Lectric XP 3.0 Hill Climb : E-Bike vs Mountain
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- čas přidán 17. 09. 2023
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In this video I ride the Lectric XP 3.0 Long Range Edition E-bike to the top of South Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona. I test out the various pedal assist levels as well as Class 2 and Class 3 modes. Towards the second half of the ride we test out the downhill performance of this bike, especially the brakes.
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Thanks, this was helpful. I wondered about battery life vs long, steep climbs. I will have no fears about riding some scenic foothill loops here in the SF South Bay. I remember the Arizona desert fondly from my high school years 1955-1959. The spectacular summer thunderstorms! At 82, I ride an XP 3.0 Step-Through Long Range ebike.
Lots of great places to ride in the Bay Area. I grew up in Fremont right up on the hills and definitely miss riding around the trails and through the neighborhoods. As you probably know, the Phoenix area is a giant grid system, so straight lines everywhere haha. Have to go up the mountains just to get some curves in the road.
The thunderstorms are definitely the most exciting part of summer. They usually come out of nowhere. Clear skies, then a couple hours later, the loudest thunder imaginable, gale force winds, and crazy rain.
Oh, yes. When I was younger and still running ultramarathons I often thought how wonderful it would be to do a race in southern Arizona. Never got the chance. But I remember in high school how we would be swimming and tanning at the municipal pool, and on the walk home the clouds would quickly gather, the rain would come down in heavy sheets, and soon the water would be flowing 4 inches deep from curb to curb with violent lightning strikes everywhere. Wow.
I've been wondering how ebikes do in hills. All their videos are on flat terrain. This helps so much. Thanks for the post!
Thank you!
I got to ride my xp 3.0 e-bike today and I’m HAPPY with it.
That’s awesome! Enjoy 😊
Awesome ride. Thanks👍
Regenerative braking would add so much cost and weight that it's not worth it, except for a niche customer. Most of us are fine with the range.
I got the XP 3.0 long range for my son last December, and now I've ordered one for myself. It'll arrive tomorrow. Can't wait.
Congrats on the new bike! Definitely one of my favorites. I ordered one of their other models but it won’t be in until August unfortunately.
im gettin one in 2 weeks. im excited it will be the long range one with sevral acessories. thanks for the awsome reveiw!🙂
This looks like fun!
Lots of fun haha. It’s so quiet up on that mountain. You can literally see the whole metro area from the top and all you hear is the breeze and the occasional bird.
That looks nice. You have to give some nice trails. Have not done any yet.
I’ll definitely have to hit up some of the bike trails on that mountain next time. There are so many on the map.
Thanks for the trip. It’s like I was riding this bike. Awesome picture. Good bike. Real life testing is very important for me as a newbie. Nice work! Keep going.
Thank you! I try and answer all the questions I had when buying with these videos :)
@@tomsgadgetgarage is there any chance you can do a video about your camera and some tips how to use it right away o make such a great video?
Hey! So I use a GoPro Hero 10 and film using the Super View mode for all of my ride along videos. Super View is a very wide angle shot. I attach the camera to a chest mount that fits most GoPro cameras. I also attach an external microphone with a wind guard so you can hear my voice and not the wind rushing by. I'll see if I can put something together :)
I enjoyed your video I would like to see a setting number 2 that would hold total trip mileage so we could see total trip
Nice video, I live in Litchfield Park and was not aware of the Silent Sunday ! I have hiked South Mountain and it kicked my Butt with climbing over the big boulders. I need to get my Lectric 2.0 up there and give it a shot.
Thanks! That’s awesome. Yah when I was looking at the road that goes up South Mountain on Google Maps, I was concerned about the lack of bike lanes. Then I saw something about Silent Sunday and decided, yup, I’m definitely riding up it haha.
I’ve never climbed South Mountain, sounds and looks challenging haha.
I used to hold over 600 acres of Placer and Lode claims in Arizona. Not that you would get rich and my claims all now vacated. But finding color can be fun. Anyone wants to try I will try to guide them to locations. I live in Costa Rica and have more rewarding things to do. All free though. Consider also old condensed milk cans in mining areas. There is a silver button on the bottom and manufactured that way until the early 1970's. Made more from that than gold,
Don't forget Fat Man's Squeeze in South Mountain Park. goes to a semi tropical little canyon.
I grew up in Phoenix in the 1950's and 60's and remember when the population reached 250,000. I would take a one speed bike up South Mountain as well as ride to Cave Creek and back. In my teens ride a 10 speed bike to Flagstaff and back the following day. They used to have a parrot at South Mountain Park Entrance. It swore like a Pirate and especially at women. Got so many complaints they had to remove it from Welcoming people.
Well about to turn 76, I am still biking. As recently as 4 years ago mountain biking in the Andes of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia walking the bike uphill at altitudes over 16,000 ft. You expect me to peddle? No Way not in that thin air. And sometimes just 10 feet or so at a time.
I now live in Costa Rica. We have many roads of 30 to 35% incline. And know of one at 41%. I have a 1200 watt e-scooter made by RAM which can do 71 KPH top and on a 21% grade 38 KPH unassisted. I also have a 110 cc 2 stroke moped. I am having a utility/camp trailer built that can be towed by either. IThe e-scooter runs on a 72 volt 40 AH battery. The builder was hesitant of cost. Turns out it will cost $115 to build. In the US I bet it would cost me $2500 as it has removable hard sides and roof making it secure and dry in the rain. I keep mountain bikes in Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Not easy to travel with a bike on airplanes Internationally.
I live at an elevation of 6740 ft. Pine trees and Cedar grow here along with tropical plants. And not too far away in Cerro Chirripo at 12,536 feet. just under 100 feet short of Arizona's Mt Humphries..
Governor Ernest McFarland was my great uncle. Two term Governor of Arizona, one term US Senator defeated by Barry Goldwater. But not down for the count, he then became Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.
Glad to see some roads closed to motorized vehicles. Should be more. Over the years cars travel so much faster and drivers far more aggressive, at least in the US.
That’s a great way to lose tons of weight while also staying fit.
Yah, I should do it more often haha
How did you get up to 23 or 24 Mph on Throttle Only? Just curious bro!!
until batery tech changes i can only use my scewter for short trips and the e-byke fer longer trips wut iz your experience ?
I’ve been able to get up to 32 miles on a couple scooters but once that battery goes out, kicking sucks. With an ebike, just pedal away.
Except for Intercontinental Highways #1 and #2 posted speeds here in Costa Rica are no more than 60 KPH and mostly 40 KPH. Those other 2 highways are 80 KPH and nothing allowed less than 60. Most drivers here are doing 10 to 15 KPH below posted limit. and for good reason. Should mention as I do not have Costa Rica Residency I cannot obtain a driver's license. So e-bikes and mopeds being exempt are my best option.
Going downhill is definitely the fun part.
You probably have lots of hills down there right? Yah down hill is my favorite 🤣
@@tomsgadgetgarage Uphill is the part I don't care for. Though much of downhill gets real scary
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I never crank up my pas level to clime a hill , I just twist the throttle and up I go. Doesn't the 3.0 give you full power on all assist levels when you use the throttle?
Ha! That’s another way to do it. Yah the throttle will get you to 20mph on the various assist levels. Definitely comes in handy when climbing steeper hills.
NICE mirror...what brand is it? I also have a xp 3.0 and need a good mirror. The bike seat sucks!
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Definitely hear you on the seat. Had to replace it within the first few days as it was really uncomfortable after 30-40 minutes of riding.
Thanks!
Thanks for the review as this made me think seriously about getting one. 😊
PS I am disabled and if I can get my balance back this scooter is it. I am tired of a mobility scooter as it’s slow with no suspension and no ground clearance. I used to ride motorcycles before the stroke so this might enlighten my world so I can ditch the mobility scooter. 😊
No problem, thanks for watching :). Wishing you a speedy recovery and that you get your balance back soon.
The good news about these bikes is that they make a step through version as well which is easier to get on and off of. No need to swing your leg up high to get on.
Do you charge the bike every time you ride it?
It depends, if it’s below 20% or so I’ll charge it up. If I know I won’t be riding for a few days I’ll aim to keep it at 50-60%.
We're did you get thst side mirror my friend?
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@@tomsgadgetgarage thanks !
Put a incline app on your cellphone. That way you can see what percent or degree your e-bike can handle. Most will need assistance over 20%
Great idea! Will definitely look for one. I know my iPhone has an app that lets you measure angle/grade but it’s static. I will take a look at the Strava app and see if they give calculated incline during different segments of a bike ride.
What app do you recommend?
@@327journal I have one called Off Road Clinometer. It shows a 4 wheeler truck slope as well as tilt. It's free. I tried 3 or 4 other apps prior. But like this one as graphics and readout are great.
Just have to learn how to ride on hills
Lower gears + higher pedal assist levels are your friends on hills.
I find even the smallest hills i lose speed, i am only 175 lbs and the bike is "unlocked" I will drop from 23-25mph to 19-20 on even a small hill (remaining in pa 3, 7th gear) my prior ebike under same circumstances had zero decrease in speed
When you start losing speed do you go into a higher PAS level or are you already in level 5 at that point?
@@tomsgadgetgarage no. The point of my post is that 55nm of torque is not a lot and with other e-bikes i have owned i could remain in the same gear and pa WITHOUT losing speed. With my xp3.0 doing the same i lose speed. Sure i could go up another pa or change gears but that was not,the point of the post.
Gotcha. Yah for sustained riding in the same PAS level more power and torque are needed on steeper slopes. I recall needing to go up to 5 on the XP in the hill climb video. I tested a bike with 750W nominal and 75nm of torque this morning and it performed like a champ in PAS 3 all the way up the same mountain.
How much do you weigh Sir?
Hey! I weight 195 lbs
Have you every came across mountain lion going through those mountain trails?
Thankfully not haha! Have seen some
Coyotes though.
Still waiting on brake test.
Hi Jack, I’m assuming you’re referring to the part of the video where I mention testing out the brakes on the way down the mountain? If so, the good news is that I used them several times when approaching some of the tight curves in the road and I’m happy to report back that the brakes on this bike are excellent. At no point during the descent did I have any issues slowing down. Great stopping power. I do have the version of the bike with hydraulic brakes, and it’s my understanding that some of the earlier versions of the 3.0 had mechanical brakes.
In my “How does it ride” video I do test out the brakes a couple times on flat ground from around 20mph and also found they perform very well. One thing I’ll call out out is that if you pull the brakes abruptly all the way, the wheels may lock up.
Mechanical or hydraulic brakes on your 3.0?....you just said "hydraulic brakes" in the video...thanks.
Hey! The one I’m riding in the video has hydraulic brakes :)
Unlock the bike you’ll get faster
This bike struggles a bit on the hills of the PNW. I might add an additional 250w motor on the front just for hill torque.
I wish our bike laws were regulated by speed rather than power in the bike...the car lobbyists have destabilized everything having to do with bikes.
That’s good to know. I visited the Portland area about 13 years ago and drove a rental car around some of the neighborhoods on the hillsides. Those hills are ridiculously steep. What makes them worse is they were wet the entire week I was there haha.
Definitely hear you on the regulations. And they vary state by state. Here in AZ it’s regulated by speed, but I see some states have wattage limits.
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