV as a viable company (their stocks are traded under OTC market (aka - pink sheets which doesn't have the best reputation (see Boiler Room movie)) and have some sky-rocket returns although it's tough to explain the drivers for that appreciation). 

However, it seems like they are going in the right direction on attempting to relieve some of that tariff debt which was one of the major liabilities for Rad by implementing new manufacturing operations using a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) structure (some loop-hole way to avoid/minimize tariffs while still being able to supply parts from outside the US).

We'll see how it goes I guess.


URL: https://www.geekwire.com/2026/rad-power-bikes-brand-will-live-on-as-life-ev-completes-acquisition-of-seattle-e-bike-makers-assets/

Personally I would have liked Retrospec to have bought Rad Power Bikes but apparently they didn't win the bid.

Anyone have direct experience with Life EV?  They appear to be in the East Coast but most/all of their bikes in their website shows "Sold Out".


URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/rad-power-bikes-reaches-deal-to-sell-itself-for-13-2-million/

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone - I had the Radrunner Plus for a couple weeks and it's an uncomfortable seat for sure.  I'm trying to find a comfortable seat that can still be lowered to be the lowest height while at the same time won't be prevented from sitting in the lowest position because of the front part of the rear passenger seat.

I tried looking on the internet with not much success - any ideas on which brand/model of seat to buy that I can sit on which can still be positioned at the lowest height in line with the height of the passenger back seat while not being blocked by the back passenger seat?

Thanks in advance!