I had contact with them back in 2021 and it never worked out to review one of the Life EV models. I did some digging and there is little information out there. At one point in 2025 it seemed they were trying to bring a low cost brand to market (Cix Cycles) but I couldn't find any updates of progress there. I guess we'll see...

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!

So I relocated the front turn signals up where I could see and hear them. Before when they were on the basket I could not tell if they were on or not. Now I can both see them flash and hear the beep.

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For the rear I changed the reflector position and added a second as well as a slow moving vehicle reflective sticker.

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Happy with the set up now.

Love the 60T gear. First ride with it and cruzin 19-26 mph was very nice and comfortable. No more torque surging and no problem starting from a stop in high gear. It is a winner for me I would go 62 if I could find one but I am happy with this. Today was a load test day..

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with 55 lbs of water bottles in the rear and more groceries in the front there was absolutely no wobble at all speeds. Rode just like empty except when stopped and leaning the bike could I feel the extra weight. Front end steering seemed slightly lighter but very stable in turns. I was really happy and impressed. Sure it could handle even more weight and there was still plenty of room in the totes.

Changed the chain ring from stock 50t

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To my 60 t chainring

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Hi!

Since Rad Powerbike had issues with their batteries, and that their (great!) e-bikes are compatible with the Infinite Battery we made a short tutorial to show how to mount the Infinite Battery on your bike (very easy, and takes less than 10 min!)

I got around this problem by calling the Seattle store and ordering a controller for the Radster Trail.
The US controller allows you to change to class3  (~$150us and worth every penny)

Just getting this set up for my grocery runs...

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Has anyone installed a derailer protector on a radtser trail?

Please see my new post on this issue here:

https://www.radowners.com/index.php?topic=13578.0