Making a great E-bike for my presentations and demos, here Kevin smiles his way through the parking lot. Oh well, the fun was in the day, not the notoriety. We were riding with her all day, yet in the photo we were nowhere to be seen. One gal in our small group made the front page of the LA Times that following Monday. In fact it has two CicLAvia visits, the second being even more fun then the first.
Several nighttime group rides and a bunch of fun places are listed to its credit.
It seems that my wife is usually the one on-board when we’re together. We have taken it riding in many places since I picked it up. The grips are made from two materials for a good feel and the saddle is a nice compromise between too skinny and firm to too wide and soft. The tires and rims are very stout and the tubes are Slime filled to thwart off flats. The V brakes do the trick in the stopping department just fine. It seems to be speced nicely and never gave us any real problems to speak of. There is a little shiny silver here and there, but it is mostly all black. The style is typical Dahon and the stealthy matte black finish is even and smooth.
#Izip e3 compact plus
Plus the battery is removable to reduce the lift weight even more, yet I seldom do that either.ĭoesn’t look all that complicated. With that little extra effort it gets even smaller. The fold is quick, although I normally don’t bother folding the pedals or twisting the handlebars to allow for the most compact package when folded. I have popped it in and out of the trunk of our econo car on many, many occasions. At 42 lbs, it is easy to ride and also easy to lift when folded. This bike is a real lightweight in the E-bike world.
I have had people tell me that front hub motors can promote instability, but on most every E-bike I’ve ridden with this layout, I have yet to experience that. And that spinning causes no uncomfortable control issues either.
#Izip e3 compact free
At low speeds when first starting the front wheel can spin free a little, but once you get going it digs in with no problem. The power is more than sufficient, in fact my wife made it up one of the steepest hills in town during a long ride near Balboa Park.
#Izip e3 compact full
When you are at full speed from the motor (about 18 mph), it is going just a little fast for the pedaling to help, but I found my feet spinning them all the same.Ĭlean lines and smooth quiet power are some key words when talking about the Compact. Climbing hills is easy because the electric-assist helps a lot. Having just one gear at times can be a little disappointing, yet on the whole it is a good set-up. You just climb aboard and ride, enjoying all the fun and excitement it offers. It is a single speed, so there is no gear shifting to fiddle with. In fact the whole control system is ultra simple, that switch, one more for power on / off and the throttle itself is all you have to deal with. This is set by a simple rocker switch on the handlebars. When I’m riding by myself I find that using the PAS mode is the most comfortable way to go, yet in a group or when in a hurry, I will switch back to TAG (Twist and Go) mode for better control of the assist and speed. Just like this one at the Spring CicLAvia. It seems that so many days are folding bike kind of days. This way you can just enjoy the ride without continually holding the throttle to get the motor’s assist. In the PAS (Pedal Assist System) mode the power comes to a mellow level (about 1/3 to ½) automatically as long as you are pedaling. You have your choice of controlling the power with the half twist throttle or using the pedelec feature. With a super efficient 250 watt geared front hub motor and the 36 volt rack mounted lithium battery, it sometimes acts like the ride will never end. That is way more than the estimates you will see on the Currie Technologies website, and that’s not the only over 30 mile day its given me. With the extra riding we did after at the beach, it wheeled well over 35 miles that day. On it’s first major outing it plied the streets of LA from Venice Beach to Downtown and back again. I picked up this IZP E3 Compact from the folks at the IZIP Store in Santa Monica the day before the Spring CicLAvia. Now I want to tell you more about many of the places it’s taken us and the convenience it has provided for my wife and I. Then last week’s article showed how much fun can be had with friends on a folding bike kind of day. I got a chance to ride a prototype earlier in the year and mentioned it in a post that highlighted many different brands. Here is a folding E-bike you’ve seen on my pages before. Exploring the old canals in Venice Beach helped make the day at CicLAvia even better.
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